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Best ever male tennis player?

Discussion in 'Tennis' started by AdamBanana20, Jun 27, 2012.

  1. AdamBanana20

    AdamBanana20 New Member

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    It's got to be Rod Laver,right?
     
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    Plymborn Well-Known Member
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    Fred Perry? Bjorn Borg? Roger Federer? There are so many aren't there, maybe it should be split into 2 titles, one from the old and one from the modern era - the modern era perhaps beginning from 1970, I would say Roger Federer must be up there with the very best of all time.
     
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    Impossible to compare different generations.........improving equipement makes it difficult to gauge who would beat who.....when you watch matches from the Rod Laver era it looks rather pedestrian compared by todays standards.
     
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    Rod Laver did the grand slam twice,8 YEARS apart!He is clearly the best ever.I thought you guys would of known that.
     
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    It's all open to debate Adam.
     
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