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.

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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.

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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?

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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

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

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.

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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

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

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

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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...

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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

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