Wimbledon Finals

• wildcats20

  

  gerb131;1220770 wrote:What was his problem with the shorts?
  Making Fed serve it out.

  
  Lol this is going to sound so incredibly gay.
  
  
  But on the run, he would have a ball pop out. It cost him a point in the quarters and he kept looking at his box like a little bitch.
• gerb131

  

  wildcats20;1220771 wrote:Lol this is going to sound so incredibly gay.
  
  
  But on the run, he would have a ball pop out. It cost him a point in the quarters and he kept looking at his box like a little bitch.

  Couldnt he have just served and asked for another ball? Been simple enough.
  Fed match point for #7 Wimbledon.
• wildcats20

  

  gerb131;1220774 wrote:Couldnt he have just served and asked for another ball? Been simple enough.
  Fed match point for #7 Wimbledon.

  
  Exactly. But instead he kept putting them in his pocket.
• wildcats20

  

  Seventh title and he is just as emotional as the first. Love it.
• GOONx19

  

  Roger now has all claim to the greatest tennis player of all time. Congrats to him.
• IggyPride00

  

  GOONx19;1220779 wrote:Roger now has all claim to the greatest tennis player of all time. Congrats to him.

  For about the next 3-4 years. Rafa is going to pass him as far as major wins most likely, and considering how much he has dominated their rivalry he will likely end up going down as the best ever.
• like_that

  

  IggyPride00;1221000 wrote:For about the next 3-4 years. Rafa is going to pass him as far as major wins most likely, and considering how much he has dominated their rivalry he will likely end up going down as the best ever.

  How is that most likely? Who says Roger is done winning slams, and also how is it a foregone conclusion that Nadal will be unstoppable and surpass 17+ slams? A lot can change.
• Rotinaj

  

  Nadal looks like a ghey. I hope he doesnt pass Federer.
• Laley23

  

  Fed isn't done, for 1. The Joker and Murray can win some. Nasal has bad knees. I don't see Rafa taking over. He is without a doubt the 2nd greatest ever though, IMO, behind Fed.
• IggyPride00

  

  How is that most likely?

  He's only 26, and has a vice grip on the French Open that almost guarantees him that tourney every year because of his dominance on clay.
  
  Roger turns 31 next month. He probably only has 2-3 more years of chances unless he bucks history and doesn't age.
  
  I think Nadal will pass him unless someone else figures out how to beat him on clay. He has already won 7 of 8, and will probably win another 3-4 of those alone before he's done.
  
  The fact Federer can't beat him at all anymore at majors also complicates things because he is dependent on someone else knocking him out if he wants to add to his major total.
  
  I like Federer more, but the way it lines up Nadal has a really good shot at ending up with more majors at this point thanks to the French Open.
• Laley23

  

  It's certainly possible for Nadal to do it. But it's not like he is cleaning up right now. Joker is the guy to watch for until next years French. People are forgetting that Fed has been healthy his whole career. Nadal has had some major knee issues, and the way he plays, when he is 30 he will likely be done competing for titles...IMO. Fed has 2 more years because of his health and unreal fitness/court movement over the years.
• like_that

  

  Laley23;1221190 wrote:It's certainly possible for Nadal to do it. But it's not like he is cleaning up right now. Joker is the guy to watch for until next years French. People are forgetting that Fed has been healthy his whole career. Nadal has had some major knee issues, and the way he plays, when he is 30 he will likely be done competing for titles...IMO. Fed has 2 more years because of his health and unreal fitness/court movement over the years.

  Throw in Tsonga and Murray, and you have a pretty competitive field. It's not like it will be a cakewalk to the finals every slam as it was a few years ago when Nadal and Federer faced off in nearly every final.
• 2kool4skool

  

  Don't follow tennis too closely, but it seems like a tennis player's prime is much earlier than most other sports. And the age at which you don't expect a guy to be competitive any longer is much earlier. Why is that? What is different about tennis compared to most other sports?
  
  Or maybe I'm wrong. Like I said, I don't follow tennis closely(today's match was great though.)
• Footwedge

  No way on Nidal. His game is not "big enough", as in overpowering. Plenty of standouts at the French over the decades who couldn't handle the hard courts/grass. As for the best player...I still think Borg was the best.
  
  Tennis players peak earlier due to the incredible physical toll. Only basketball compares. Percentage of players staying at a high peak are pretty close in hoops and tennis.
• Ironman92

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1219975 wrote:Sick of hearing "when will a brit win wimbledon" so i hope murray wins so the media can stfu about it next year.

  
  See my LeBron rooting....but talk X 1000
• gerb131

  

  Laley23;1221084 wrote:Fed isn't done, for 1. The Joker and Murray can win some. Nasal has bad knees. I don't see Rafa taking over. He is without a doubt the 2nd greatest ever though, IMO, behind Fed.

  What about Pete?
• Laley23

  

  gerb131;1221917 wrote:What about Pete?

  I love Pete, but Nadal is better. Career Grand Slam (Pete doesnt have that) alone would be an argument.
  
  Nadal will pass Pete in time in Career Slams as well, and then there will be little doubt. Nadal DOMINATES clay like Pete did grass. But Nadal also has 4 majors outside of clay, including 2 Wimbledons. He is what, 25? Already 11 Slams. Pete retired at 14. I think Nadal will pass him within the next 3 years.
• gport_tennis

  Laley23;1222031 wrote:I love Pete, but Nadal is better. Career Grand Slam (Pete doesnt have that) alone would be an argument.
  
  Nadal will pass Pete in time in Career Slams as well, and then there will be little doubt. Nadal DOMINATES clay like Pete did grass. But Nadal also has 4 majors outside of clay, including 2 Wimbledons. He is what, 25? Already 11 Slams. Pete retired at 14. I think Nadal will pass him within the next 3 years.

  
  I think Nadal has 2 or three more before his body breaks down.
• Laley23

  

  gport_tennis;1222038 wrote:I think Nadal has 2 or three more before his body breaks down.

  I think so as well. But I think that is still 4-5 more majors. Though Djokovich and Murray will have a lot to say about that.
  
  And he just turned 26. I think he is done at 30.