Wimbledon

• Laley23

  

  vball10set;1469231 wrote:You seem pretty connected to the sport, so I'd like to ask you- how do you think Federer compares with Sampras? I don't follow it close enough to make a knowledgeable comparison, but I do remember Pete being nearly unbeatable, especially in his prime.

  Pete never won the French. Federer is just better than Pete. I know you didnt ask me, but I am giving my opinion anyway. Federer is a much better returner and much better groundstroker. Volleys are Pete, but close. Serving is amazing close, but Pete had more power.
  
  Sampras made a living at Wimbledon and Fed has more than him...
  
  Fed:
  US Open - 5
  Wimbledon - 7
  French - 1
  Aussie - 4
  
  Pete:
  US Open - 5
  Wimbledon - 7
  French - 0 (Made Semis only 1 time...never the finals).
  Aussie - 2
• gport_tennis

  Federer is an all around better player. On their weakest surface clay:
  
  Pete made one french semi. federer has made the semis twice, finals 5 times winning one.
  
  Federer has won the Aussie 4 times, Pete twice.
  
  Both won Wimbledon 7 times and the US open five times.
  
  Pete never won more than 2 majors in a year. Federer has won 3 majors in a year 3 times. Federer has also won 150 more tennis matches overall while losing 20 fewer matches than Sampras.
  
  Federer is clear number 1 in my eyes with Sampras a leader for number 2
• Iliketurtles

  

  Getting late to the thread... I was surprised there wasn't one until pretty much when the finals were done. But just wanted to say that might have been one of the most intense matches I've watched. I didn't believe Murray would win that set when he went down 4-2 and I honestly thought he might just have another choke job. I was very happy for him to get the win though. I'm not a fan of Joker at all.
  
  As for best of all time right now it's easily Federer(for the same reasons Laley and gport listed). Samparas would be #2 for me as well. Then I'd probably go Borg, Agassi, Nadal, Laver, Lendl, McEnroe, Connors, Becker to round out a top 10.
• vball10set

  Laley23;1469249 wrote:Pete never won the French. Federer is just better than Pete. I know you didnt ask me, but I am giving my opinion anyway. Federer is a much better returner and much better groundstroker. Volleys are Pete, but close. Serving is amazing close, but Pete had more power.
  
  Sampras made a living at Wimbledon and Fed has more than him...
  
  Fed:
  US Open - 5
  Wimbledon - 7
  French - 1
  Aussie - 4
  
  Pete:
  US Open - 5
  Wimbledon - 7
  French - 0 (Made Semis only 1 time...never the finals).
  Aussie - 2

  gport_tennis;1469252 wrote:Federer is an all around better player. On their weakest surface clay:
  
  Pete made one french semi. federer has made the semis twice, finals 5 times winning one.
  
  Federer has won the Aussie 4 times, Pete twice.
  
  Both won Wimbledon 7 times and the US open five times.
  
  Pete never won more than 2 majors in a year. Federer has won 3 majors in a year 3 times. Federer has also won 150 more tennis matches overall while losing 20 fewer matches than Sampras.
  
  Federer is clear number 1 in my eyes with Sampras a leader for number 2

  Iliketurtles;1469304 wrote:Getting late to the thread... I was surprised there wasn't one until pretty much when the finals were done. But just wanted to say that might have been one of the most intense matches I've watched. I didn't believe Murray would win that set when he went down 4-2 and I honestly thought he might just have another choke job. I was very happy for him to get the win though. I'm not a fan of Joker at all.
  
  As for best of all time right now it's easily Federer(for the same reasons Laley and gport listed). Samparas would be #2 for me as well. Then I'd probably go Borg, Agassi, Nadal, Laver, Lendl, McEnroe, Connors, Becker to round out a top 10.

  All three of you know more about the sport than I, so all of your opinions matter. Thanks.
• gport_tennis

  Laley23;1469249 wrote:Pete never won the French. Federer is just better than Pete. I know you didnt ask me, but I am giving my opinion anyway. Federer is a much better returner and much better groundstroker. Volleys are Pete, but close. Serving is amazing close, but Pete had more power.
  
  Sampras made a living at Wimbledon and Fed has more than him...
  
  Fed:
  US Open - 5
  Wimbledon - 7
  French - 1
  Aussie - 4
  
  Pete:
  US Open - 5
  Wimbledon - 7
  French - 0 (Made Semis only 1 time...never the finals).
  Aussie - 2

  
  Damn you laley, beat me to the punch
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Pick6;1468769 wrote:Murray gets to be British today!

  lol it's like saying an American won the US Open, only the American is from Canada.
• Tiernan

  Real USA Americans don't watch tennis...not criticizing, just recognizing.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Tiernan;1469379 wrote:Real USA Americans don't watch tennis...

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