asifallasleep
Hall of Fame
Who is your 2nd favorite player?
Who is your 2nd favorite player?
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The Blond Blur
G.O.A.T.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
A few years ago I might have gone with Delpo, but I'm sticking with Stan. To me he still has the most satisfying groundstrokes to watch.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Federer
But he's also my favorite player.
But he's also my favorite player.
TheIntrovert
Hall of Fame
Tsonga
N01E
Hall of Fame
Breakpointerer
Legend
Stan/Delpo, can't choose between them.
Phoenix1983
G.O.A.T.
Probably Jennifer Capriati.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
If retired players count then my answer is now Fedr.
RaulRamirez
Legend
Rafa 1, Novak 1-A
Number 3: I like Fed, and a lot of others, but (if not retired) someone quirky like Dolgopolov.
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All-time? Way too many to list/rank.
Number 3: I like Fed, and a lot of others, but (if not retired) someone quirky like Dolgopolov.
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All-time? Way too many to list/rank.
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Federer a while ago. Now, probably Del Potro.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Probably John Isner, as an American I have a vested rooting interest but that aside I respect very much his unapologetic support for President Trump.
Additionally I just want to note that although I troll them and their fans on occasion, I do like both Federer and Djokovic very much as athletes and have almost nothing negative to say about either.
Additionally I just want to note that although I troll them and their fans on occasion, I do like both Federer and Djokovic very much as athletes and have almost nothing negative to say about either.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
Kyrgios, Wawrinka, Thiem, and Murray are the guys that get me excited outside of the Big 3. I try to see their matches when I can. No official 2nd place player I don't reckon.
TripleATeam
G.O.A.T.
Federer. Satisfying to watch, and makes every tournament more exciting.
ElChivoEspañol
Hall of Fame
As a Nadal fan, Federer.
deep_aqua_illusion
New User
My second favorite used to be Novak but now he has my full heart. These days I’m not sure.
dropshotlikeitshot
Professional
Tsits
TheAssassin
G.O.A.T.
canta_Brian
Hall of Fame
Retired now, but Marcos Bagdatis played an awful lot of great matches in his time. Could really raise his game.
Fedr and three others
Rookie
In terms of felt emotion and affection, it would actually be Nadal. But often root against him (then feel sad and bad when he loses)
The Blond Blur
G.O.A.T.
Belgrad13
Rookie
Delpo of course
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
The OP lists all current players with apparently no clue that many of us have watched tennis for longer than 10-15 years. Where is Borg, Lendl, Mac, Edberg, Connors, Laver Safin... etc?
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Fed
Djokovic/Delpo
Honestly over the years Djokovic has overtaken Delpo. Nothing Delpo did, but all the injuries and absences over the years has seen him supplanted.
Don't care for the Federer Djokovic fan wars though.
Djokovic/Delpo
Honestly over the years Djokovic has overtaken Delpo. Nothing Delpo did, but all the injuries and absences over the years has seen him supplanted.
Don't care for the Federer Djokovic fan wars though.
Standaa
G.O.A.T.
The OP lists all current players with apparently no clue that many of us have watched tennis for longer than 10-15 years. Where is Borg, Lendl, Mac, Edberg, Connors, Laver Safin... etc?
maybe, just maybe, he meant 2nd favorite from the current players.
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
To piggyback off my other post, there was a time I didn’t care much for Djokovic. Federer’s losses to him would ruin my day. Around 2010 and 2011 this was most prevalent. Especially since before Djokovic’s ascension, Federer would often get the best of him, many times decisively so.
It wasn’t until 2014 Wimbledon that I gained a newfound respect for him when all the momentum was against him and I truly thought Federer would win that 5th set.
I took the loss extremely hard but the foundation was there to become a fan of his at that point. Add in his great matches with Delpo to add to this, and I always rooted for him against Nadal and usually Murray as it was anyway.
When he hit his down period and everyone wrote him off I often got trolled on here for saying he’d win again. Now here we are and I have become a fan for sure since 2014 onwards.
2019 Wimbledon hurt I can’t lie. Federer has seniority in my fandom and he’s still my top choice. I’ve never actually been able to root for him to lose. The fact it felt like he bottled it made it worse.
I don’t like when Djokovic fans try to downplay Federer or vice versa with Fed fans, but I’ve gone on record multiple times saying if I got into tennis later I’d have been a Djokovic fan first above everyone else. He’s the most like me personality wise and he’s grown up into being quite a good ambassador of the game on and off the court and his gregariousness is refreshing.
At the end of the day, I don’t know who is the GOAT. At their absolute best, the margins are razor thin between the big three. They all have valid cases. Federer at his summit is definitely better than some on here would like to admit, same with the other two.
It wasn’t until 2014 Wimbledon that I gained a newfound respect for him when all the momentum was against him and I truly thought Federer would win that 5th set.
I took the loss extremely hard but the foundation was there to become a fan of his at that point. Add in his great matches with Delpo to add to this, and I always rooted for him against Nadal and usually Murray as it was anyway.
When he hit his down period and everyone wrote him off I often got trolled on here for saying he’d win again. Now here we are and I have become a fan for sure since 2014 onwards.
2019 Wimbledon hurt I can’t lie. Federer has seniority in my fandom and he’s still my top choice. I’ve never actually been able to root for him to lose. The fact it felt like he bottled it made it worse.
I don’t like when Djokovic fans try to downplay Federer or vice versa with Fed fans, but I’ve gone on record multiple times saying if I got into tennis later I’d have been a Djokovic fan first above everyone else. He’s the most like me personality wise and he’s grown up into being quite a good ambassador of the game on and off the court and his gregariousness is refreshing.
At the end of the day, I don’t know who is the GOAT. At their absolute best, the margins are razor thin between the big three. They all have valid cases. Federer at his summit is definitely better than some on here would like to admit, same with the other two.
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
Roger Federer
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
#ThiemThiem
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
2. Stanimal
3. RAFA
4. Del Possum
5. Timmy
Very small gaps between these four.
3. RAFA
4. Del Possum
5. Timmy
Very small gaps between these four.
asifallasleep
Hall of Fame
I strongly considered Delpo, but as the list was already getting long, he missed the cut because he's injured more than he plays these days.
asifallasleep
Hall of Fame
The list already had 10 choices which was difficult enough when using current players.......The OP lists all current players with apparently no clue that many of us have watched tennis for longer than 10-15 years. Where is Borg, Lendl, Mac, Edberg, Connors, Laver Safin... etc?
.......I couldn't imagine the number of selections if I included retired players.
Perhaps you can start a poll for retired players.
sredna42
Hall of Fame
He's on my short list too.
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