[theKSHE]

I wouldn't consider him a top5 hardcourt player but I guess Nadulltardism sees it differently.

[Sham Kay]

I believe in him, he can do it.

Of course, looking down at the players in my sig, my belief in him can only be a curse.

Score.

[stewietennis]

Obviously his best chance to do it is at Roland Garros, which I think he'll win barring injury. I think the Australian Open is his next best chance depending on how Novak goes with his recovery. If Djokovic isn't 100%, Nadal has as much chance to win it as anyone. Wimbledon is his next best chance, however I give Djokovic and Federer equal chances of winning at the All England Club.

[GSMnadal]

Originally Posted by theKSHE

I wouldn't consider him a top5 hardcourt player but I guess Nadulltardism sees it differently.

Yes, there are at least five players with two hardcourt slams and a final.

Your blind hatred is too obvious. The only players that even have a case, are Fed and Murray. We saw what Rafa did to Andy at the US Open, plus he has infinitely more hardcourt slams than Murray.

And Federer doesn't stand a very good chance IMO to win three sets on an outdoor hardcourt in a slam, even if Rafa is on his 'average' 2011 level. It'll look like Miami all over again.

[xdrewitdajx]

doable, definitely. But I don't think he will win one next year.

[buzz]

Originally Posted by Foxy

AO 2009?

It is absolutely doable but it is not that important of a record.

AO 2009 I know, I was looking at last season, MTF in general looks only 1 max 2 years back when looking at the form of players for the next season.

It is important I think, longlivety in results at the very very highest level

[Gabe32]

I think he will. The competition is terrible. Fed, Djokovic and Nadal will grab 80-100% of the slams in the next 2 years, I think.

As for best hard court players at the moment:

1) Djokovic
2)Federer
3) Nadal/Murray

[Fedex]

Originally Posted by GSMnadal

Yes, there are at least five players with two hardcourt slams and a final.

Your blind hatred is too obvious. The only players that even have a case, are Fed and Murray. We saw what Rafa did to Andy at the US Open, plus he has infinitely more hardcourt slams than Murray.

And Federer doesn't stand a very good chance IMO to win three sets on an outdoor hardcourt in a slam, even if Rafa is on his 'average' 2011 level. It'll look like Miami all over again.

lol

Fed would mop the floor with Nadal at the USO.

[Yolita]

Originally Posted by buzz

...and Federer was a lot closer to beating Djokovic than Nadal was to beating djokovic.

I like this new stage of the Fedal wars.

[MatchFederer]

Having to choose, I think Nadal will get it done, probably at Roland Garros. At least a Major in every year from 2005 - 2013, what a stud.

[Mountaindewslave]

Originally Posted by theKSHE

I wouldn't consider him a top5 hardcourt player but I guess Nadulltardism sees it differently.

how would you not consider him a top 5 hard court player when the only other player who can beat him when he's on is Djokovic....? bizarre logic. besides some fluke matches in which Nadal was MIA, Djokovic is the only one who stood in his way of winning most of the hard court titles in 2011!!

your logic is ill willed and clearly biased because it holds no ground

a 'not even top 5 hard court player' has been in the top 1 or 2 spots for two or three years now based on him earning the most points accumulated on hard courts and by having some of the most success.

you just make no sense. how many hard court finals did he reach in 2011? did he win a hard court grand slam in 2010? what other players besides Djokovic/Federer have won hard court Grand Slams recently?

it is tiring hearing haters like you state foolish things, that you would not consider Rafael Nadal a top 5 hard court player. how bitter are you of his success child

[Mountaindewslave]

oh and directly towards the question, he can definitely do it! he will win a slam next year! obviously 2013 is the real question mark and who can really say at this point (who knows how his body will hold up the next few years), but there is a definite huge change. only 2 more years and as consistant as he is with the amount of fight in his body?

if we are speculating it on a tennis board, know for certain that this statistic has crossed the minds of his team and that he will be very hard fought to keep his consistancy with Grand Slams up over the next few years

[stewietennis]

Nadal is probably the #4 hard court player at the moment (F in Indian Wells, Miami, US Open and Tokyo), these results are only trumped by Djokovic (W Australia, USO, Miami, Indian Wells, Montreal and F Cincinnati), Federer (W Doha, Basel, Paris, YEC and F Dubai) and Murray (W Cincinnati, Bangkok, Tokyo, Shanghai and F Australia). The results pretty much speak for themselves. You've got other players whose games are more suited to hard courts but they still fail to achieve any significant results.

[HKz]

I am slightly in doubt of 2012. Could be like 2008, however, where Nadal had several heartbreaks in 2007 after doing very well in 2006 only to come back with a couple of tight wins during the clay season and then playing amazing at Roland Garros after getting some confidence back. However, those 6 losses with Djokovic may linger with him at the biggest of occasions, as we have seen him falter mentally here and there throughout the years.

Yes, obviously he is very strong mentally, but look at a player like Federer who had many, many emotionally tough matches especially against Nadal, only to come back to win big events. Nadal sometimes does seem to fade for a few months at a time after some bad losses.

[Sri]

Its all on Novak's racket. Will Novak let Rafael be undefeated @ RG?