Tennis fans have said that the victory at the Wimbledon finals in 2008 was Rafael Nadal’s best Grand Slam win outside the French Open, as he beat Roger Federer on his favorite surface in what is widely regarded as one of their most famous match-ups ever.
Fans assessed Nadal’s best performance outside Roland Garros, where he has won a record 14 titles, the highest for a male or a female at a Major. His famous victory at Wimbledon against Federer in five thrilling sets in 2008 is considered one of the best matches ever played in men’s tennis.
“Wimbledon 08. Beating prime Federer on his best surface and playing one of the highest level grass matches ever makes this a no brainer,” a fan wrote on Reddit.
Fans also said that Rafael Nadal’s epic five-set comeback win over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open finals of 2022 deserves to be acknowledged as one of the best ever, as the Spaniard clinched the title after losing the first two sets.
“The 2022 Australian Open final with Medvedev has to be right up there. How the hell did he come back from that? It was done and dusted. Medvedev is such a dominant hard court player, and he had him on the ropes. They showed a 4 percent chance of victory for Rafa, and I saw that and laughed it off thinking even that’s a bit optimistic,” a fan said.
Another fan said that Rafael Nadal’s US Open title win in 2013 ranks quite high in the order as it came against Novak Djokovic, an arch-rival and one of the greatest ever to play the game, and that the Spaniard’s Australian Open win against Federer in 2009 also deserved a mention.
“I think the top 3 have to be the 3 Slams Nadal won off of clay against prime Fed/Novak who are obviously the toughest opponents he could face on those surfaces. So Wimbledon 2008, USO 2013, and AO 2009. I could see a case for either of the second two to get the #2 spot but you could certainly argue that matchup-wise Nadal beating Novak is more impressive than him beating Fed,” a fan said.
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