Comments on: ANDRE AGASSI ON ROGER FEDERER: NOT WINNING THE FRENCH WOULD’VE BEEN A CRIME

By: JFK

JFK — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:30:25 +0000

That's really nice of Andre. It was just destiny that he handed the trophy to Roger. What a great moment I'll never forget!

By: JFK

JFK — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:25:07 +0000

That was supposed to be a compliment. He's saying Nadal is a freak of nature, because he's in a league of his own when it comes to clay.

By: judy

judy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:59:49 +0000

i love how wise and thoughtful andre is. he is the man! fed was already GOAT given his unbelievable records that blow past his predecessors, the dominance and consistency- consecutive weeks at #1, 21 slam semis or better, 10 slam finals in a row (now another 6 in a row, damn you mono!), 16 of the last 17 finals, winning 3 of the 4 slams more than once and andre makes an excellent point- were it not for probably the greatest clay court player ever, rog would probably have a grand slam already! he also played so much better at the FO than pete ever did. he has the most complete game of any player ever, no weaknesses and so much grace. now rog really has it all and will keep breaking records. the best thing is, he loves the sport so much, he's going to keep going. i love that we live in his era!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:47:07 +0000

"He should have won four or five French Opens, if it wasn’t for one sort of freakish kid from Mallorca" what was that? He's right in all he says but seriously, you have to give credit to Nadal. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe even Federer said once that Nadal forces you to become a better player!

By: Pamala Knight

Pamala Knight — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:01:47 +0000

That's what I love about Andre–that astuteness. He hit the nail directly on the head. It's awesome that Roger won the French and we all knew that even he considered it a monkey on his back, but if he hadn't won, he would still be in the running for GOAT.

Others have made valid points though, that it's important for us to have criteria and boxes to tick off to measure greatness. Federer done his job.

By: MarK

MarK — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:38:57 +0000

In order for RF to be mentioned in GOAT conversation, Roland Garros title was not obligatory. But to end that conversation conclusively, completing the career slam was essential, as was winning Major title number 15. He has achieved it all and left no doubt. That's why i call him His Royal GOATness.

By: @dootsiez

@dootsiez — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:29:02 +0000

Rationally, I agree – I didn't think Federer needed the French Open to be GOAT. But you know there's an irrational part of you that just wants to tick off boxes. Write lists and then waste time by crossing each line off painstakingly.

That's how I felt about the French Open. It's easier for Andre to say – he's got it all!

By: anish

anish — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:51:45 +0000

Andre is a the legend himself. he knows what he’s talking about whole heartedly