Whilst all the hullabaloo is around Novak Djokovic right now, Tennis.com's Steve Tignor picked his favourite for the tournament ... Rafa. And I really like the quote he used for his reasoning in doing so ...
"I'll go back to their final at the U.S. Open last fall. It was Djokovic who had the winning record over Nadal on hard courts, but the Spaniard was the favorite because, while Djokovic was a great player for his era, Nadal was for all-time, and it's the all-timers who win Slam finals."
Djokovic is a great player for his era ... yeah, that's about right. OK, he's won 2 Australian Opens, but that's his total sum to date and frankly, good form or not, let's see if he heads towards double figures in his Slam victories. I doubt it. Whereas Rafa's successes with wins at all the Slams across all the surfaces, already puts him up there as one of the all-time GREATS of the game. Lets hope the double figure can be achieved this time. Vamos Rafa!!
"I'll go back to their final at the U.S. Open last fall. It was Djokovic who had the winning record over Nadal on hard courts, but the Spaniard was the favorite because, while Djokovic was a great player for his era, Nadal was for all-time, and it's the all-timers who win Slam finals."
Djokovic is a great player for his era ... yeah, that's about right. OK, he's won 2 Australian Opens, but that's his total sum to date and frankly, good form or not, let's see if he heads towards double figures in his Slam victories. I doubt it. Whereas Rafa's successes with wins at all the Slams across all the surfaces, already puts him up there as one of the all-time GREATS of the game. Lets hope the double figure can be achieved this time. Vamos Rafa!!
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