Federer opens up on Grand Slam title race with Nadal and Djokovic
Roger Federer was unable to win a Grand Slam in 2019 and has seen the gap close significantly.
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Roger Federer opens up on Grand Slam title race with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
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Gary Duane
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Do you believe him?Federer opens up on Grand Slam title race with Nadal and Djokovic
Roger Federer was unable to win a Grand Slam in 2019 and has seen the gap close significantly.
There are so many levels to self-deception, and I think none of us is immune to this. Any one that competitive wants his records to last.
DSH
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Do you believe him?
There are so many levels to self-deception, and I think none of us is immune to this. Any one that competitive wants his records to last.
For how long?
Is not on his hands anymore.
His record will be broken soon!
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Purplemonster
Hall of Fame
ForehandRF
Legend
That ain't gonna happen unfortunately.
Enga
Hall of Fame
Too much bloodshed on all sides. There's no going back. Utter annihilation is required.
Lleytonstation
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It is like when Anakin killed all the younglings. No going back now.
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Robert Baratheon
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Ofcourse he wants to keep the record but what can he do about it other than to try to win more?Do you believe him?
There are so many levels to self-deception, and I think none of us is immune to this. Any one that competitive wants his records to last.
But he isn't that much in contention like the other 2.
So he had to come up to terms with the fact that the record might very well get broken.
So when he says that it's a bit of motivation but not really the main reason why he is on tour, I believe him.
"Keeping the record" and "winning more" go hand in hand but aren't exactly the same things. I can totally imagine wanting to win more still not being obsessed about keeping the record.
BGod
G.O.A.T.
He's got other records to fall back on plus a period of dominance only Novak can claim but that was shorter than Fed's.
Even still, let's say Nadal beats it next year, (which would require another Non-French crown) that means Fed will have held the record 11 years. Sampras held it for 9.
And right behind Nadal is Novak, so Nadal might only keep the record for 2 or 3 years himself.
Here's the timeline btw:
Renshaw from 1889-1925: 36 Years
Tilden from 1925-1967: 42 Years
Emerson from 1967-2000: 33 Years
Sampras from 2000-2009: 9 Years
Even still, let's say Nadal beats it next year, (which would require another Non-French crown) that means Fed will have held the record 11 years. Sampras held it for 9.
And right behind Nadal is Novak, so Nadal might only keep the record for 2 or 3 years himself.
Here's the timeline btw:
Renshaw from 1889-1925: 36 Years
Tilden from 1925-1967: 42 Years
Emerson from 1967-2000: 33 Years
Sampras from 2000-2009: 9 Years
SaintPetros
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This is a Laughable Idea to Entertain.
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Deleted member 744633
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Agreed. If anyone thinks Federer isn't deeply disturbed by the prospect of his most important record in tennis being broken very soon, he is deluding himself.
Tommy Haas
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Fed/Nadal/Djoko's dominance reminds me of the Lendl/Connors/McEnroe era. They were the big three back then. Their era could never be called a weak era. So many ATGs during their time preventing any one of them from poaching all the slam titles like the big three today
TheGhostOfAgassi
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With that H2H towards Djokodal I’m sure the thought of his record being beaten has hit him many times.
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