Will Fedal win a Grand Slam title in 2017?

Will Federer and/or Nadal win a Grand Slam title in 2017?

  • Yes

    Votes: 20 40.0%

  • No

    Votes: 23 46.0%

  • Murray Calender Grand Slam

    Votes: 7 14.0%
  • Total voters
    50
TheMaestro1990

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It wasn't their year in 2016. Just when Nadal seemed to be back to his clay best, he had to withdraw from RG. And Federer tried his best to make a historical run at Wimbledon but fell short in an injury filled season. They both decided to close the curtain on the 2016 season before it had ended (Federer in the summer and Nadal in the fall). I think they both made wise decisions and I think they will be back fitter and stronger than in 2016. I also believe they have a good chance to win a Grand Slam title (Nadal at RG, Federer at Wimbledon). Especially since Djokovic seems to have lost a spark and Murray - sorry, SIR Murray - hasn't that invincible aura, especially in the Grand Slam tournaments despite being the new world number 1.

So, what do you guys think: will Federer or Nadal win a Grand Slam title next year?

Below is a motivational video made for the fans of Federer and Nadal ahead of the 2017 season.

 
i want federer to win

one more AO (2nd man to win 5 AO after djokovic)
one more FO (3rd player to complete double career slams)
one more Wimb (1st player to win 8 wimb)
one more US Open (1st player to win 6 USO)

but i dont see that happening

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adil1972 said:
fedal era is over once and for all
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I'm afraid this is true, but I don't understand why so many people so surely given how well Federer performed in 2015 and with his injury considered, in 2016. The majority of losses were to Djokovic which is pretty understandable and even so, Federer managed to take a masters away from him and be competitive at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2015. It's about as close as you can get. To me, if he doesn't recover early in 2017 it's pretty much over, but until I see him play again I'm not settled on it.

Nadal on the other hand struggled against a variety of players and seemed to put immense amounts of effort into marginal improvement this year. Unless he has some sort of miracle mental and physical change, a slam win is pretty far fetched.
 
Listen here Fed fanboys. Stop starting threads with titles with the word "Fedal" in them. You cannot give credibility to Federer by associating him with Nadal's greatness.

Say Federer when you mean Federer. Nadala when you mean Nadal.

And the answer is NO for Federer, and maybe for Nadal. Better yet. Federer has exactly 0.6297% chance of winning a slam in 2017. The great Nadal may have a 15% chance at Roland Garos only, I would have said AO as well, but I don't think he will be recovered by that time.
 
joekapa said:
Listen here Fed fanboys. Stop starting threads with titles with the word "Fedal" in them. You cannot give credibility to Federer by associating him with Nadal's greatness.

Say Federer when you mean Federer. Nadala when you mean Nadal.

And the answer is NO for Federer, and maybe for Nadal. Better yet. Federer has exactly 0.6297% chance of winning a slam in 2017. The great Nadal may have a 15% chance at Roland Garos only, I would have said AO as well, but I don't think he will be recovered by that time.
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joekapa, keeping the respective Fed - Rafa aisles clear!
:DNice post.​
 
I dont think Rafa will win another slam. Fed might, but i doubt it. It depends mostly on if he can regain his pre injury level, and the level of Djoker/Murray.

If Djoker continues to play at his current level, i think we will witness a heavy Andy domination next year. I dont think he will, but i would love if Andy made the calendar slam. The Maestronians, Ultronians and Vamos-brigade would unite in the biggest, most pathetic, weak era choir ever seen:).
 
tennisaddict said:
Fed has a better chance than Rafa.

There are a dozen players who can beat Rafa at RG now. Not the case with Fed at SW19.
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Bookies certainly don't think so. Rafa is 5/1 for RG I believe, Rog like 15/1 for WIM. Anyway, hope they both win a GS and sail into the sunset as the true champions they are.
 
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jm1980 said:
Nadal: ~40% chance of winning RG
Fed: ~5% chance of winning Wimbledon
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Fed has reached Finals and semi finals last two years

Rafa reached QF and 3R

If Novak gets upset like 2016, Fed is capable of beating the rest though it will not be a cakewalk.
 
tennisaddict said:
Fed has reached Finals and semi finals last two years

Rafa reached QF and 3R

If Novak gets upset like 2016, Fed is capable of beating the rest though it will not be a cakewalk.
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This year Novak got upset and Fed still lost to Raonic, and should have lost to Cilic one round earlier. Definitely would have lost to Murray.

Nadal can probably win RG unless stopped by Djokovic. He hasn't lost to any other active player in Bo5 on clay.
 
jm1980 said:
This year Novak got upset and Fed still lost to Raonic, and should have lost to Cilic one round earlier. Definitely would have lost to Murray.

Nadal can probably win RG unless stopped by Djokovic. He hasn't lost to any other active player in Bo5 on clay.
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Fed was playing with a broken knee. LOL

Nadal does have a chance if Novak loses but there a bunch of players who can hang out with him on clay now. Thiem, Fognini showed it. Verdasco, Pouille, Nishikori , Murray will be a handful for him now.
 
Odds against it. No Slam for either of them in the last 10 Slams, and they're not getting any younger. Nadal has some chance. Federer has very little indeed.
 
The chances for Roger are about 1%, if that. His last chances he choked away at Wimbledon and the USO. And all three times, he was in lethal form entering the final.

I don't give Nadal much of a chance either anywhere, but it's still very difficult to count him out at RG. If the top seeds faltered, Nadal was in form and healthy and he had a cakewalk draw, he could win another one. But HIGHLY unlikely at age 31 considering his past injuries and brutal style of play.
 
tennisaddict said:
Fed was playing with a broken knee. LOL

Nadal does have a chance if Novak loses but there a bunch of players who can hang out with him on clay now. Thiem, Fognini showed it. Verdasco, Pouille, Nishikori , Murray will be a handful for him now.
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The ****? None of those players have even pushed him on BO5 on Clay. There is one man who can beat Rafa, that is Novak. Maybe Andy can do it, maybe. But for the rest Roger is a lot more upset prone at Wimbledon than Rafa is at RG. How do you explain the odds then? The bookies are no fools.
 
joekapa said:
Listen here Fed fanboys. Stop starting threads with titles with the word "Fedal" in them. You cannot give credibility to Federer by associating him with Nadal's greatness.

Say Federer when you mean Federer. Nadala when you mean Nadal.

And the answer is NO for Federer, and maybe for Nadal. Better yet. Federer has exactly 0.6297% chance of winning a slam in 2017. The great Nadal may have a 15% chance at Roland Garos only, I would have said AO as well, but I don't think he will be recovered by that time.
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recovered from what?
 
No. You cannot go by past records any more.

Federer will be returning from the first really big injury in his career - his age means that he has limited time to try and recover. I wouldn't be surprised if he makes another deep run somewhere, but my expectations are low. There are younger, stronger players out there. Has a very small outside shot at Wimbledon or the US

Nadal - pretty much that same chance (very little). Got a shot at RG but his past aura there is probably totally irrelevant now

They would need unbelievably simple draws to pull it off.
 
At this point in time you would have to say unlikely...not impossible but very unlikely.

Federer is probably the biggest unknown as we will just need to see how he returns from injury and I guess how Djokovic his perennial stumbling block in recent years bounces back.
Personally I think both will finish 2017 inside the top 10 (provided they remain fit) and will challenge for titles...I feel a Slam could just be beyond them though!
 
Nadal won't finish top 10. Fed won't finish close to top 5. Neither will reach a final. Fed may get a semi.
 
Rafa the King said:
The ****? None of those players have even pushed him on BO5 on Clay. There is one man who can beat Rafa, that is Novak. Maybe Andy can do it, maybe. But for the rest Roger is a lot more upset prone at Wimbledon than Rafa is at RG. How do you explain the odds then? The bookies are no fools.
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Well, 2016 RG was a no show . He was vulnerable in 2015 RG . He is no more the force he is on clay.

The ease at which Murray beat him should have told you something .

And winning on grass is more easier for older players than clay where you need to be at your physical best. Grass still helps good servers and Fed can hold his serve well
 
Nadal and Federer have a great chance of winning a grand slam. Please do not judge them by there current position. Nadal might have injuries, does not mean he cannot make an impact. Federer has a even greater chance. He is not badly injured and took a longer rest than Nadal. I cannot forget the match Rafa played against Del Porto. He stretched the match to last set tiebreak, lost by just two points as he got the forehand long. It can happen with anyone. Do not argue that Del Porto is a mediocre player. He serve is very good and he had defeated Djokovic at the start of the tournament. If you think that he lost very tamely to Murray in final, the new world no. 1 (Congrats Murray!), I will like to say that he was too exhaustedn after playing a full flow Rafa in semifinal. Rafa lost to Nishikori because he had strained his wrist too much in last match. The wrist was still wrapped when he was playing Del Porto. He had just comeback from injury. This overstrain caused odema in his wrist which lead to his late season slump.
 
Durability is Federer’s one of the key attributes so in all likelihood we are in for a pitched battle with the Federer comeback.
In comparative terms, Federer has been relatively free from injuries with record 65 Grand Slam appearances consecutively between the years 2000 and 2016.
But the left meniscus injury due to an accident that happened purely by chance has set on hold his quest of the 18th major title of his tennis career.
I personally feel Federer is due for a excellent year in 2017 with a relatively poor first semester followed by great Wimbledon-US Open performances. We shall see.

As for Nadal, he recently stated: "I'm going to die to be ready again to compete for everything. I'm going to work more than ever to try to make that happen and I have big determination to put me in a position to fight again for important things.".
We can admire his mindset, but unlike Federer in 2015 who was close to win another slam, there was no real sign regarding Nadal. Of course clay could be his only shot.

I personally feel 2017 will be more interesting regarding some new faces like Zverev and Thiem, people are expecting them to confirm by going deep in majors. Thiem has to improve on hard and grass while Zverev appears to be more complete but lacks the maturity (yet) on big points.
 
Nadal can go deep at RG 17
The 16 withdrawal is a motivating factor, like people only remember the last result kind of vibe

Federer has got it harder
His last All England Club 16 result in making semis was decent considering lack of conditioning/match play/injury issues
He'll have motivation to go deep but it won't be the same motivation as Nadal's having to improve a weak result
 
As a Federer fan, I absolutely HOPE he does win at least one more slam before he retires. Sadly, I suspect that he may be done. I honestly don't see him getting past Djokovic in a best of 5 at any of the majors. However, if one of the power hitters (Wawrinka, Isner, Berdych, Cilic) could take Djokovic out of the equation, then I do think Federer has a shot at another Wimbledon and perhaps a US Open.
 
jm1980 said:
This year Novak got upset and Fed still lost to Raonic, and should have lost to Cilic one round earlier. Definitely would have lost to Murray.

Nadal can probably win RG unless stopped by Djokovic. He hasn't lost to any other active player in Bo5 on clay.
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2016 Fed had a broken knee and still outplayed but then sadly choked vs Raonic, who simultaneously played the match of his life, only to then mug it up in the final.

Had Fed reached the final, the result would've been the same as 2015 SF.

As for the topic, no reason Fed can't win another one, provided he returns to his high AO 2016 levels.
 
I doubt it. Would be nice to see though. Seems like Federer would have the best chance if he can get back to something like 2015 levels which would probably give him an outside chance of 1 of 2 slams realistically. Nadal, can never rule him out of the French, looked quite good at times this season nowhere near his best but better than 2015 but again he is only an outsider for the chance. But only a fool would rule him out completely.
 
Djokovic2011 said:
Bloody hell, not you as well Steve! Is there any Fed fan out there that's yet to go over to the dark side?! :eek:
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What's the big deal if Nadal wins another slam for a Federer fan like me? He's not catching 17 anyway, and at this point I don't care if he does. I'm not 15 anymore. I'm old enough now to realize that there are more important things in life than tennis records.
 
Steve0904 said:
What's the big deal if Nadal wins another slam for a Federer fan like me? He's not catching 17 anyway, and at this point I don't care if he does. I'm not 15 anymore. I'm old enough now to realize that there are more important things in life than tennis records.
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Be interesting to see in a couple years time if you wouldn't mind Djokovic winning one more major. ;)
 
It's not only depends on his condition like was before. Now for winning there many things should complete the puzzle.
 
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