Will Nadal win THREE slams on each of the three surfaces?

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Nadal currently has 8 slams on clay-courts, 3 slams on hard-courts, and 2 slams on grass-courts. Nadal would need to win one more Wimbledon to be the first man in world history to win THREE slams on each of the three surfaces. Only Mats Wilander has even won TWO slams on each of the three surfaces (he currently shares the record with Nadal).

Do you think Nadal can do it? If so, when?

 

[Backspin1183]

Possible. But only if Nadal starts showing up in warm up grass tournaments like Queen's or Halle.

 

[ripitup]

He needs to get his grass game together again to achieve this. He should be able to do that and win Wimbledon in alteast one of 2014 or 2015. There is no real competition on grass today except for Murray. Djokovic isnt even that good a grass courter and still has a wimbledon title and 2 Wimbledon finals the last few years which shows the lack of grass depth.

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

He needs to get his grass game together again to achieve this. He should be able to do that and win Wimbledon in alteast one of 2014 or 2015. There is no real competition on grass today except for Murray. Djokovic isnt even that good a grass courter and still has a wimbledon title and 2 Wimbledon finals the last few years which shows the lack of grass depth.

Do you think Nadal-Murray will become the new great grass-court rivalry?

 

[ripitup]

Do you think Nadal-Murray will become the new great grass-court rivalry?

It could be. Nadal at his best should play every Wimbledon final against Murray for the next 4 or 5 years probably.

 

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It could be. Nadal at his best should play every Wimbledon final against Murray for the next 4 or 5 years probably.

I'd love to see Nadal and Murray dish it out in the Wimbledon finals for the next 4-5 years. Nadal has the advantage of already having a 3-0 h2h against Murray at Wimbledon (9-1 in sets).

 

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I thought it would be appropriate to bump this thread with Wimbledon fast approaching.

 

[The Green Mile]

Definitely achievable, but I do not think he will win another Wimbledon in his career.

 

[Russeljones]

What 3 surfaces? There is only grass and homogenized muck.

 

[aldeayeah]

What a convoluted way to ask "Will Nadal ever win Wimbledon again?"

 

[SoBad]

I have confidence in Nadal on the W2014 har-tru.

 

[Graf=GOAT]

The arrogance of Nadal fans is simply in another dimension.

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

What a convoluted way to ask "Will Nadal ever win Wimbledon again?"

I'll create a separate thread for that shortly, but this is an important achievement which everyone seems to be overlooking.

 

[Noleberic123]

no he wont End thread

 

[cc0509]

no he wont End thread

Why not? Why can't he win another Wimbledon? He has two already and if he makes it out of the first week he has a chance.

 

[Noleberic123]

Why not? Why can't he win another Wimbledon? He has two already and if he makes it out of the first week he has a chance.

we will see but I don't see him winning but that's just my opinion

 

[The Green Mile]

we will see but I don't see him winning but that's just my opinion

Yeah, that is what 2012 and 2013 did to my mate as well... he thinks another first round week loss, but I think Nadal will have something to prove at Wimbledon this year...

 

[Noleberic123]

Yeah, that is what 2012 and 2013 did to my mate as well... he thinks another first round week loss, but I think Nadal will have something to prove at Wimbledon this year...

that's what they say about djokovic every single year at the French open and look whats happened

 

[cc0509]

we will see but I don't see him winning but that's just my opinion

The truth is it is pretty open this year and Federer, Murray, Djokovic or Nadal all have a shot depending on the draw and how their grass form is.

 

[The Green Mile]

that's what they say about djokovic every single year at the French open and look whats happened

Yes, but I think Nadal is more capable of winning Wimbledon, than Djokovic is at winning the French.

 

[Murrayfan31]

Nadal should play Queens. It is more similar to Wimbledon. He'll lose confidence in Halle since that is like playing on 90's grass.

 

[Russeljones]

Nadal should play Queens. It is more similar to Wimbledon. He'll lose confidence in Halle since that is like playing on 90's grass.

Queens has been consistently faster than Wimbledon for many years now.

 

[Murrayfan31]

Queens has been consistently faster than Wimbledon for many years now.

Well Queens suits Nadal more. The ball bounces higher in Queens. Halle is basically the worst possible surface for Nadal.

 

[Backspin1183]

This year? No. Please stop this nonsense. If he wins one of Wimby-US Open, I'll be very happy.

 

[Russeljones]

Well Queens suits Nadal more. The ball bounces higher in Queens.

If Nadal spends a week at Queens he will have to pay tax to HMRC on 1/52nd of his annual global earnings. I think that kinda turns him off.

 

[SLD76]

If Nadal spends a week at Queens he will have to pay tax to HMRC on 1/52nd of his annual global earnings. I think that kinda turns him off.

I thought he was playing Halle thus year...no doubt to avoid the tax and to troll Roger lol

 

[firepanda]

That would be quite impressive, although he's always well-placed to do '...on each surface' records, because he has two shots per year at his weakest surface.

 

[torpantennis]

Well, if he's lucky enough to get through Wimbledon 1st week, then he could do it. SW19 is all clay on 2nd week.

 

[torpantennis]

That would be quite impressive, although he's always well-placed to do '...on each surface' records, because he has two shots per year at his weakest surface.

REAL grass is easily his weakest. Clay-grass of Wimbledon 2nd week however...

 

[Chico]

What about Nadal ending up with this?

Where's the option for none? There's always the option of them taking away some slams.

 

[xFedal]

Well Queens suits Nadal more. The ball bounces higher in Queens. Halle is basically the worst possible surface for Nadal.

Wouldn't the low bounce in low prepare Nadal better for Wimby?

 

[Chico]

If Nadal spends a week at Queens he will have to pay tax to HMRC on 1/52nd of his annual global earnings. I think that kinda turns him off.

That is true, he openly spoke about it, but since he started skipping Queens, his Wimbledon results took a steep drop. So this stinginess towards the Queen might cost him a lot actually.

 

[Murrayfan31]

Wouldn't the low bounce in low prepare Nadal better for Wimby?

Since Wimbledon plays more like a hard court than 90's grass, no.

 

[xFedal]

Since Wimbledon plays more like a hard court than 90's grass, no.

Right Halle still is grass as long as he can adjust to the surface he'll be fine.

 

[Murrayfan31]

Right Halle still is grass as long as he can adjust to the surface he'll be fine.

He can't adjust to this slicker and softer grass. Queens and Wimbledon are firmer surfaces. But I guess Nadal likes challenges. Winning Halle would be the ultimate challenge for Nadal's gamestyle.

 

[Noleberic123]

Wouldn't the low bounce in low prepare Nadal better for Wimby?

Yeah but what if he loses early in Halle?? Which is very possible considering his triumph in paris, he should be exhausted

 

[Bender]

If he loses early at Halle, which I think he will, I wonder if he can just go off to Wimbledon right away and get used to the grass there instead...

 

[Fed881981]

Today's Murray is better than today's Nadal at Wimbledon. I hope they won't meet though, because that means Claydal is going deep into the tournament (something I don't want to see).

 

[aldeayeah]

Today's Murray is better than today's Nadal at Wimbledon. I hope they won't meet though, because that means Claydal is going deep into the tournament (something I don't want to see).

If they meet, I wouldn't expect a blowout, but I'd favor Nadal - he's been consistently great in the Wimbledon late stages. If he makes it there.