Roger Federer vs. Rafa Nadal: Who Is the Man To Beat, and 10 Bold Predictions for 2011

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Published: January 5, 2011

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When Roger Federer finally won at Roland Garros last year, he was proclaimed the greatest of all time. Immediately afterwards, he confirmed this by breaking the record of winning 14 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon. At the beginning of 2010, with 16 Grand Slam titles, five World Tour Finals and 285 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, who would have dared to object?

But after failing to reach a Slam final this year, along with the fact that Rafael Nadal also achieved a Career Grand Slam at the recent U.S. Open, a new debate arose. Is the GOAT Roger or Rafa?

At the moment, that is an impossible question to answer. Both players have proved their greatness at one time or another. Instead, since we live in the present, why not consider:

Which of the two is in better form at the moment?

Federer is still enthusiastic about the game. As Annacone said, “He still wants to work hard, get better and generally keep moving in a forward direction.”

But besides that, Federer is playing some of his best tennis at the moment. In his last eight tournaments of the year, he reached the semifinals twice, reached the finals twice, and won the tournament four times.

More importantly, he ended the year on a high note by winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and defeating Rafa in the process.

That being said, Rafa hasn't been too shabby either. Although he was ousted in the third round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters after the U.S. Open (l. to Jurgen Melzer) and skipped the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, he did defeat three top eight players in London on what could be perhaps his worst surface.

Coupled with the idea that his biggest threat is usually his body and he’s gotten five weeks to let it rest, Rafael Nadal should be in good form. In fact, he even beat Federer recently in the exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.

However, one must remember that it is ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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