Rafael Nadal: Is This the Greatest Clay-Court Legacy There Will Ever Be?

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Published: April 29, 2013

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Rafael Nadal’s eighth title at the 2013 Barcelona Open may have been the most predictable result in tennis history. Even during a week in which television commentators opined that Nadal is neither in top form nor playing consistently, he rolled through five matches without dropping a set.

There is no longer a debate about Nadal’s place as the greatest clay-court player of all time. His European clay-court accomplishments include eight titles at Monte Carlo and Barcelona, seven titles at the French Open and six titles at Rome. For good measure, he also added two Madrid titles and one at Hamburg.

That’s 32 clay-court titles, not including a handful of clay titles at other venues, and still more tennis years ahead.

The only question left is whether there will ever be another clay-court player who can surpass Nadal’s legacy.

Probably not.

 

The Top of Mt. Everest Can Go No Higher

We’ve already seen unique and unbreakable records with some athletes and sports. That’s not to say there will not be better athletes, but they will be facing new sets of circumstances and conditions that will make it impossible to chase an old record book.

Major League Baseball will never see a pitcher break Cy Young’s record of 511 wins. It will also never see another player like pitcher Babe Ruth, who won 23 and 24 games in 1916-1917 before going on to hit 714 career home runs as an outfielder. Baseball has changed too much for these things to be eclipsed.



We will never see another Bill Russell. The basketball legend for the Boston Celtics led his team to 11 NBA championships, including eight in a row. Even Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was only about halfway to this benchmark.

It’s also possible we may never see a human being run faster than Usain Bolt, according to ESPN’s Grantland writer Chuck Klosterman. ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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