Roger Federer Moves Into Sole Possession Of 2nd On ATP Open Era Title Leaderboard

Sole possession of second is always important if you can’t get first.

October 30th, 2017 at 3:01 pm

Humble Rafa: Without taking sides, your humour at 3.01pm is refreshing.

October 30th, 2017 at 3:45 pm

“second is always important if you can’t get first.”
Curious statement since you are #5.

October 30th, 2017 at 3:56 pm

95 and counting ! He doesn’t look like he is stopping any time if he stays healthy.

October 30th, 2017 at 6:08 pm

skeezer Says:

“second is always important if you can’t get first.”
Curious statement since you are #5.

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Don’t think be was referring to total ATP titles…:)

October 31st, 2017 at 12:21 pm

75 titles and he’s five years younger. Plenty of time to add to that total. And Rafa’s been injured a lot more over the time he’s been on tour compared to Roger. Connors needs to be given his due. 109 titles is a huge number! He rarely gets mentioned as one of the all time greats but I think he and Lendl are pretty much equal. Connors played through perhaps the greatest string of players. He played Borg, Mac and Lendl when they were all in their prime. In almost any other era (like Lendl), he gets that double digit slam count….and considerably more respect!

October 31st, 2017 at 12:28 pm

“Connors played through perhaps the greatest string of players”
Totally agree with that!

October 31st, 2017 at 1:31 pm

Connors is probably the greatest American tennis player and among the world’s best. He is way better than McEnroe who is so overrated.

October 31st, 2017 at 2:41 pm

Having seen both Mac and Connors play their best tennis, there’s no way that Connors is “way” better. I’d say they were very much equals. Day in and day out Connors had the edge because he was so gritty and loved to compete. But, when McEnroe was in form and focused, he was a terrifying prospect to play. Until somewhat recent seasons by Federer and Novak, his 82-3 record in ’84 was the gold standard by which ever other season was compared. Just my opinion but if you roll the tech back to wood and eliminate polyester strings, prime Mac could beat any player on earth today on grass or a hard court under those conditions.

November 1st, 2017 at 12:38 pm

And as a doubles and Davis cup player, McEnroe is pretty much in a league of his own.

November 1st, 2017 at 12:39 pm

I also think that if Borg had not retired, Mac may have better learned how to better cope with Lendl later in his career. He was denied that great rivalry that would have made him a better player. Much like Federer needed Rafa to make his backhand a better shot.

November 1st, 2017 at 12:42 pm