re: Kornheiser: Nadal has removed Federer from the discussion of G.O.A.T

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In addition, while Nadal's head to head against everyone is fantastic, so much of it is attained from playing so frequently on clay. He's 20-10 against Federer but only 7-8 off clay. He's 20-15 against Djokovic 7-12 off clay. So against his chief rivals he's 26-5 on clay and 14-20 on other surfaces. If he starts to meet more Djokovic more frequently on hard courts, the h-2-h is going to tilt strongly in Djokovic's favor. Will that remove Nadal from discussion of G.O.A.T?

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You can't take Rafa's dominance on clay and turn it into an argument against him. We're not talking about Sergei Brugeira here. Rafa is elite on every surface. The fact that he is historically untouchable on clay adds to his resume; it doesn't detract.