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G.O.A.T.
Competition is important when analyzing a player's position in the GOAT race. Since Grand Slams are the most important tournaments in today's day and age, it's only logical to use the Slam counts of opponents each player faced in their own title matches.
For players faced more than once, the number of encounters is written in parentheses.
Federer:
Philippoussis: 0 Slams
Roddick (4): 1 Slam
Safin: 2 Slams
Hewitt: 2 Slams
Agassi: 8 Slams
Baghdatis: 0 Slams
Nadal (9): 19 Slams
Gonzalez: 0 Slams
Djokovic (5): 17 Slams
Murray (3): 3 Slams
Soderling: 0 Slams
Del Potro: 1 Slam
Cilic (2): 1 Slam
Average Slam count for his competition: 9.16 Slams
Nadal:
Puerta: 0 Slams
Federer (9): 20 Slams
Soderling: 0 Slams
Berdych: 0 Slams
Djokovic (8): 17 Slams
Ferrer: 0 Slams
Wawrinka (2): 3 Slams
Anderson: 0 Slams
Thiem (2): 0 Slams
Medvedev: 0 Slams
Average Slam count for his competition: 11.93 Slams
Djokovic:
Federer (5): 20 Slams
Tsonga: 0 Slams
Nadal (8): 19 Slams
Murray (7): 3 Slams
Wawrinka (2): 3 Slams
Anderson: 0 Slams
Del Potro: 1 Slam
Thiem: 0 Slams
Average Slam count for his competition: 10.77 Slams
Murray:
Federer (3): 20 Slams
Djokovic (7): 17 Slams
Raonic: 0 Slams
Average Slam count for his competition: 16.27 Slams
He faced opponents with an average of 16 Slams while the rest had relatively weak mugs. A player can only be measured by the strength of his competition. Mury GOAT.
For players faced more than once, the number of encounters is written in parentheses.
Federer:
Philippoussis: 0 Slams
Roddick (4): 1 Slam
Safin: 2 Slams
Hewitt: 2 Slams
Agassi: 8 Slams
Baghdatis: 0 Slams
Nadal (9): 19 Slams
Gonzalez: 0 Slams
Djokovic (5): 17 Slams
Murray (3): 3 Slams
Soderling: 0 Slams
Del Potro: 1 Slam
Cilic (2): 1 Slam
Average Slam count for his competition: 9.16 Slams
Nadal:
Puerta: 0 Slams
Federer (9): 20 Slams
Soderling: 0 Slams
Berdych: 0 Slams
Djokovic (8): 17 Slams
Ferrer: 0 Slams
Wawrinka (2): 3 Slams
Anderson: 0 Slams
Thiem (2): 0 Slams
Medvedev: 0 Slams
Average Slam count for his competition: 11.93 Slams
Djokovic:
Federer (5): 20 Slams
Tsonga: 0 Slams
Nadal (8): 19 Slams
Murray (7): 3 Slams
Wawrinka (2): 3 Slams
Anderson: 0 Slams
Del Potro: 1 Slam
Thiem: 0 Slams
Average Slam count for his competition: 10.77 Slams
Murray:
Federer (3): 20 Slams
Djokovic (7): 17 Slams
Raonic: 0 Slams
Average Slam count for his competition: 16.27 Slams
He faced opponents with an average of 16 Slams while the rest had relatively weak mugs. A player can only be measured by the strength of his competition. Mury GOAT.