January 29th, 2012 at 12:12 PM ^
I'm not so sure we can talk up Nadal's character. There have been allegations of PED use on his part that seem credible.
January 29th, 2012 at 12:20 PM ^
Federer is super classy, but he had some issues. I think it was a language gap. Some people were sick of his honesty. Roger's rep is top notch. I remember this year against DelPo, there was a challenge in which DelPo actually said to Fed, if you think you had a shot, lets replay the point. the chair was ready to give Del Po the point. It was interesting that his fellow players have such a high regard for him.
I think Novak is seeing that and his repsect factor has gotten better.
January 29th, 2012 at 12:07 PM ^
Well, poor Fed stands no chance in the significant-other department. I think Rafa is right there with Djokovic, though.
I was watching a Fed-Nadal match a couple of years ago with a tennis-ignorant female friend, and when they flashed Mirka on screen, she yelled out, "Oh, come on! That's ridiculous!"
January 29th, 2012 at 11:42 AM ^