McEnroe: Nadal is already #4 of all time at 24, and heading upward

He says top 3 (in open era) are:

Sampras, Laver, Federer

Nadal is 4

He says if Nadal wins the Open he will be higher...

has to be..hes stunning what he has done at such a young age..when he beat FEd on grass in the final of the century that was the statement ,,now a possible US open on his worst surface already? wow..

I love Mac & Hard to disagree with his opinions.

But still a lot to be seen with Nadal.
Who knows he could slow down rapidly as the years go by & what type of player he becomes when & if he loses some of the quickness & energy he currently has.....

What, no shout out to rivals from his era, like Lendl, Borg or Connors?? At least he didn't name himself...

If Nadal can hold up he could be really great like the best ever. It's a toss up though he basically has missed close to 2 full seasons due to injuries already in his career. That knee could be problematic down the road. The thing that is impressive about Federer is that he is never injured. IMO it speaks volumes about the guy. He never retires like some of the other guys do Rafa and the Joker most notably. Roger is so fit he might be able to play into his late 30's if he still enjoys the game. Also Fed has twice as many majors sitting in the bag already. Rafa has to play catch up now. Still though if he can get a U.S. open title, a golden slam is a helluva acheivement. When all is said and done in another 7-10 years or so Sampras, Nadal and Federer will be the 3 best of all time and in a class of their own. It seems like the only thing stopping both Roger and Rafa from getting 20 slams each is each other and injuries.

rafa is easily the best athlete the sport has ever seen. i am to the point where my 2 favorite people in all of the sports to watch are nadal and federer. the rest of the world could take a lesson on class from those 2. an open final between those 2 could be epic..