Greatest Tennis Player of All Time - Rafael Nadal?

[Waterloo]

Rafael "Superman" Nadal
Roger "Former King" Federer
Pete "Wimbledon" Sampras
John "Temparamental Artist" McEnroe
Jimmy "Retriever Dog" Connors
Rod "Grand Slammer" Laver
Bjorn "Ice Man" Borg
Martina "Maltova" Navaratilova
Steffi "Fraulein Forehand" Graf

Let me put my thoughts

Considering Women's section in isolation ( too much of power gap between men & women in Tennis ).
I wud vote for Martina . Her overall record is stupendous. Be it singles or doubles, mixed doubles .

Men's section :

All the listed names are all time greats but they had their own share of shortcomings other than Rod Laver . They havent won a slam ( except Fed & Nadal ). Considering this (-)ative aspect, the final list is down to just 2 :

Roger
Rafa

Both are role models & legends. As of now, Roger leads in terms of titles and qualifies by virtue of having won French open. However, I doubt whether he cud have won it last year if Rafa had been there across. His victories against Rafa have not been convincing ( thumping ) of late and he would have been a bunny @ last year's final.
Now Nadal Having won US open too now, he definitely has to be held in the highest grade . He has beaten all the respective court specialists handsomely and bound to reach Fed's awesome slam records. I cud forsee atleast another 3 french open + 1 Wimbledon + 2 US + 3 Australian which will enable him to surpass Fed.
So my conclusion is conclusive ( we should not talk about grace , charm etc here )

[kid-glove]

Little premature to call him 'greatest tennis player of all time'. He doesn't seem to slow it down, but I'm predicting that he'll end with maximum of 5 GS (which is still 2 short of Fed's tally ATM), and will gradually lose his streak. Yes, I'll bookmark this post.

[omega]

Federer . For the sheer joy and awe he brought when he was in his peak.

Enna sir past tensela pesureenga. Intha openla kooda joy kuduthaare (first round tweener/the underscoop finish against Melzer/showcasing soderling how to play with wind/pushing the 23 year old then no.3 (novak) even on his worst serving day).

Kavalaye padaatheenga innum kuduppaar!!!!

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Little premature to call him 'greatest tennis player of all time'. He doesn't seem to slow it down, but I'm predicting that he'll end with maximum of 5 GS (which is still 2 short of Fed's tally ATM), and will gradually lose his streak. Yes, I'll bookmark this post.

Well said kid-glove. When Fed got to 15 there was talk of 18 or even 20 by the time he hangs his boots. But it is very difficult to maintain that level of consistency and fitness. Especially for Nadal's game, fitness is the most important aspect and how he manages it would be crucial. Irrespective of your last shot, Nadal will always get there and make you hit one more shot. Another reason why I chose Fed over Nadal is it is incredible to have reached the QF/SF of all Slams over the last 6-7 years (to have such an injury-free run).

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Federer . For the sheer joy and awe he brought when he was in his peak.

Enna sir past tensela pesureenga. Intha openla kooda joy kuduthaare (first round tweener/the underscoop finish against Melzer/showcasing soderling how to play with wind/pushing the 23 year old then no.3 (novak) even on his worst serving day).

Kavalaye padaatheenga innum kuduppaar!!!!

naan solradhu absolute peek sir. During the 2003-2005 days when his racquet was compared with a magic wand. The flicks and passes were likened to beautiful paintings. The days when Roddick threw the kitchen sink at him but Roger brought his bathtub. Nowadays he does produce some moments of brilliance, but they are few and far between. Sometimes it is a bit irritating to watch him shank balls out of the court.

Federer himself said that he has set his sights on London 2012 (to be played on grass ). Winning that and retiring would be great. Anything he acheives till that time is just a bonus

[Waterloo]

Little premature to call him 'greatest tennis player of all time'. He doesn't seem to slow it down, but I'm predicting that he'll end with maximum of 5 GS (which is still 2 short of Fed's tally ATM), and will gradually lose his streak. Yes, I'll bookmark this post.

Hmm. You are rating Fed by sheer noof titles . 1 or 2 titles short doesnt make Nadal inferior or Fed superior. Arent you convinced that Nadal had beaten Fed on Wimbledon too @ his peak ? Fed cudnt do it in Rolland Garros

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Hmm. You are rating Fed by sheer noof titles . 1 or 2 titles short doesnt make Nadal inferior or Fed superior. Arent you convinced that Nadal had beaten Fed on Wimbledon too @ his peak ? Fed cudnt do it in Rolland Garros

Just extending this above logic a bit further. 14 or 15 titles short doesn't make Nalbandian inferior or Nadal superior. Doesn't Nalbandian hold a 2-0 head to head advantage against Nadal? Why have we not included Nalbandian in the top ten

Since when did we start picking greats just by looking at their H2H records. What shall we do for players of other era like Laver? IMHO the H2H stats itself are flawed. When Fed was in his peak, he consistently made the finals of all the tournaments (even in FO). Nadal at one point could only make it in FO and he had a great record beating him in FO. If Nadal had made the finals of other slams/tournaments and beaten Fed consistently then I would agree (maybe). By the time Nadal started making the finals of other slams, Fed was past his prime (IMO). It is inappropriate to come to a conclusion just on H2H.

[Vivasaayi]

indha michael chang michael chang nu oruthan irundhane...avana yarukavadhu pidikuma?

one of my childhood favourites

asappula Jackie chan'kku thambi maadhiri iruppan... Sampras peakla irundha timela semis varaikkum vandhu thotthuduvaar...

Match beginning-la nallaa kOttai vittuduvaaru. appuram 2 sets down + 1 break down in the 3rd set maadhiri situation-la muzhichukittu bayangaramaa aadi win pannuvaaru

enna oru energy...chumma kaal la sakkaratha katti vitta maadhiri parapaaan!

pete..haayaaa parkla kaathu vangitu velayadradhu innoru vagai!

[raghavendran]

sampras is my fav..he is the best

[satissh_r]

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