Roger Federer

HesCalledDyer

Well said, No Coder.

Thoughts_Arrive

No Coder said:

The Juggler said:

Degeneratefk said:

The Juggler said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

The Juggler said:

overrated

Why?

Sampras would've smoked him

I think matching both of these 2 up in their primes would have hell of a match. 

I think sampres didn't win more because he went up against better opponents. Agasi,  ivanesivic,  courier, Becker,  chan, and conners.  That's who I remember. I'm sure there are more that I'm missing. 

I'm not saying federer isn't great and he isn't the best of all time. Just,saying I think sampress could have won more majors if he started his career in 2000 rather that 1988.

90's tennis > current tennis

Whilst I was a big fan of tennis in the 90's (and 80's for that matter - huge Lendl fan), by no means do I think it was greater than current day tennis. There was not much more diversity during that decade than there is now.
Apart from early 90's when Edberg was still a champion, for most of the mid to late 90's, Sampras was the dominant force. Yes there was players that competed well and won majors, but not remained consistent threats for many years. Courier had a few good years, as did Pat Rafter, Kafelnikov and Kuerten. Agassi was inconsistent through most of the 90's and really only had a solid run towards the end of that decade and into the 2000's. Most other players who hit the higher rankings, where only there for very short periods. Sampras was the year end number 1 for 6 consecutive years of that decade.

Through the 2000's there has been Federer, Nadal and Joker who have spent the most time at Number 1 at with significant major wins. Then you have Andy Roddick, Murray, Hewitt who all had periods of success and even Kuerten into the very early 2000's with Agassi. And then Federer has also seen guys like Del Potro, Wawrinka, Berdych and  Dimitrov through the years. 

I am a huge Sampras fan, but Federer tops him IMO. Would love to see them both play in their prime and I think it would be an epic game, but for career longevity and also success, the Fed Express is the GOAT

This.
Federer is more graceful, nicer on the eye to watch.

Thoughts_Arrive

brianlux said:

My first thought was, you know, over the fence... four runs... 

Shows you what I know!

Thoughts_Arrive said:

20 grand slams now.
Much love for this man.
Whata humble champion and nice guy.

I don't get what you mean haha

HesCalledDyer

Thoughts_Arrive said:

brianlux said:

My first thought was, you know, over the fence... four runs... 

Shows you what I know!

Thoughts_Arrive said:

20 grand slams now.
Much love for this man.
Whata humble champion and nice guy.

I don't get what you mean haha

In baseball, if a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, it’s called a “grand slam.”

Thoughts_Arrive

HesCalledDyer said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

brianlux said:

My first thought was, you know, over the fence... four runs... 

Shows you what I know!

Thoughts_Arrive said:

20 grand slams now.
Much love for this man.
Whata humble champion and nice guy.

I don't get what you mean haha

In baseball, if a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, it’s called a “grand slam.”

Ahhh, obviously I know absolutely nothing about baseball.

brianlux

Thoughts_Arrive said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

brianlux said:

My first thought was, you know, over the fence... four runs... 

Shows you what I know!

Thoughts_Arrive said:

20 grand slams now.
Much love for this man.
Whata humble champion and nice guy.

I don't get what you mean haha

In baseball, if a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, it’s called a “grand slam.”

Ahhh, obviously I know absolutely nothing about baseball.

And I know almost nothing about tennis!  I'm picturing a grand slam in tennis to be akin to a slam dunk, like maybe hitting the tennis ball so hard it bounces off the court and over the bleachers (or whatever they're called the seats in a tennis park).

bootlegger10

I think Federer would beat Sampras if they played in the same era.  You don't see serve and volley as often in today's game.  Much like how the center was so important in the NBA up until around 2000 or so and now the game is dominated by guards and forwards.  A different game and style in tennis and the NBA and I would guess a better one as you typically abandon tactics if they no longer are successful.

 

HesCalledDyer

brianlux said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

brianlux said:

My first thought was, you know, over the fence... four runs... 

Shows you what I know!

Thoughts_Arrive said:

20 grand slams now.
Much love for this man.
Whata humble champion and nice guy.

I don't get what you mean haha

In baseball, if a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, it’s called a “grand slam.”

Ahhh, obviously I know absolutely nothing about baseball.

And I know almost nothing about tennis!  I'm picturing a grand slam in tennis to be akin to a slam dunk, like maybe hitting the tennis ball so hard it bounces off the court and over the bleachers (or whatever they're called the seats in a tennis park).

Haha, that happens sometimes when one of the bad boys of tennis gets frustrated.  Usually it's just called being a poor sport.

A tennis Grand Slam is the collective name given to the four major tournaments - Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, & US Open.