Ong_dynasty wrote:nothing against you, but as a whole of how we compare "g.o.a.t.s". we are literally witnessing the best player or a top3 player in my opinion but for some reason we belive he has to surpass federer grand slams? even though he has made the so called goat literally cry on tv?
as i said before, i am like u I would probably rate federer as a goat, but logically it does not make any sense since there is a player who is better than him.
There's really no basis for saying this other than the head-to-head matchup, which is hardly a reasonable end all be all for reasons discussed ad nauseum: 1) Different ages, 2) Different surfaces, 3) You can't judge players simply how they matchup against one guy.
In addition to Fed having the major accomplishment edge, he's also got the consistent domination edge. Nadal has yet to have any year where he has a record that really rivals the most dominating players in history. People want to say "Yeah, but Nadal wins them when they count.", except if that were the case he'd have a more dominating record than Fed in Grand Slams generally, which he doesn't.
I consider Nadal to be the mentally toughest guy around, and if his end career accomplishments warrant it, I'll have no qualms about anointing him GOAT even if he's never able to dominate a season like I'd hope, but the dude still has a lot left to accomplish before we get to that point.
. Absolutely loved seeing him make Nadal eat dirt in the second set.
