Last 50 matches on Hard Court:
Federer: 40-10
Nadal 44-6

Their head to head rivalry is skewed because Nadal has never reached a US Open final, which is played on fast hard courts. It is not Roger’s fault that Nadal lost to inferior players and never made the finals in the five straight years that Roger has won. Nadal won over Roger at Wimbledon once in three tries. On slower hard courts, Nadal won this year in Australia, but never did well down there in past years.

Roger is the second best clay court player in the world, and makes it to multiple finals where he loses to Nadal. Nadal is not the second best hard court player in the world, and does not make it to the finals of most fast hard court events, so Roger doesn’t get to beat him. Historically, Nadal fades badly after Wimbledon and does nothing the second half of the year. Check it out.

Nadal, because of his style, probably will always have injuries and most likely will have a shorter career, and that is too bad.

You tell us, Rafi vs. Rog, at their best, who won repeatedly?

How do you figure Roger isn’t the best? Nadal has won six majors, never more than two in one year, and has never even reached the final of the US Open, let alone won it. in fact, he has only reached the semis once. He also has never won the Master’s Cup, which is the season ending tour championship tournament. The only year Rafa has ever lost less than ten matches is this year, and he has been injured.

Roger, on the other hand, has won fifteen majors, three in one year three times. 2008, when he played with mono and its aftereffects, was the only year when he lost more than ten matches. In 2004, 2005, and 2006 he lost 4, 4, and 5 matches all year despite playing the full season. He has also won three Master’s Cups.

I guess with your logic you would say that Paddy Harrington was the best golfer because he won two majors last year and Tiger didn’t.

I never said that Tiger wasn’t the best golfer. The two sports are not comparable in many different ways, and it was you who made the ridiculous assertion that Roger isn’t the best.