Who will win more slams, Djokovic or Nadal?

Djokovic or Nadal?

  • Djokovic

    Votes: 67 41.4%

  • Nadal

    Votes: 95 58.6%
  • Total voters
    162
GasquetGOAT

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Nadal is 21 and already won 3 slams. He may continue the winning streak at FO and has a good shot at Wimby.

Djokovic is 20 and has 1 slam to date. He seems to be better on HC and there are more HC slams than clay.

Who do you think will end up with more slams in their career?
 
GasquetGOAT said:
Nadal is 21 and already won 3 slams. He may continue the winning streak at FO and has a good shot at Wimby.

Djokovic is 20 and has 1 slam to date. He seems to be better on HC and there are more HC slams than clay.

Who do you think will end up with more slams in their career?
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I think Nadal is still a better player than Djokovic. My guess is that Nadal has a better shot at winning 2 this year. But ... you never know. Good start for Djokovich. Lets see how he does at the USO. He will lose Wimby to Federer and the French to Nadal.
 
Leublu tennis said:
I think Nadal is still a better player than Djokovic. My guess is that Nadal has a better shot at winning 2 this year. But ... you never know. Good start for Djokovich. Lets see how he does at the USO. He will lose Wimby to Federer and the French to Nadal.
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At 19 years of age Djokovic has already reached semis at both FO and Wimby. He is quite dangerous on any surface I would say.
 
Tuff one to answer. We have to remember that FO is one tournamen where rarely people dominate for more than few seasons, I know about 5 slams in a row or so but Nadal is still so young and seems to have astranglehold on that one. Others - well Federer is still here, isnt he ? I feel like people have written him off already with no need for that, he will notch up a few more for sure.
 
At the moment Djoker > Nadal in AO and USO.

Nadal > Djoker in FO and Wimby (Ok djoko retired in their one match, but Nadal's results speak for themselves while Novak had not done better yet)

It really is a tough question.
 
Clay lover said:
At the moment Djoker > Nadal in AO and USO.

Nadal > Djoker in FO and Wimby (Ok djoko retired in their one match, but Nadal's results speak for themselves while Novak had not done better yet)

It really is a tough question.
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I don't know if Nadal is better than Djokovic on Grass. He might have won last years semifinal against nadal if his body didn't crap out on him. He was up a set then had to forfeit. Hopefully his bodies stamina and endurance will improve to roddick, federer, blake or davydenko levels (not going to say nadal since his stamina is above rest of the pack).
 
PCXL-Fan said:
I don't know if Nadal is better than Djokovic on Grass. He might have won last years semifinal against nadal if his body didn't crap out on him. He was up a set then had to forfeit. Hopefully his bodies stamina and endurance will improve to roddick, federer, blake or davydenko levels (not going to say nadal since his stamina is above rest of the pack).
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No, he was up a set, then down 1 set and 4-1 and had to forfeit. And I have already mentioned Nadal had better results to show for it. That's all that matters.
 
Physically i think Nadal is stronger than Djokovic. You can see Djokovic was tired against Federer in 3rd set.. He was quite lucky to win it in straight sets.. =)
 
THis is a very tough thing to analyze and come to an educated prediction since i think it will be very close.

One question I have is do people think Nadal can transition his game into a less body pounding and wearing one? He's begun to change his game from more of a baseline only one, but I think he's going to have to change it further or he'll wear his body out and have to retire at 26.
 
PCXL-Fan said:
THis is a very tough thing to analyze and come to an educated prediction since i think it will be very close.

One question I have is do people think Nadal can transition his game into a less body pounding and wearing one? He's begun to change his game from more of a baseline only one, but I think he's going to have to change it further or he'll wear his body out and have to retire at 26.
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I for one do think he can make the transition. Not necesarilly to a s&v but at least he can try and train a bit like a hard court player ( I wrote about this like 100 times but people notice only what they want to ) - meaning took a bit off from the heavy heavy topspin and flatten just a bit so that he can follow his shots in and finish off on the net. He is very capable of volleying greatly and one more thing, I find it almost funny how well he handles the neet touches and slices once he is on the net - ie when he races to get to a drop shot, his slice is awesome. I think half-volley is the one he lacks a bit, but just a but.

On the other hand I doubt he will unles he hires a proper coach other than uncle Tony, I mean he is still playing like on a clay courter even in AO and USO. It will eventually wear him down unles he does something. I hate to say but the least I would like to see is him being contempt with the title of clay court king, which he is indeed but ..
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i think djokovic will win more because he's a better hardcourt player, therefore giving him more opportunities in the slams. lets face it, nadal is a clay specialist and will probably only win roland garros, limiting him to one slam a year. djokovic has a possible two slams a year because he's the second best hardcourter in the world.
 
think djokovic will win more because he's a better hardcourt player, therefore giving him more opportunities in the slams. lets face it, nadal is a clay specialist and will probably only win roland garros, limiting him to one slam a year.
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I still think Nadal has an equal chance at wimby, you don't reach two finals by luck.

bluescreen said:
djokovic has a possible two slams a year because he's the second best hardcourter in the world.
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He would argue that he is the best hardcourter in the world right now(especially his mom).
 
I've always liked Rafa, but I'd say Joker. He's better on the hard courts an his big serve and game is going to be good at Wimby. Also, with more experience, I think he could pull off a FO sometime. Best thing I like about Rafa is that he's ALWAYS trying to improve his game. Like many clay courters before him, he could've been content with just being good on clay, but he went the opposite way and became a very good grass and hardcourt player.
 
zpeed7 said:
I've always liked Rafa, but I'd say Joker. He's better on the hard courts an his big serve and game is going to be good at Wimby. Also, with more experience, I think he could pull off a FO sometime. Best thing I like about Rafa is that he's ALWAYS trying to improve his game. Like many clay courters before him, he could've been content with just being good on clay, but he went the opposite way and became a very good grass and hardcourt player.
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That's a good point. His game seems to work on clay too. He is capable of challenging Nadal on clay as well.
 
the same thing happened for Safin in 2005, and I love Safin, but i doubt Djokovic will win any more this year, let alone more than Rafa in his career. Rafa will continue to dominate the FO, and maybe lose once to Fed. When Fed retires, wimby is nadal's, everyone saw that amazing display from 2 sets to love down last year.
 
djokster will win more slams, he has the better overall game that suits all surfaces and games like his takes time to develop, he also has an amazing serve, not quite yet like sampras but very close to it, especially his second serve is up there, taking this into consideration with his game he will be a contender for slams for a longer period of time, Nadal will probably win this year French, but i dont see him winning much pass this year, claycourter success based on historical data dont last too long.
if djokovic hold himself together, and i feel that he will, he should have at least 6-7 slams when he is done vs nadals 4.
and people saying that nadals making two wimbeldon finals make him a real deal to win big W, i just dont see it, my prediction he will not make it pass semis of the wimbeldon anymore, with guys like gasquete, murray, djokovic, hopefully tsonga it will be harder for him to have an easy draw.
 
ezdude1970 said:
djokster will win more slams, he has the better overall game that suits all surfaces and games like his takes time to develop, he also has an amazing serve, not quite yet like sampras but very close to it, especially his second serve is up there, taking this into consideration with his game he will be a contender for slams for a longer period of time, Nadal will probably win this year French, but i dont see him winning much pass this year, claycourter success based on historical data dont last too long.
if djokovic hold himself together, and i feel that he will, he should have at least 6-7 slams when he is done vs nadals 4.
and people saying that nadals making two wimbeldon finals make him a real deal to win big W, i just dont see it, my prediction he will not make it pass semis of the wimbeldon anymore, with guys like gasquete, murray, djokovic, hopefully tsonga it will be harder for him to have an easy draw.
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You think his serve is better than Federer's?
 
Nadal better on clay and grass and Djokovic better on hard court I feel. Should be interesting who gets the lead at the end of the year. I still got doubts that Djokovic is dedicated to having great results all year. I think Nadal and Federer are more dedicated.
 
Nadal is improving on hard courts. Every year he has better results on that surface. This means he is adjusting. He won't play on the davis cup first round because it is on clay, he doesn't want to loose the rhythm. He is really trying to improve this year in order to have a better begining and end of the season.

The only thing that worries me are those tapes on his knees, he told reporters that he is 100% fine, but I doubt that, I believe there still a little bit of pain after each match. At the end of the 2006 season he had them for the Madrid MS and Masters cup, then at the beginning of the 2007 season he had them removed, the again he had them since the final in wimbledon (left knee) and had to retire in cincinati MS ( taped both knees). And still wearing them. His results will depend on how his knees behave in the up comming rotterdam, dudai, indian wells MS and Miami MS. Then on its clay season which is a surface that doesn't do much harm in a player knees.

I think Nadal (if he stays healthy) and djoko (if djoko overcome his breathing problem and stamina) will win the same amount of slams in the upcoming years. Although Nadal will be having more slams since he has 3 and djoko 1. Nobody knows... anything can happen.

Note: I'm no saying that federer is no taking a peace of the pie.
 
Let's get real about Nadal's chances at a Wimbledon title: zero. The guy has never won #### at a grass tournament. We're ready to peg him as a future surface superstar based on looking competitive in a loss? Where are all the analogous predictions for, say, Tipseravic on slow hardcourts? He looked reasonably strong in HIS irrelevant defeat against Fed in a slam. Shouldn't we be pegging HIM as a future AO champ based on that????!!!!

Ludicrous. Whether you look competitive or not, if you lose all your tournaments on a given surface, you are a loser on that surface.

If we factor Fed out of the equation entirely (which we shouldn't), Djokovic is going to be a better player than Nadal on 3 out of 4 slam surfaces. It ought to be close at the AO, where the surface actually suits Nadal better, but Djokovic's mental game is obviously light years ahead of frail Nadal's.

Add in that Nadal is clearly past his peak given his fragile knees and high-impact strategy, and Djokovic ought to pass Nadal in total slams within a few years. Nadal may -- MAY -- get a 4th slam title, but he'll never go beyond that.

Djokovic should have no trouble reaching that number. He ought to be able to nab a few at the AO even if Fed remains at the height of his powers. Fed has ALWAYS been vulnerable on slow hardcourts, losing at the AO, Indian Wells, and Miami, even when he seemed otherwise unbeatable. Now that the AO is even slower, he ought to be considered an underdog there in the future, no matter how well he's playing.
 
Alright Grimjack...Nadal has lost to Federer (the apparent GOAT by many posters) in two consecutive finals at Wimbledon...that's much much much more prestigious than Tipsaravic losing to Federer in what the 3rd round? Haha how can you say Nadal is clearly past is prime, mentally and physically? Past three french open champion, recent semifinalist at AO, consistantly proving that he is the number two player in the world. And how on earth could you possibly say that Nadal's mental game isn't as strong as Djokovic? The same Djokovic that should've served out the first set of the US Open final last year, up 40-0? And the same Nadal everyone calls the raging bull, full of fire and fight? What real evidence is there that Djokovic's mental game is "lighyears" ahead of Nadal? On my last point, Nadal is 21. Saying that he can only get one more Grand Slam is a little premature.
 
My vote for Djokovic, if he continues to improve his mental toughness. Nadal's results will start to deteriorate as his legs take the pounding, but I admit that his mental toughness will most likely remains.
 
This is a very tough question. People need to remember it's hard to win one slam, but even harder to win the second and third one or more. Who would've thought Roddick still remains at one slam in 5 years back in 2003. Almost no one did back then including myself. I thought he would at least win a few or more.

The game is always changing and there is no guarantee Djokovic/Nadal can stay at the top even after Fed's decline. There are just so many players working hard to get to the top and if your work ethic just goes away little bit, then they can take advantage of it and take you down. Hopefully both Djokovic and Nadal stay healthy and challenge Fed....eventually taking the crown from him!!
 
Grimjack said:
Let's get real about Nadal's chances at a Wimbledon title: zero. The guy has never won #### at a grass tournament. We're ready to peg him as a future surface superstar based on looking competitive in a loss? Where are all the analogous predictions for, say, Tipseravic on slow hardcourts? He looked reasonably strong in HIS irrelevant defeat against Fed in a slam. Shouldn't we be pegging HIM as a future AO champ based on that????!!!!

Ludicrous. Whether you look competitive or not, if you lose all your tournaments on a given surface, you are a loser on that surface.

If we factor Fed out of the equation entirely (which we shouldn't), Djokovic is going to be a better player than Nadal on 3 out of 4 slam surfaces. It ought to be close at the AO, where the surface actually suits Nadal better, but Djokovic's mental game is obviously light years ahead of frail Nadal's.

Add in that Nadal is clearly past his peak given his fragile knees and high-impact strategy, and Djokovic ought to pass Nadal in total slams within a few years. Nadal may -- MAY -- get a 4th slam title, but he'll never go beyond that.

Djokovic should have no trouble reaching that number. He ought to be able to nab a few at the AO even if Fed remains at the height of his powers. Fed has ALWAYS been vulnerable on slow hardcourts, losing at the AO, Indian Wells, and Miami, even when he seemed otherwise unbeatable. Now that the AO is even slower, he ought to be considered an underdog there in the future, no matter how well he's playing.
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1. The courts at the Australian Open are not slow. They are slightly slower than the US Open but the bounce is low which does not favor Nadal.
2. This is Nadal's best results on a hard court which hardly shows deterioration in Nadal's game as he is still improving.
3. Nadal getting to the Finals 2 years in a row and Tipsarevic getting to 4th round are 2 completely differenct achievements. Therefore Nadal deserves the praise that he gets for his grass game and had a real shot to knock Federer in their last meeting on grass. Grow up and stop being so biased.
 
These "what if" threads are always death traps.

That being said, it's interesting the OP chose to pit predictions about these two players against each other. Both young. Both prone to physical breakdowns. Both working diligently on their games.

My crystal ball is broken. I'm not voting....

- KK
 
Djoker. Better on everything but clay currently (dont even say not grass because Djoker could have, should have, would have won last year under normal conditions).

Plus his playstyle is more agressive and less demanding on the body.
 
cknobman said:
Djoker. Better on everything but clay currently (dont even say not grass because Djoker could have, should have, would have won last year under normal conditions).

Plus his playstyle is more agressive and less demanding on the body.
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Nadal is better than Djokovic on grass. :p
 
Wow it's a tight poll. I picked Nadal because he has long since proven that when healthy, he can basically anhilate anyone on clay. He could win a couple more FO's and maybe a Wimbledon. Djokovic is going to have to compete with Fed for slams and I have the feeling that Federer is eventually going to solve the puzzle. Like he has always seemed to do.

You never know though. I remember when Federer won like his second or third slam my buddy said that he didn't think Fed would ever get 8+ slams. I thought, "yeah, he's probably right.":)
 
I think both Nole and Nadal will win about the same number of slams, I predict around 5 or 6 for each of them in their entire career.
 
Well im obviously going to say Nadal bc I don't think Federer will hand any USO's to Djokovic.... Nadal will get the french and perhaps wimbledon in the future tho.
 
Djokovic could have, should have beaten Nadal at Wimbledon ???? He retired with a blister to his little toe and that only became apparent when he was being outplayed. Nadal is better on clay and grass, therefore splitting the slams 50-50.Just one thing though there are other players to take into consideration.:)
 
I think the main problem for Nadal will be how long can he last on the tour grinding it all. I think he's adjusting his game though to be more aggressive to prevent wear and tear on his body but I think Djokovic will end up with more because he'll probably last longer.
 
Joker will never dominate hardcourts like Nadal dominates clay. Fed dominated hardcourt from 2004-2007. I don't think anyone can dominate hardcourts like that again for a long time. As for total slams. It's up in the air. Nadal can win more FO's and possibly a Wimby as well.
 
Nadal (22) - 4
Djokovic (21) - 1

Nadal has won FO this year and will probably win Wimby as well.
Djokovic, on the other hand, has taken AO and likely to take USO too.

Nadal is so dominant on clay compared to Djokovic on hard courts. Assuming both will be retiring almost at the same time, Nadal will end up with more GS titles than Djokovic.

Federer will struggle to win another GS title again.
 
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I think the main problem for Nadal will be how long can he last on the tour grinding it all. I think he's adjusting his game though to be more aggressive to prevent wear and tear on his body but I think Djokovic will end up with more because he'll probably last longer.
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This makes no sense, people keeps saying that Nadal will retire soon because of his style of play but what about Djokovic? He had way more physical problems than Nadal and nobody talks this crap about him. Every year the same story and every year Nadal is a better player.
 
Djokovic, simply because there are twice as many slams on hard courts as on clay and because dirt ballers don't age real well.
 
Nadal. Nadal is a master at learning, adjusting, and adapting. He will hardly stand still while Novak gobbles up everything in sight. Novak had a good start to the year, but was it really that much better than Nadal's? They both won a slam. Nadal won his fourth tournament. Djokovic has three, I think. Plus, Djoker has to play as the world #3, defend his points and deal with expectations. We'll see at the end of the year, but I think Nadal's improvements will translate to other surfaces!
 
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