It would be a great rivalry between say Nadal,Roddick,Devchenko,Djokovic,Haas,Blake ,Hewitt etc if Federer would not have been on the scene.Unfortunately he nips it in the bud when he steamrolls through them.Nadal has his number for now but the advantage is slowly dwindling.He would not have matched Federer on the hard courts with due respect to him.My call is 15 - 16 grand slams for the guy but dont think he will ever win the French.
He join the other greats like Sampras, Edberg, McEnroe,(possibly Conors) who won all other slams but bthe French. However, the difference is he reached the Finals of the French open twice and lost to Nadal.
RE:RE:without Federer !
by bob dsouza on Sep 06, 2007 12:06 PM Permalink
He might win probably if Nadal slips early or the draw favours him,but if he comes up against his nemisis (Nadal) on clay ,I dont thk he will have a chance.That is the only blotch in his all conquering career
