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Actually, several people have mentioned Federer, if you go back and read again...Originally Posted by tiger02
About golf, really?Originally Posted by whoopee
I think with tennis (and to an extent golf as well), the modern equipment is certainly a factor.Originally Posted by Thracozaag
Modern equipment and modern training and conditioning. I always think comparisons of great athletes from different eras has limited value. If Roger Federer were transported back to the '70s and early '80s to face Borg, Connors, and McEnroe, he'd be using wooden or aluminum small faced racquets and wouldn't be privy to the last 25 years of athletic training and conditioning knowledge (apparently, he would also have to wear REALLY tight tennis shorts). Same with transporting Borg et al forward. The idea that Federer or Sampras would blow Borg and McEnroe off the court (or vice versa) when all were in their primes and if all had equal access to equipment and conditioning doesn't seem logically correct to me. More likely, everyone would win some and lose some. Perhaps Federer will end up being the best of all time. Perhaps Sampras already is. However, without all things being equal, it's hard to make a head to head comparison amongst any of them.Originally Posted by JBZ
I think with tennis (and to an extent golf as well), the modern equipment is certainly a factor.Originally Posted by Thracozaag
If the measure of a player is how well they dominate their peers, then there is no one else like Federer. He dominates the game (at one time having something like 31 victories in finals out of 32 matches), at a time when the game is so unbelievably competitive.Originally Posted by Violinist
Which is why I think Federer is the greatest of all time.Originally Posted by Thracozaag
Good, one other sane person here.Originally Posted by Violinist