congrats to nole and his fans. he is simply a machine on the hard courts.
don't know what it will take him to slow him down.
If you say that about Nole, herc darling then we should also acknowledge the fact that Federer is also a machine on hard courts and Nadal is on clay. In fact, they are both machines in general as well since they are playing tennis since 1998 and 2001 respectively, and still on top of the game. Nadal might even be the biggest machine of all time if you think about all his achievements on clay sweeping most of titles including RG since 2005.
Nole has shown a lot more vulnerabilities over the years. He also has also lost a lot of finals since then. I've recently discovered that even Murray fans have turned against him and it doesn't surprise me. After all, they both turned pro at the same time and they both play the game in a quite similar fashion, and yet, it's Nole who has taken the big lead on Andy in every category. So all this venom or the so called 'personal preferences' are actually based on jealousy, hatred, anger etc. - nothing else.
Nole is a great guy and a great human being. He's made great decisions to overcome his won challenges. Many wrote him off after 2010, his worst year yet, but he in return wrote them off when he prioritized his goals and took a new leap of faith in 2011. We must acknowledge his dedication to this wonderful game and new challenges he's laid out for the rest of the players.
You should acknowledge this even more since Nadal himself had to overcome the 'Federer' factor and his fans to stand where he is now. Nole had to make even a bigger stride to overcome the 'Fedal' factor and their fans. He constantly not only has to fight against these players but also against their fans. It's not easy by any means because the work load is just double the amount than it ever was. Nole deserves a lot more respect than this.