The damned swiss.

[manker]

It isn't indisputable, but it should be.

There are a few others worthy of honourable mention; Borg, McEnroe and ... nah, that's it.
But Mister Federer is the best.

Best smest.McEnroe was an artist and after that everything else is rather irrelevant.

Art, schmart.
Honestly, I never saw him play live so you may be in a better position to judge than I am. But from what I've seen of him on the vids, Federer is a better exponent of grass court tennis.

[Barbarossa]

Becker was pretty good until he got distracted by shagging people in cupboards...

[mjmacky]

Thread summary:
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[Quarterquack]

Gee that was helpful.

Think of gourmet doughnuts. Glazing, flavoring, sprinkles et cetera.
Now strip them of all the quality flavor on the inside and absolutely make sure they taste like a piece of watered bread.
Now make them the size and shape (and arguably texture) of a racquetball.
Sell them for 3.99 a 10-piece in many convenient locations all over canada.
You have arrived at Timbits.

Basically the reinvention of truffles in unimaginative, dough-laden manners.

[mjmacky]

Gee that was helpful.

Think of gourmet doughnuts. Glazing, flavoring, sprinkles et cetera.
Now strip them of all the quality flavor on the inside and absolutely make sure they taste like a piece of watered bread.

I believe you're trying to describe a bagel.

[Quarterquack]

But from what I've seen of him on the vids, Federer is a better exponent of grass court tennis.

Federer played at a time when all but half a player had lost all game sense. Maintaining composure and playing a ball control game isn't difficult when there's no pressure. Arguably the only players that could give him a consistent run for his money were Nadal and Djokovic. He was only assumed to be a great grass player because Nadal was king of clay, but once you recognize how many matches Federer lost to Nadal on the regular (especially regardless of ground, considering Nadal himself attests to the fact that his awarding of clay grandmaster is unearned given he has more grass wins) you start to see Federer's game for what it really is.

If Federer were to play at a time with as many stars as McEnroe was subjected to throughout his career, he wouldn't have won a third of the titles he has, most probably. McEnroe had to deal with monsters like Lendl, Connors, Borg, Becker, and Wilander. Discounting all of these as well, Agassi, Sampras, Laver, and the ever-conversationally-absent Edberg and Courier - there's not a single doubt in my mind that they could all make Federer's records look childish if they could each run solo with a playing field as easy as his.

[Quarterquack]

I believe you're trying to describe a bagel.

I'm yet to see a bagel made with anything but butter and/or jam.

[mjmacky]

I believe you're trying to describe a bagel.

I'm yet to see a bagel made with anything but butter and/or jam.

Have Oleg take you out to get a real bagel before he beats you to death, but after he loses his virginity in your cavernous mangina.

[Quarterquack]

Have Oleg take you out to get a real bagel before he beats you to death, but after he loses his virginity in your cavernous mangina.

I will spend the rest of my day completely satisfied that you think of me in such a way.
I believe I have transcended the attempts of all the women on your petty dating sites, as you don't come to see them in such an animalistic sex-starved fashion.

When you have lunch today, please imagine eating it off my naked body.

[mjmacky]

When you have lunch today, please imagine eating it off my naked body.

I'll do that when I toss the rest of my lunch into the Bingham Canyon Mine.