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[Gander]

I dont know how you can put Sampras over Federer. He never came close to winning the French Open. His best showing there was 1 semifinal. He in fact only won 2 tournaments ever on clay, 1 of them being the Italian Open, which was pretty significant, the other a US Clay tournament which isnt really a significant win at all.

Federer has reached at least the semis in the last 20 Grand Slam events. Hes went on to the finals in 19 of those. Of those 19 finals hes lost to only 1 player- Nadal, and won 14 of them. His only galring weakness is very obvious...his bad record in head to heads against Nadal. But he still has time to win 2 or 3 key matches against Nadal (preferrably at the French) to make that go away.

Greatest ever? A judgement call but to put Sampras over Federer just plain nuts.

Nadal has those pesky knee problems. He won't be the GOAT. Fed is.

Originally Posted by Gander

Greatest ever? A judgement call but to put Sampras over Federer just plain nuts.

I prefer guys that cry when its something that
matters. Like your lifetime coach dying.
My hangup. I am obviously ranking Federer
based on his personality.

I personally think Nadal is much more
gracious and mentally mature.
Roger wears underwear with his initials.
Reminds me of a spoiled rich kid sent off
to boarding school with a monogramed blazer.

I feel like Coach Pants...

[Gander]

Originally Posted by pgardn

I prefer guys that cry when its something that
matters. Like your lifetime coach dying.
My hangup. I am obviously ranking Federer
based on his personality.

I personally think Nadal is much more
gracious and mentally mature.
Roger wears underwear with his initials.
Reminds me of a spoiled rich kid sent off
to boarding school with a monogramed blazer.

I feel like Coach Pants...

Well I am an Agassi fan over all of them. But I wouldnt let the crying ruin Federer. Hes a good guy, may be too much sometime with the crying (specifically at Wimbledon last year) but he sure beats that ******* Roddick in the likeablity dept. And its not really his fault that Nadal couldnt make it to the final. To me this tournament is what he needed to win to be put above Sampras. Before this, him and Sampras were equal. He'll have close to 20 majors when its all said and done.

On another note, Nadal only needs the US Open to complete his slam and I think he'll have 10-12 when hes done playing.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Gander

Well I am an Agassi fan over all of them. But I wouldnt let the crying ruin Federer. Hes a good guy, may be too much sometime with the crying (specifically at Wimbledon last year) but he sure beats that ******* Roddick in the likeablity dept. And its not really his fault that Nadal couldnt make it to the final. To me this tournament is what he needed to win to be put above Sampras. Before this, him and Sampras were equal. He'll have close to 20 majors when its all said and done.

On another note, Nadal only needs the US Open to complete his slam and I think he'll have 10-12 when hes done playing.

loved andre, haven't watched much at all since he retired. hard to put any player over federer at this point-even sampras. for some reason, pete could never put it together on clay. i always thought he threw in the towel too soon on his career, otherwise roger wouldn't have tied him-yet.