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[QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 5010192, member: 9355"]
He really is one of a kind. Djokovic will most likely go down as the #1 player of all time with the 24 grand slams (Nadal has 22) , 6 ATP Championships (Nadal has none), and most Masters series tournament wins (I think Nadal was second). However, take any player throughout history and combine them with their best grand slam tournament (i.e. Djokovic-Australian Open, Federer-Wimbledon, Sampras-Wimbledon, etc.) and Nadal-French Open is clearly #1 by a mile, I mean 112-3 before yesterday is unbelievable. Take any player in history and their best surface (Djokovic-hard surface, Federer-grass, Sampras-grass, etc.) and Nadal-clay is clearly #1.

Don't get me wrong, Nadal is very good on all surfaces, but his dominance of the French Open and playing on clay was remarkable. In 2021, when Nadal was down 2 sets to 1 set in the French Open semifinal, the live betting lines still had Nadal as the favorite. I don't think any live betting line in history would have a player who is trailing 1 set to 2 sets as a favorite. It speaks to the dominance of his French Open.
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