For more than four hours -- or roughly 1,740 hot dogs for Joey Chestnut -- Roger Federer and Andy Roddick battled for Wimbledon supremacy. But did Federer's eventual win, after a marathon 16-14 fifth set that one SportsNation blogger suggested should have been directed by M. Night Shyamalan, solidify his place as the greatest men's tennis player of all time by putting him one Grand Slam ahead of Pete Sampras?
And for that matter, did Federer's most compelling competition come from Roddick standing across the net, the legends sitting in the stands or Tiger Woods -- after sending a congratulatory text message -- winning a tournament an ocean away?
- 61 percent: Federer vs. Roddick was better than Federer vs. Nadal last year.
- 77 percent: Federer was SportsNation's overwhelming favorite (June 19), but ...
- More thought Tiger was a better bet at the U.S. Open than Federer at Wimbledon.
“The GOAT debate is incomplete b/c Fed isn't done yet. He's the fav heading into the USO and given his current record (15 GS, 21 straight semi, 16 of 17 GS finals since 2005, etc.) he doesn't seem to be slowing down. Time will give us perspective on his accomplishments.
” -- fx772k1
“Is there any doubt that Tiger is one of the greatest Professional Athletes to ever play any sport? The way he conducts himself on and off the course is something that most other sports wished their athletes did. Jim Brown, please take note that all Tigers winnings went to charity and please stop defining "helping society" as doing it the way you did and nothing else matters.
” -- dolphan.15n1or1n15
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