The only thing that Sampras has in his favour over Federer in the grass court debate is that he won his 7 Wimbledon titles in 8 years from 1993-2000, while Federer won his 7 in 10 years from 2003-2012. On the face of it 7 titles in 8 years is better than 7 in 10 years as it shows slightly greater dominance.
However I believe that this is more than offset by Federer winning 5 Wimbledon titles in a row from 2003-2007 and then reaching a 6th straight final in 2008 which he narrowly lost.
Consecutive title streaks at slams are very important in my opinion, and when Borg won 5 Wimbledon titles in a row from 1976-1980 and reached a 6th straight final in 1981, it was considered as one of the greatest achievements in tennis history. Federer matching that was equally incredible.
Given that Federer shares the total Wimbledon title record with Sampras, and shares the consecutive Wimbledon title record with Borg, is it clear that he is the greatest on grass in my opinion.
However I believe that this is more than offset by Federer winning 5 Wimbledon titles in a row from 2003-2007 and then reaching a 6th straight final in 2008 which he narrowly lost.
Consecutive title streaks at slams are very important in my opinion, and when Borg won 5 Wimbledon titles in a row from 1976-1980 and reached a 6th straight final in 1981, it was considered as one of the greatest achievements in tennis history. Federer matching that was equally incredible.
Given that Federer shares the total Wimbledon title record with Sampras, and shares the consecutive Wimbledon title record with Borg, is it clear that he is the greatest on grass in my opinion.