Australian Open Final 2018: Federer v Cilic

[kskate2]

alright gang. closing the chat. Please take any other comments to the thread

 

[Moxie]

I'm not bitter. I'm righteously indignent. There's a difference.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Roger now is either tied or solely owns the GS record in three of the four grand slam events.

 

[Moxie]

We need to bait Moxie for a couple more minutes.

Sadly, I think a couple of the last comments were lost.

 

[Busted]

Congrats to Roger...but hell...he should have won that in 3... First man to 20 Slams...come and get him, if you can,, boys...

 

[britbox]

 

[britbox]

Congrats to Roger...but hell...he should have won that in 3... First man to 20 Slams...come and get him, if you can,, boys...

Tell me about it... talk about winning ugly... But it's #20!!!

 

[Busted]

Roger now is either tied or solely owns the GS record in three of the four grand slam events.

Yes, but...you know...Nadal leads their H2H so Agassi says Roger can't be the GOAT...:lulz2:

 

[Moxie]

Congrats to Roger...but hell...he should have won that in 3... First man to 20 Slams...come and get him, if you can,, boys...

That's a heck of a marker, for sure.

 

[Nekro]

wanna be the first one to say something negative: Has anyone made a gif of Rogi's self-loving, self-absorbed crying at the ceremony???

 

[GameSetAndMath]

This is supposed to be the 200th GS of open era. Fed has won 10% of them.

 

[Moxie]

Yes, but...you know...Nadal leads their H2H so Agassi says Roger can't be the GOAT...:lulz2:

It's not only Agassi that says it. Roger is striding away with yet another record. It's a stellar resume, to be sure. But the defining rivalry of his career is with Nadal, like it or not. And there he hasn't come up so well. Maybe he changes that, late-career, maybe not. And you may not like it, but it is their legacy.

 

[Busted]

Tell me about it... talk about winning ugly... But it's #20!!!

I'm serious when I say...I went to the bathroom at the start of the 5th because Roger took a break. Then I went to get a snack...came back and he was up 3-0. If he'd blown that break lead again I think I'd seriously have to consider giving up my "Fed Fan" credentials...

 

[Nekro]

If Fed wasn't from a country that got extremely rich from washing the money of war criminals and tennis would be more financially accessible to everyone in the world there would be ard 50 people on he GOAT list before Rogi.....

 

[I.Haychew]

It's not only Agassi that says it. Roger is striding away with yet another record. It's a stellar resume, to be sure. But the defining rivalry of his career is with Nadal, like it or not. And there he hasn't come up so well. Maybe he changes that, late-career, maybe not. And you may not like it, but it is their legacy.

So, who's your "GOAT"?

 

[Busted]

It's not only Agassi that says it. Roger is striding away with yet another record. It's a stellar resume, to be sure. But the defining rivalry of his career is with Nadal, like it or not. And there he hasn't come up so well. Maybe he changes that, late-career, maybe not. And you may not like it, but it is their legacy.

Duh. I know that. I was just being snarky about Agassi because he said it recently in a Swiss newspaper interview before the AO started. As Roger said - he's done things Nadal's never done and Nadal's done things he's never done. Roger's done his things at at 3 different slams. Nadal can have clay...but Roger's even been in 5 French finals, so there's that as well - he's the only man to be in at least 5 finals at every Slam. Eff the H2H and anybody hung up on it. Roger's the GOAT. The end.

 

[Moxie]

So, who's your "GOAT"?

Obviously, if there is one, it's Roger. It just don't think there is "One." This isn't The Bible or "The Matrix."

 

[I.Haychew]

If Fed wasn't from a country that got extremely rich from washing the money of war criminals and tennis would be more financially accessible to everyone in the world there would be ard 50 people on he GOAT list before Rogi.....

Please list your 50.

 

[Moxie]

Duh. I know that. I was just being snarky about Agassi because he said it recently in a Swiss newspaper interview before the AO started. As Roger said - he's done things Nadal's never done and Nadal's done things he's never done. Roger's done his things at at 3 different slams. Nadal can have clay...but Roger's even been in 5 French finals, so there's that as well - he's the only man to be in at least 5 finals at every Slam. Eff the H2H and anybody hung up on it. Roger's the GOAT. The end.

You actually explained why there is no GOAT. Thanks.

 

[Federberg]

It's not only Agassi that says it. Roger is striding away with yet another record. It's a stellar resume, to be sure. But the defining rivalry of his career is with Nadal, like it or not. And there he hasn't come up so well. Maybe he changes that, late-career, maybe not. And you may not like it, but it is their legacy.

Lol! I admire your effort. H2H is a construct that only became relevant when the main Fed-hating fans came together, Sampras-fans and Rafa-fans. If that's the island you want to settle on, that's ok. The rest of us will stay on the main land. It's all about the W's baby..