Roger Federer's brilliance cannot be denied

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Posted by Renzo on Jun-08-2008 21:10:

Roger Federer's brilliance cannot be denied

But can he ever truly be called the greatest tennis player if he's so completely dominated by Rafael Nadal on clay? I mean, the French Open Final was just painful to watch.

Federer, much like Sampras, has never won at Roland Garros. And as long as Rafa is around, he never will.

Posted by noikeee on Jun-08-2008 21:19:

Re: Roger Federer's brilliance cannot be denied

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Originally posted by Renzo
I mean, the French Open Final was just painful to watch.

Yep, I thought the same. :\ I was supporting Federer, but he didn't have the slightest chance.

Posted by The_G0dfather on Jun-08-2008 21:37:

Then again, if there wasnt Nadal Roger would have won Roland Garros several times easily.

So can we withhold him being the greatest ever simply because of one man on one surface?

Posted by SolemnThirsty on Jun-09-2008 03:28:

Federer fan for life!

Posted by nchs09 on Jun-09-2008 05:01:

Was the match today? Man so many sports going on this month its hard to keep up. Saw the beginning rounds and missed the final

Posted by sensorium on Jun-09-2008 05:14:

Nadal was just playing great tennis and Federer wasn't (he was having a bad day I guess). That was what made this match seem like a mismatch.

Posted by trunks1022 on Jun-09-2008 05:41:

i blame federer recovering from mono still

Posted by Timothy on Jun-09-2008 06:10:

Re: Roger Federer's brilliance cannot be denied

quote:
Originally posted by Renzo
But can he ever truly be called the greatest tennis player if he's so completely dominated by Rafael Nadal on clay? I mean, the French Open Final was just painful to watch.

Rafa is without a doubt the best clay tennis player ever. If it wasn't for Rafa, Federer would have won the FO 4 times by now. Bjorg or Lendl wouldn't stand a chance against rafa too

Federer will be one of the greatest if not the greatest player even if he doesn't win FO atleast once, as in his era he has to face the best clay tennis player of all-time.

Let see how wimbledon goes. Last year Rafa put up a good fight against Federer unexpectedly on grass I think Federer has a real Nadal complex, when ever he sees him he gets scared

Posted by RapidFire on Jun-09-2008 07:13:

not to mention Djokovic beating him (and Nadal) on other surfaces...

Posted by sleepydragon on Jun-09-2008 10:33:

i suppose you should be grateful that nadal is about overwise it would be boring as hell federer would win everything

Posted by The_G0dfather on Jun-09-2008 14:11:

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Originally posted by RapidFire
not to mention Djokovic beating him (and Nadal) on other surfaces...

Indeed, I can see Roger's emprire falling apart within the next year or two years. Nadal allready took him to five sets last year at Wimbledon...

Posted by Philby on Jun-09-2008 16:26:

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Originally posted by The_G0dfather
Then again, if there wasnt Nadal Roger would have won Roland Garros several times easily.

So can we withhold him being the greatest ever simply because of one man on one surface?

well if you can't win all grand slams then you can't be the greatest surely

Posted by Unique2701 on Jun-09-2008 21:58:

He's definately losing territory. Not sure if it's because he doesn't play as good as he used to or because other players read his game better and take him on his weaker poitns.

It's good that Djokovic and Nadal are coming up to his level, Federer himself once said in an interview that he got quite bored on court sometimes.

Posted by Txebe on Jun-10-2008 19:05:

supporting Rafa always but Federer could be the greatest tennis player on history

Posted by sensorium on Jun-10-2008 20:53:

The moment Rafa stops the time violations I might start having some respect for him.

Posted by pierre_escargot on Jun-12-2008 00:28:

Federer should now be officially described as Nadalaphobic. It's developed into a serious complex and one which might be his undoing at Wimbers this year if they meet again.

With Djokovic and Nadal seriously banging at his numero uno door, I can see him falling away badly over the next couple of years. Don't get me wrong, he's still arguably the greatest player to pick up a tennis racquet, but he's not the player he was last year. If it's lack of motivation, I wouldn't blame the guy.. he's just about won everything there is to win in the game, but as long as Nadal is around, the French will continue to elude this man.