Uncle Toni ~ "It was better for Rafael Nadal that Roger Federer lost to Novak Djokovic "-

Azure

G.O.A.T.
He is right....now Rafa still needs only 2 more to equal Fed in the slam race...it could have been 3. At their age, even 1 slam matters.
 

insideguy

G.O.A.T.
Im not a big Toni fan but I sort of get it. Novak still has a lot of catching up to do. And injuries or other things can always end a good run. Or a super hot player ect. Of course that applies to Rafa as well.
 

TearTheRoofOff

G.O.A.T.
In more ways than one. Rafa escaped pretty much all scrutiny on here by the time of the final based on his very good but ultimately non-threatening proximity to victory.
 

Gary Duane

Talk Tennis Guru
He's right. I don't particularly like the guy, but it's just the truth. Both of them are now close to Fed. Can't argue with correct facts.
 

MichaelNadal

Bionic Poster
After having time to reflect on it, I strangely agree. Kinda glad the machine won ;) Maestronians would have been out of control!!
Been shocked how well behaved the Ultronians are :eek: making me kinda respect them.
 
No sh**

What would you rather have -

A.) a safe distance over no. 3 but virtually no chance at no. 1
or
B.) a very small breathing space over no.3 but still have a fighting chance at the no.1 spot
 

maratha_warrior

Hall of Fame
Uncle toni is right .

Had fed won ,Media and fans would have crowned Fed as GOAT and Djokodal as mere 2nd tier .

Australian Open 2017 is talked about even today , and shown as if it's the greatest Nadal's loss by media and fans , but in reality it is not . Rafa has won 4 slams since 2017 .

Djoker's win has made sure that Either of Djokodal will win more slams than 20 or both . And that Big three are Equals if not better or less ,to each other.
Had Fed won - He would have been crowned GOAT and opinions of other fans bases would have been thrashed and ridiculed ..

Just my opinion .
 

Xavier G

Hall of Fame
Novak will end up with more Slams than either Roger or Rafa the way it's going.

As it is, Rafa needs 3 more to surpass Fed and Novak needs 5 to go ahead, so a little more from both is required.

Let's hope Roger can win at least one more GS to make it even more exciting.


:)
 

Pantera

Banned
and people still think slam title alone = GOAT (n)
LOl...thats what Federer fans have always said...now not so much as he is almost certain to end up 3rd on all time slam list. Nadal is almost certain to get to 20 by end of 2020 and Djokovic will get there eventually and both will have enough motivation to get a couple more after that.
 
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