Some serious Fedal value can be had on next year's slams

[Hood_Man]

Of course not - a very tiny minority. I should have been clearer - apologies.

Sorry mate, I know what you were saying. I was just behaving like a diva

 

[batz]

Sorry mate, I know what you were saying. I was just behaving like a diva

Not at all mate - you were quite right to point it out, I was happy to clarify what I meant. Not a problem.

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

2013 will be a crucial year for Murray. Since Djokovic has been mentally affected by Nadal's uprising (Roland Garros 2012, double-faulted on match point, lost the mental battle), and Federer isn't in contention for slams anymore, it'll be interesting to see if Murray can make it to his first French Open final. And then the pressure will be on Murray again- can he perform better than Federer vs Nadal and/or Djokovic vs Nadal? I think if Murray can win more than 18 games (unlikely), Murray will see this as a success, and may give him confidence for Wimbledon 2013/US Open 2013.

 

[Agassifan]

That's funny, I could have sworn Nadal won 3 straight slams in 2010 (including by far his best US Open form ever).

so winning 3 and not even the finals of two other slams is better than making 5 finals in a row and winning 2 (not to mention his losses were against a player who was in incredible form).

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

so winning 3 and not even the finals of two other slams is better than making 5 finals in a row and winning 2 (not to mention his losses were against a player who was in incredible form).

I can't speak for him, but I'd say the 3 is more special, since Nadal became the first male player to win slams on clay, grass and hard-court in a calendar year, and he broke lots of other records with those 3 slam wins (youngest player to win Career Grand Slam, youngest player to win Career Golden Slam, fewest times having serve broken en route to US Open title (tied with Andy Roddick), and much more), whereas with the 5 finals in a row, he did accomplish some astounding records (7th Roland Garros, becoming the only king of a slam), but not ones that hold as much value as the records he set in 2010.

 

[ktid]

2013 will be a crucial year for Murray. Since Djokovic has been mentally affected by Nadal's uprising (Roland Garros 2012, double-faulted on match point, lost the mental battle), and Federer isn't in contention for slams anymore, it'll be interesting to see if Murray can make it to his first French Open final. And then the pressure will be on Murray again- can he perform better than Federer vs Nadal and/or Djokovic vs Nadal? I think if Murray can win more than 18 games (unlikely), Murray will see this as a success, and may give him confidence for Wimbledon 2013/US Open 2013.

Surely he is considering he won a slam more recently than both Nadal and Djokovic.

 

[RF20Lennon]

2013 will be a crucial year for Murray. Since Djokovic has been mentally affected by Nadal's uprising (Roland Garros 2012, double-faulted on match point, lost the mental battle), and Federer isn't in contention for slams anymore, it'll be interesting to see if Murray can make it to his first French Open final. And then the pressure will be on Murray again- can he perform better than Federer vs Nadal and/or Djokovic vs Nadal? I think if Murray can win more than 18 games (unlikely), Murray will see this as a success, and may give him confidence for Wimbledon 2013/US Open 2013.

Please remind who won wimbledon this year again?? And whos number 1??? at the age of 31!! nadal cant even hang on to the number 3 ranking at 26 :lol:

 

[RAFA2005RG]

so winning 3 and not even the finals of two other slams is better than making 5 finals in a row and winning 2 (not to mention his losses were against a player who was in incredible form).

Clearly 2010 is the greatest sequence of Nadal's career.

 

[RF20Lennon]

Clearly 2010 is the greatest sequence of Nadal's career.

yeap it certainly was a great and a phenomenal feat!!

 

[Deleted member 307496]

And he'd only need to win no slams at all (the most likely option) for you to lose $40.

And how do you know for sure that Federer is done winning slams?