Fabio Fognini surprised us all by becoming the only player so far in history to beat Nadal from two sets down (previously Rafa was 151-0 in matches where he lead by two sets). It was a topsy-turvy affair with lots of breaks, unforced errors and 70 spectacular winners coming out of Fognini’s racquet. The scoreline in the end: 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in Fognini’s favour. Nadal is having a horrible year by his lofty standards, but despite losing after four hours to a guy he had a serious argument with in Hamburg earlier this year, he still signed autographs. …
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This is definitely a topic that is always up for debate. Everyone has their favourite era and when the GOAT discussion starts, one era is always weaker than the other etc. I grew up with Edberg and Becker as heroes, enjoyed Agassi’s unorthodox style, snoozed through Sampras dominance, regained interest in tennis thanks to Federer, and really got hooked during his dominant years, now I’m a devotee but I’m missing something. Something. The sports keeps getting better. The physique, the gear, you need a whole team to be able to compete it seems. Some players you think almost more of …