Do you think Rafa would have beaten Roger on GRASS Sunday?

Question

Watching the one sided match on NBC then watching the 2007 Wimbledon final replay immediately after brought to mind a question. Given how dominant Nadal was on Sunday in downright humiliating Roger, do you think Nadal would have beaten Roger on grass that day? He was, after all, just a few points from winning Wimby last year and the gap between him and Federer has significantly closed on the fast surfaces. He was so dominant Sunday that I can't help but feel he would have beaten Roger on grass that day. What do you think?

Answer 1

no, roger was in the zone and he played some really good points during critical points.

Answer 2

Sunday, yes. Next week, I don't think so

Answer 3

no way

Answer 4

Don't think so, tbh I am not even sure if Nadal would have beaten Djokovic if they were playing on grass. The guy doesn't have serve, which is one of the most important things on grass ( i don't want to trash talk Nadal) but Djokovic has way better serve than him.

Answer 5

roger would of owned him on grass.

Answer 6

lets not get carried away because you can't compare surfaces.  Nadal has won exactly 0 tournaments on grass so I don't think you can say just because he played well on Sunday that surfaces wouldn't have made a difference.  The difference is small on grass??  5 titles vs 1 final on grass that's a small difference.  Nadal has NEVER beaten Fed on grass and I don't think he will anytime soon.

Answer 7

I think he will beat Federer on grass 4 Sundays from now.

People are saying Federer is the king of grass. Well he has won Wimbledon 5 years in a row, and nothing can take that away from him. But what is he going to do to beat Nadal? More of what he did last Sunday? Federer doesn't really play classic grass court tennis. He stays back, and with the slower grass these days, that just lets Rafa in with a chance. He almost took it last year. Let's face it, the difference between Roger and Rafa on grass is very small, while the difference  between them on clay is very large. That's a fact.

Answer 8

No way i think Roger is still better on grass

Answer 9

No, I think Fed. would have won it in 4. Federer is still king of the grass.

Answer 10

In a couple of weeks we will see for sure, but due to Nadal's success on grass thus far, which often goes unnoticed, he could very well pull off another "upset".

Personally, I would like to see Nadal steadily improve on hard courts and make alot of noise, being we have come to see he can surely play on grass as well. He has an all court game, but on hard courts, is his more challenging, and harder on his feet, and cant defend as much.