Federer

The king.

The new kid missed all the big shots.
But the kid has the same kind of agility,
he does not have to put forth the huge
effort of Nadal or Roddick to win.

That being said, Nadal (injured) still takes
second because he has the killer instinct
and knows what it takes to win,
even though he lacks the ease of play
this new kid and Federer.

Did Federer actually even sweat?
Smooth as ice.

[MinnSkinny]

I have never watched a final until tonight.........................Federer is incredible..................wow. Awesome athletic ability and skill to rival his buddy TW.

Originally Posted by MinnSkinny

I have never watched a final until tonight.........................Federer is incredible..................wow. Awesome athletic ability and skill to rival his buddy TW.

Its really weird.
He hardly looks like he is trying.
The whole game is so natural for him.

And he really does everything well.
But he must win the French to
assure he is the best ever.

Originally Posted by pgardn

Its really weird.
He hardly looks like he is trying.
The whole game is so natural for him.

And he really does everything well.
But he must win the French to
assure he is the best ever.

I strongly disagree. All he has to do is win 15 slams to be the best ever. His two runner-ups at the French against arguably the greatest mud court player of all time is sufficient.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I strongly disagree. All he has to do is win 15 slams to be the best ever. His two runner-ups at the French against arguably the greatest mud court player of all time is sufficient.

Borg won 5 French opens (Nadal has got 2 or 3 more to go?), and 5 Wimbledons. Retired at 26, Federer's age now. Thats the man that stands in his way imo.

Points well taken though.

Originally Posted by pgardn

Borg won 5 French opens (Nadal has got 2 or 3 more to go?), and 5 Wimbledons. Retired at 26, Federer's age now. Thats the man that stands in his way imo.

Points well taken though.

Bjorg had 6 French Opens.

Federer already has 5 Wimbledons, 4 US Opens and 3 Aussies.

12 to 11

Bjorg has 5 runners-up to 2 for Federer.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Bjorg had 6 French Opens.

Federer already has 5 Wimbledons, 4 US Opens and 3 Aussies.

12 to 11

Bjorg has 5 runners-up to 2 for Federer.

Borg won on the two most specialized surfaces.
Good grass players were not usually good on clay,
and vice versa... so that is the amazing thing.
His inability to win on an intermediate surface, hardcourts,
still has me baffled though. I think the US open alluded him
due to the crowd backing of others (McEnroe)
But I am really not sure.

Plus, I have never seen anyone as quick as Borg.
Probably never will.

Originally Posted by pgardn

Borg won on the two most specialized surfaces.
Good grass players were not usually good on clay,
and vice versa... so that is the amazing thing.
His inability to win on an intermediate surface, hardcourts,
still has me baffled though. I think the US open alluded him
due to the crowd backing of others (McEnroe)
But I am really not sure.

Plus, I have never seen anyone as quick as Borg.
Probably never will.

I'd argue that Federer is the quickest to ever play. He just looks slow because the game comes natural to him.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I'd argue that Federer is the quickest to ever play. He just looks slow because the game comes natural to him.

Best anticipation imo.
But not the quickest.

[Seattleallstar]

Federer is the man! I haven't enjoyed watching tennis this much since the mid 90s when i was getting into tennis. I like Roger more than I do Pete. Roger is just like a machine, those timely backhands that were in were just incredible shots. It also seemed at times like he was a few steps ahead of Dvic, and anticpated the shots.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

Federer is the man! I haven't enjoyed watching tennis this much since the mid 90s when i was getting into tennis. I like Roger more than I do Pete. Roger is just like a machine, those timely backhands that were in were just incredible shots. It also seemed at times like he was a few steps ahead of Dvic, and anticpated the shots.

Everybody knows Tennis is fixed.

[Samarta]

You know the scary thing about yesterday's final is that it may be the worst I've ever seen Federer play. I also think Djokovic will move rapidly past Nadal as the world's #2. He has all the goods, he found out what the big stage was like yesterday and he will react better next time. Federer is at a point now where he is not only the best/most dominant tennis player but could easily be considered the most dominant athlete of all time. It would be icing on the cake and I hope he does it, but winning the French is not the answer to him being declared greatest of all time....This guy could win 20 majors by the time he's finished. I think it all depends on how long he wants to play.