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Tennis Legend Ilie Nastase Says Nadal Will Save His Best for the Best
Here's two-time Grand Slam winner and former U.S. Open champion Ilie Nastase talking about Rafa's game in light of Nadal's rather unextraordinary display of tennis against Sam Querrey yesterday.
"Nadal reminds me a little bit of Jimmy Connors," said Nastase. "He wants to win every point. I guess he likes to play the top guys; he plays his best against top guys. I think if he played Federer or Djokovic he would have played a different way [yesterday]."
Nastase said he's rooting for a Federer-Nadal final. "I'd like to see a final again of Nadal and Federer. It would be the best for that."
Correction: Due to pretty unbelievable stupidity, an original version of this post misidentified Ilie Nastase as Guillermo Vilas. We regret the error.
Wonder if Ilie recognises Roger as his one true successor (in all but temperament)? Wonder if Roger recognises Ilie as the only other player in history who was as naturally gifted as he is - if not even more so?
How would a match between these two in their prime, using identical rackets, have turned out? Will CG tell us one day? I hope so!
Wonder if Ilie recognises Roger as his one true successor (in all but temperament)? Wonder if Roger recognises Ilie as the only other player in history who was as naturally gifted as he is - if not even more so?
How would a match between these two in their prime, using identical rackets, have turned out? Will CG tell us one day? I hope so!
Wonder if Ilie recognises Roger as his one true successor (in all but temperament)? Wonder if Roger recognises Ilie as the only other player in history who was as naturally gifted as he is - if not even more so?
How would a match between these two in their prime, using identical rackets, have turned out? Will CG tell us one day? I hope so!
Nastase is clearly as talented if not more so than Federer but to say he's the only one is going out on a limb. A lot of guys may be as talented if not more so than Federer. One perfect example is Lew Hoad. Another few are John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg.