Who is better Roger Federer or Nadal?

Roger Federer won 82.1% of the games he has played in his career (1242 wins to 271 losses). Rafael Nadal won 83,2% of the games he played in his career (990 wins to 200 losses). On hard courts, Federer won 83.3% of his matches, Nadal 78.8%. On clay, Federer won 76.1% of his matches, Nadal 91.8%, the King of clay !
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Who is better Djokovic Nadal or Federer?

In grand slams, Nadal leads Federer 10-4; he leads Djokovic 10-7 and Djokovic leads Federer 11-6. Djokovic has won three of the past four and eight of the past 15 slams. Without each other, they might have won more but without the need to reinvent themselves, they may not have kept the hunger so long.
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Who is the greatest tennis player of all time?

Roger Federer

There was a time when Roger Federer was miles ahead of the competition. We had absolutely no doubt in our mind that we were watching the greatest tennis player of all time. At the tennisbros.com we love Roger Federer, and he's held onto the number one spot in this list for a very long time.
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Who is the goat of tennis?

1. Rafael Nadal. As Federer did in 2017 and 2018 and Djokovic followed by dominating after his elbow surgery, Nadal is now enjoying a purple patch very few predicted and it places him out in front in the all-time standings.
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Is Nadal now the greatest of all time?

The 35-year-old king of sweat overcame a chronic injury, Covid, and a massive deficit against Daniil Medvedev to win his 21st Grand Slam—and consolidate his claim as the game's greatest-ever.
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Federer, Djokovic or Nadal: The Futility of Tennis' G.O.A.T Debate



Is Federer the goat?

Nick Kyrgios says Roger Federer is no longer “in the GOAT talk” for him. Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are widely regarded as three of the greatest men's players of all time due to their incredible success over the last 15 years.
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Is Roger Federer the best ever?

Roger Federer is James Bond," Luke Jensen said. "He's (Roger Federer) the greatest player that ever played because of what he does on the court," he added. "But also off the court the way he conducts himself.
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Who is the god of tennis?

Roger Federer, the god of tennis, returns to Mount Olympus.
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Why is Nadal called Goat?

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal are synonymous with the acronym "G.O.A.T.", or "Greatest of All Time". These two players are in the elite inner circle of tennis, along with Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, and Bjorn Borg.
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Why Novak is called Goat?

"He won the most Masters tournaments, he was the only one to win every Grand Slam at least twice, no one reached 17,000 ATP points, on a list where Marie, Nadal and Federer are not like him together. I don't care which party you are in politics, but what Novak is very intelligent.
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Combining the Grand Slam and the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, only eight singles players on 11 occasions achieved the feat of being the reigning champion of all four majors, three men (Don Budge, Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic) and five women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena ...
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Who is the smartest tennis player?

Marion Bartoli claims to have an IQ of 175, higher than the scores of Plato, Beethoven, Einstein, Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking. “I did the test when I was younger, but I'm not really someone who is telling everyone, 'Oh, I'm so smart'. I've kind of being hiding it,” the Frenchwoman has said. “But that's how I am.
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Who has beaten Federer the most?

To date, Djokovic is the only man to have beaten Federer at all four majors and likewise Federer is the only player to defeat Djokovic at all four of them. Initially, Federer dominated the rivalry, leading 13–6 by the end of 2010.
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Who is the Big 4 in tennis?

The Big Four Tennis Players: A Timeline

For most of the 21st century, men's singles tennis has been dominated by the Big Four of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.
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Who is the best of the big three in tennis?

The Big Three is a common nickname in tennis for the trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the three most successful men's singles players of the past two decades. Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer are each considered to be among the best professional tennis players of all-time.
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What do they call Roger Federer?

Few sports stars are as universally adored as Roger Federer and the 19-time Grand Slam champion is the most successful male tennis player in history. The Swiss is widely regarded to be the greatest player of all time and as such has picked up the nickname the 'GOAT' as an acronym for his lofty status.
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Why is Roger Federer known as the Goat?

The most compelling reason to still have Roger Federer in the GOAT debate is this: His peaks were far higher than either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic. The Swiss won his 20 Majors across 11 separate years. He has won more than one Slam in a season on seven occasions.
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Who is the God of running?

Atalanta, the Greek Goddess of Running, is one of the lesser-known gods worth knowing about. Atalanta was abandoned in a forest on a mountaintop by her father Iasion (Schoneneus or Minyas in some versions), who was disappointed she was not a boy.
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Who is the new God of tennis?

There are no adjectives left in the dictionary which has not been used before to praise the 'God of Tennis' Roger Federer.
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Who has been number 1 in tennis the longest?

Roger Federer has the record of 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1. Novak Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings, achieving the feat in seven years (including the pandemic-shortened season).
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