BJK on Rafa and her admiration for him
I agree with BJK on Rafa as a very good model of behavior and self control. It's fun to consider the numbers might have been if another player wasn't around to compete for the titles. Guessing on this gets you nowhere because there are so many other factors. Saying that Chris or Martina would have 40 slams without the other is probably to diminish Margaret Court who she never mentions. Without Rafa and Fed, Novak might already have 30+ and so would the other two if their direct rivals didn't exist. Oh, and Rod Laver would have had another dozen or more for thos 7+ yeas he was kept from competing by turning pro, and same for Ken Rosewall. Woulda coulda!
