It is indisputable. There is no greatest male tennis player of all time. Please stop arguing about it.
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Pete Sampras: Never won the French. Never won 3 Slams in a single year.
Roger Federer: Never won the French. Fewer hall-of-fame tennis players in his era.
Bjorn Borg: Never won a hard-court major. Career was too short.
Andre Agassi: Only finished the year #1 one time. Career was too uneven.
Jimmy Connors: Never won the French, though he did win the U.S. Open on Clay. Far fewer Slams than the top of the list. Most Slams came early, with fewer hall-of-fame players in his era. Kind of a dick.
Ivan Lendl: Never won Wimbledon. Kind of a dick.
John McEnroe: Never won the French or Australian. Fourth or fifth best player of his era. Kind of a dick.
Mats Wilander: Never won Wimbledon, though he won the Australian on grass. Dominated for too short a time.
Boris Becker: Never won the French. Only six slams in a career that never left the Open Era.
Stefan Edberg: Never won the French. Only six slams in a career that never left the Open Era.
Rod Laver: Only won four slams in Open Era. Played at a time when tennis was dominated by four nations.
John Newcombe: Never won the French. Played at a time when tennis was dominated by four nations.
Rafael Nadal: Never won a hard-court major. Don’t believe he ever will.
