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Could live with Djokovic getting the all time lead. Felt Nadal's titles were too French Open centered but I suppose that happens with a lot of players.Legally drunk???? If its "legal", what's the ------- problem?!? - George Carlin
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Originally posted by trixR4kids View PostI feel like the age gap between Nadal and Fed isn't as pronounced as it used to be, Fed's body has held up better and I think part of it is due to the differences in style of play.Cornell University
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Originally posted by Kepler View PostMy tennis coach used to say Nadal is what you'd get if you took a phenomenal natural talent and set out to design a style to destroy his body.
The other thing is that it always seemed like Fed moves more efficiently or has better footwork rather than relying on effort as much. That's kind of a subjective thing but that's always how it seemed to me anyhow.
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I remember Roddick's finals attempts vs. Federer and noted each time how Andy put so much, "oomph" into every shot while Roger was always cool as a cucumber. I thought at the time a person can't expend that much energy on every shot and expect to last.
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Originally posted by trixR4kids View PostYeah I was gonna write something up about it yesterday but never submitted. I think the biggest difference between the two is that Fed plays efficiently and tries to hit winners more frequently even if that means more errors as well (both forced and unforced). Nadal just focused on prolonging every single point and didn't hit nearly as many winners (at least against Fed) in every match I remember watching. IDK if there are stats on this out there but I always remember it ending up that way.
The other thing is that it always seemed like Fed moves more efficiently or has better footwork rather than relying on effort as much. That's kind of a subjective thing but that's always how it seemed to me anyhow.**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
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Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View PostSounds accurate to me. Love Nadal. Never liked Roger very much. Loved Agassi, never liked Sampras very much. It's almost like I always in Tennis pick the horse that ends up in second in the rivalry over their timespan.
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostI'm the opposite. Love the classical style of Sampras and roger, hate the power game of nadal. Oh, also hate the grunting. Shut UP Rafa**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
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Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View PostSounds accurate to me. Love Nadal. Never liked Roger very much. Loved Agassi, never liked Sampras very much. It's almost like I always in Tennis pick the horse that ends up in second in the rivalry over their timespan.
I haven't followed tennis super closely now that I don't play it anymore so I could be wrong about all of this
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Originally posted by trixR4kids View PostWell Nadal still holds that head to head record I'm pretty sure, at least in grand slams. But guessing Fed has narrowed the gap a bit in recent years.
I haven't followed tennis super closely now that I don't play it anymore so I could be wrong about all of this
I like the all court games of Fed and Agassi a lot more than Sampras or Nadal. Drug cheating is rampant in tennis but I always felt it was a lot more obvious with Nadal than other players.Originally posted by BobbyBrady
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Originally posted by trixR4kids View Postit always seemed like Fed moves more efficiently or has better footwork rather than relying on effort as much.
Fed did something similar to Djoker several times (last year? year before last?) when he would move in on the second serve and half-volley it back."Hope is a good thing; maybe the best of things."
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Originally posted by Drew S. View PostRafa is still way ahead at grand slams but it's mostly because they have played a lot more at Roland Garros than the other venues. They interestingly enough have never faced each other at the U.S. open.
I like the all court games of Fed and Agassi a lot more than Sampras or Nadal. Drug cheating is rampant in tennis but I always felt it was a lot more obvious with Nadal than other players.
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Originally posted by trixR4kids View PostWell Nadal still holds that head to head record I'm pretty sure, at least in grand slams. But guessing Fed has narrowed the gap a bit in recent years.Originally posted by dicaslover
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Originally posted by MaizeRage View PostI've never been a huge fan of comparing the head-to-head, at least as a sole measure, because you're ignoring all those years Federer was still grinding it out and putting up pretty respectable finishes in majors while Nadal was out with injuries/definitely not steroid suspensions.
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