Who is better Federer or Nadal? Lets discuss with more perspective...?

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OK Roger is the more successful player sure. But is he the better player? I am a Roger fan but I want to discuss the issue objectively. Infact, I have decided to assign points out of 5 to each component of their game, lets see what comes up!

1. Serve- Rafa is bullshit compared to Roger. Roger's serve gets him out of trouble like no other weapon can. So Rafa-2 Roger-5

2. Backhand- Roger's backhand is no match for Rafa's in my opinion. Rafa pulls off the most amazing crosscourts with his double handed backhands. So Rafa-5 Roger-3

3. Forehand- Well the serve and backhand was quite obvious, but who's got the better forehand? Its very very hard to say, but I am inclined to give Roger the edge. So Rafa-4 Roger-5

4. Unforced Errors and Shot control- Though Roger pulls off more spectacular shots I dont think he controls ALL his shots as well as Rafa. He is much more inclined to make an unforced error.
So Rafa- 5, Roger-4

5. Tenacity, Stamina and Speed- Phew this one is close! But I think Rafa holds the edge. He just doesnt give up on anything does he? So Rafa- 5, Roger-4

6. Court awareness, intelligence and presence of mind- I think we have to hand this one to Roger. He is very sharp, although Nadal is no minion himself! So Rafa-4, Roger-5

7. Passing shots, lobs, half volleys, smashes, net presence- I have seen them both pull off the most amazing shots as far as tyhis area is concerned. So I think its fair to say that they are equal. So Rafa-5, Roger-5

Ergo, Rafa's tally comes to 30 and Roger's tally comes to 31. It seems Roger is the better player and that's what my heart says. Do you guys agree or disagree? Please be fair and feel free to opinionate your scores on the factors I have mentioned or better add some factors if I left them out!
Just to clarify guys dont debate over whether Fed or nadal should be given 4 and 4 instead of 5 and 5. I am not trying to rate Fed or Rafa per se out of 5, I am just seeing their score vis-a-vis each other. So if you think Roger and Rafa deserve only a 4 each on their backhand and Nalbandian deserves 5 then you are jsut wasting your time. Its good enough to say that both should get 5. Remember my question is one of comparison and not appraisal of both these players.
 
Serve: Roger = 5, rafa = 2
this is obvious

Forehand: Roger = 5, rafa = 4

Federer forehand can hurt anyone, rafa forehand hurts many players, but not against tall double backhanded players.
so Roger = 5 and rafa = 4

Backhand: Roger = 5, rafa = 5

Roger's backhand can produce errors but that rarely happens, I have seen rafa also making errors with his backhand, Roger's backhand - great angles & passing shots, with slice shots he puts his opponent in trouble, by keeping ball at low height, not allowing to play aggressive, rafa's backhand - has great power and angles, but makes errors few times. So I have given equal points.

Shot Control: Roger = 5, rafa = 5

Stamina: Roger = 5, rafa = 5

rafa stamina is clearly great, but Federer stamina is also great, Federer played so many 5 set matches, it is not new to him. against nadal, wimbly 2007, 2008. AO 2009. FO 2009 semis, 4th round. Wimbly 2009 16-14 in 5th set, US open 2009 final, Wimbly 2001 4th round, Roger also has great stamina.

Speed: Roger = 5, rafa = 4

Federer running is so fast, Federer has an edge over rafa in this

Court awareness, intelligence and presence of mind: Roger = 5, rafa = 4

rafa uses tricks a little lesser than Federer, Federer plays many tricks to mess up game of his opponent

Serve & Volley, Passing shots, lobs, half volleys, smashes, drop shots, net presence: Roger = 5, rafa = 3

Passing shots Roger is slightly better than rafa, Serve & Volley, lobs, drop shots, at the net, half volleys - Roger is clearly better than rafa

Footwork: Roger = 5, rafa = 3

Federer's footwork is the best, rafa is also fast on the court but rafa footwork has good chance of getting injured.

Roger's tally comes to 45 and rafa's tally comes to 35

I am Federer fan, but I like rafa too, this is my opinion.

So Roger is the better player.
 
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