Meaningful Achievements Left for Federer in 2013

[McEnroeisanartist]

What are the meaningful achievements left for Federer in 2013?

Mine include:

Win U.S. Open - most in open era - and only male player to win two different Grand Slams at least six times
Reach U.S. Open final - tie for most consecutive years reaching at least one Grand Slam final -
Tie Wayne Ferriera for Most Consecutive Grand Slam appearances
Tie Jimmy Connors for Most Grand Slam quarterfinals

Reach Basel final - tie the record for most finals reached at one tournament

Pass Guillermo Vilas for third most matches won all time (needs to win 22 more)

Reach Year End Championships final - tie Lendl for most finals reach at 5th biggest tournament

 

[Phoenix1983]

Tie Wayne Ferriera for Most Consecutive Grand Slam appearances

Doesn't have to put much effort in to achieve this one!

 

[JRAJ1988]

I see Federer accomplishing some of those goals, though I doubt he'll get to the US Open seeded higher than 5th which may hurt his chances. I see him winning the 250/500s tournaments he's entered and potentially winning the World Tour Finals.

Finishing number 4 in the world is my best bet with Ferrer at 5th and Nadal at 3rd.

 

[smoledman]

Doesn't have to put much effort in to achieve this one!

GOAT just shows up and done.

 

[ScottleeSV]

I'd like to see him possibly get to 80 tournament wins. If he can knock off these two clay ones in July, that will leave him needing only one more before year's out; not really an achievement as such. But it's certainly a nice round number, I think.

I'd also like to see him, if possible, beat someone in the top four for a bit of confidence, and also win a bigger title than 500. Doesn't have to be the US Open; maybe even a Masters 1000 win would give him some belief going into 2014, which I believe will be a better year than this one even if it won't be as good as 2012.

 

[Emiliano55]

Considering his current form, I think Roger must be aiming to win Basel, that's one of the tournaments left he really wants and one of the few he is still cappable of winning.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Considering his current form, I think Roger must be aiming to win Basel, that's one of the tournaments left he really wants and one of the few he is still cappable of winning.

Although he always does seem to put a high priority on Basle (even to the point of sacrificing Paris most of the time; a shame given how good he is indoors), I can't imagine winning a 500 event would be his biggest goal for the rest of 2013 given all the big tournaments that are left.

Maybe if he actually reaches Basle without having won anything else...

 

[NEW_BORN]

Win 80th Title by the end of 2013

 

[Down_the_line]

Is Lendl's 8 US Open final appearances a record? Hopefully Federer can tie that and win the title in the process.

EDIT: Nevermind, it would be Federer's 7th US Open final.

 

[Ecoplex]

" Reach Year End Championships final - tie Lendl for most finals reach at 5th biggest tournament"


If I may: the Year End Championships is the second most important tournament after the four Majors.

 

[smoledman]

Not fall out of the top 20.

 

[timnz]

Ah No

If I may: the Year End Championships is the second most important tournament after the four Majors.

It's clear that the Year End Championships is the most important tournament after the four majors. The ATP clearly think so, giving an unbeaten winner 1500 points (or an eventual winner who had 1 round robin loss 1300 points - remember no-one in history has lost more than 1 match and gone on to win the tournament). This is the most you can earn for a tournament outside the slams. If you are referring to the Olympics - it is a 750 point tournament. I agree it has jumped up in status considerably since 2008. But that is only 2 tournaments (2008 & 2012), whereas the WTF has been going for 43 years.

 

[tennis_badger]

YEC is in the bag
QF in US is a good possibility
Final and/or winning in US is a small possibility, depending on draw and the other player's condition

 

[ctoth666]

I actually think that Federer has some limited opportunity ahead of him if he can continue to play at a high level or at least regain some 2012 form for the next couple of seasons. I will assume that Federer has no chance at winning in Australia or in Paris, but he may have chances at Wimbledon and the USO if Nadal continues to struggle, Djokovic declines or is injured, and Murray does not start to "dominate" the tour.

 

[Ecoplex]

It's clear that the Year End Championships is the most important tournament after the four majors. The ATP clearly think so, giving an unbeaten winner 1500 points (or an eventual winner who had 1 round robin loss 1300 points - remember no-one in history has lost more than 1 match and gone on to win the tournament). This is the most you can earn for a tournament outside the slams. If you are referring to the Olympics - it is a 750 point tournament. I agree it has jumped up in status considerably since 2008. But that is only 2 tournaments (2008 & 2012), whereas the WTF has been going for 43 years.

I agree completely. I was trying to correct the OP who meant to rate the YEC as second to the slams but just worded it wrong.
I think that the current points awarded for the Olympics shlould remain as they are as it is best of five finals.
Personally I do not believe that pro Tennis players should be competing in the Olympics and it makes Pro Tennis look desperate.

 

[Sentinel]

If Fred doesn't win a slam, the others mentioned by OP are meaningless.

 

[Candide]

Federer doesn't need to do one other damn thing in tennis. However, for the sheer romance of it I'd love to see him take out the USO although Djokovic, Murray, Delpo, Berdych and Tsonga all loom large and he'd need some kind of luck to avoid running into a few of these guys in a row.

WTF would also be an awesome achievement and one that is probably more achievable for him. The other things I would imagine are of more concern to the trainspotters.

 

[Chico]

1. Win a tournament.
2. Make it to the WTF.
3. Stay in the top 10.

 

[powerangle]

At the very least I'd like to see him win some of the smaller ones (250s, 500s) to keep increasing his title count. A US Open title would be amazing but I'm not counting on it.

It's the little things that I would even like to see: increase match wins and increase the title counts, to climb the all-time ladders.

 

[Colin]

I see Federer accomplishing some of those goals, though I doubt he'll get to the US Open seeded higher than 5th which may hurt his chances. I see him winning the 250/500s tournaments he's entered and potentially winning the World Tour Finals.

Finishing number 4 in the world is my best bet with Ferrer at 5th and Nadal at 3rd.

A 5th seed at the Open may not be horrible. Here's my thinking ... He wants to avoid the big-hitters who can take advantage of this surface and have beaten him here in a couple of recent years: Berdych, Del Potro and Tsonga. If he's No. 5, chances are they'll be 6-8 and he won't face them in the quarters.

Sure, he may face Murray or Djokovic, which isn't great either, but two possibilities are better: Ferrer best of all for obvious reasons, then — surprisingly enough — Rafa, mainly because there's a good chance Nadal won't even make it to the quarters. Hey, Roger might not either — he really needs a good draw these days and even then it's not a guarantee. But maybe the other Top 3 will be tired at this point in the year.

If Fed and Nadal do meet, at least they get the Open duel we've all wanted, though a couple years past it meaning anything meaningful to the bigger conversation.

I'd love to see Fed take out Rafa in the quarters in straights, Murray in the semis in four and Djokovic in a five-set final in which Roger saves two match points.

 

[BeHappy]

He is tied for 7 Wimbledons with Sampras and 5 USO's with Sampras and Connors. If he won either of those throughout the rest of his career it would be a big deal.

If he won Wimbledon next year he would equal Nadal's 8 wins in an individual slam and beat Sampras's record.

 

[Phoenix1983]

I agree completely. I was trying to correct the OP who meant to rate the YEC as second to the slams but just worded it wrong.

He didn't word it wrong, he said it was the 5th biggest tournament, after W/USO/FO/AO (in whatever order). You are wording it strangely in saying it's the "second biggest" but after "four other tournaments".

 

[Russeljones]

If Fred doesn't win a slam, the others mentioned by OP are meaningless.

And win it beating Murray, Nadal and Djokovic in the final in a handicap ladder ambulance iron man lumberjack match.

 

[Fiji]

Win 80th Title by the end of 2013

I concur..

 

[Sentinel]

And win it beating Murray, Nadal and Djokovic in the final in a handicap ladder ambulance iron man lumberjack match.

Yes, he absolutely has to play all three in the final for it to matter.

 

[Russeljones]

Yes, he absolutely has to play all three in the final for it to matter.

Finally someone who agrees with me on this fine point of tennis history and legacy relevance.

 

[JRAJ1988]

A 5th seed at the Open may not be horrible. Here's my thinking ... He wants to avoid the big-hitters who can take advantage of this surface and have beaten him here in a couple of recent years: Berdych, Del Potro and Tsonga. If he's No. 5, chances are they'll be 6-8 and he won't face them in the quarters.

Sure, he may face Murray or Djokovic, which isn't great either, but two possibilities are better: Ferrer best of all for obvious reasons, then — surprisingly enough — Rafa, mainly because there's a good chance Nadal won't even make it to the quarters. Hey, Roger might not either — he really needs a good draw these days and even then it's not a guarantee. But maybe the other Top 3 will be tired at this point in the year.

If Fed and Nadal do meet, at least they get the Open duel we've all wanted, though a couple years past it meaning anything meaningful to the bigger conversation.

I'd love to see Fed take out Rafa in the quarters in straights, Murray in the semis in four and Djokovic in a five-set final in which Roger saves two match points.

I like your thinking regarding him seeded 5th for the US, it could be a blessing in disguise. I still believe he's a massive danger on hard courts regardless of his "form"