Roddick and Djokovic were close at that point though imo by Djokovic 3rd slam it was more than clear he was better and greater. Cannot say you did favours with this thread by hope Rafa gets number 5 next year he would have had a real chance this year if only he played
Roddick and Djokovic were close at that point though IMO. Cannot say you did favors with this thread by hope Rafa gets number 5 next year. He would have had a real chance this year if only he played.
I think Federer is a better USO player, but ( Rafa has chances to win in the future more than Fed ) they, but I agree about the pumping up of those opponent's stuff.
No offence but i dont think you are an ATG. Neither am i. Dont u think those legends are all about win or bust? Or do u think they may value the runner up trophies?
Lose in 4th round to eventual winner is no different than being runner up.
I don't even have to go there.
Not really. A 3rd round loss to the eventual winner is no worse than the runner up. Just luck of the draw.
I'm sure that happens much less often than losing to another random guy. And with the benefits of high seeding, this scenario becomes next to impossible.
Anybody saying stuff about weak era or weak draws does not really get the idea of sport. Jim Courier had this garbage when he got to no.1. Some idiot asked him did it feel less of an achievement that Sampras was young, agassi injured, becker and edberg and lendl past it. Courier like a wasp replied..yep pure luck im no.1..next question.
As a fan Beckers 4 w final losses irritate me way more than the Doolan loss. I think the same applies to Becker as well.
But the four finals reached are surely greater achievements, right?
For becker? I get where you are coming from but for Becker i feel those losses were massive let downs. Especially 95 and 88. He has said he hates the 3-4 record. Maybe its down to ego. Djokovic is proud of 8 finals at USO. So i take your point hopefully you see where im coming from. Different perspectives.
Yes I am a massive Nadal fan.
You’re more of a Fed hater than that other guy is a Djokovic hater, and that’s saying something.
Well, haters see hate. Enuff said.
lmao
Wow. This is "things you only read on TTW" material for sure. Had a good laugh at the bolded.
So Kevin Anderson and Medvedev are now considered much stronger opponents than anyone Federer played in his 5 US Open wins?
But you value Nole's wins over an aging Fed. Hypocrisy much?OMG, I'm so tired of seeing that lame commentary about Roddick and Djokovic! It's ridiculous and shows a true lack of common sense even trying to compare their careers! So what if Roddick got a lone win early when Nole was a rookie? Fed caught Sampras at the end of his career and
"vultured" that win! Are we actually going to say Federer is that much better than Sampras on grass? I know I won't; esp. after it was homogenized! That prevented upsets that would have happened with the normally slick, choppy grass!
Comparing Roddick to Djoko peak for peak never mind career is worse than valuing wins vs Fed at a older age. In fact it is worse than saying Fed was in his prime in the slam matches were he lost.
you guys are a bit harsh with the nadal... is it really his fault if he's cheating and if his game is as exciting as a cold bowl of overcoked bland noodles?
Djokovic is better at every event peak for peak than Roddick at every important event save for maybe Cincy and the Wim 09 final. You would know more about years and dates than me.
He was tougher most times but not always correct.
I believe you haven’t done enough to deserve the same honor as Sureshs.
Disagreed. I voted Nadal in this poll while he was nowhere to be found (when Nadal needed him the most)
Do I really have to dig up past threads and strength of competition debates and take shots at posters? Feel like I have done this a bit too much in the last month or so.
