The Official Tennis Thread (25 Viewers)
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Federer dominated the weakest era of men's tennis ever, until Nadal came up and absolutely destroyed him...
Djoko has had it much easier with Nadal falling off a cliff with his body quitting on him the last couple years, and Fed being an old man. Probably the toughest competition period of post 90s was 2007-2012 when Fed and Nadal were both still in their primes, and Djokovic and Murray were entering theirs.
Federer still easily the GOAT, even if Nadal dominated him. Nadal's longevity issues and lack of time as world no 1, keep him just below Fed. Djoko could catch Fed, if he keeps rolling, and that looks likely with the game so weak right now.
Djoko has had it much easier with Nadal falling off a cliff with his body quitting on him the last couple years, and Fed being an old man. Probably the toughest competition period of post 90s was 2007-2012 when Fed and Nadal were both still in their primes, and Djokovic and Murray were entering theirs.
Federer still easily the GOAT, even if Nadal dominated him. Nadal's longevity issues and lack of time as world no 1, keep him just below Fed. Djoko could catch Fed, if he keeps rolling, and that looks likely with the game so weak right now.
Borg-McEnroe of the late 70s early 80s was pretty damn strong too. The whole 70s to 90s era was damn strong, with a peak probably in the late 80s to early 90s.
People mistake this idea of a "Big 4" from early 2010s to mean that this era is crazy strong, but it just means the era is incredibly top-heavy with very mediocre players below that top 3-4. Back in the 80s and 90s there were dozens of players who were legitimate grand slam threats each event.
