Much Respect to Nadal - Honoring Streaks of his that Came to an End in 2015

[McEnroeisanartist]

Must Respect to Nadal - Honoring Streaks of his that Came to an End in 2015

10 consecutive years of winning at least one Grand Slam - Record
10 consecutive years of reaching at least one Grand Slam final - tied for 2nd with Federer
10 consecutive years of winning at least one Masters Series Title - Record
10 consecutive years of year end ranking in the top 4 - Tied for 2nd with Federer/Lendl
10 consecutive years with a winning % above 80% - Tied for 2nd with Federer
39 consecutive matches won at the French Open

 

[xFedal]

Awww how touching.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Lol rip the streaks.

 

[dadadas]

all of those records are on clay

 

[MichaelNadal]

all of those records are on clay

Last time I checked all he won slamwise in 09 was the AO, but it's not too late for you to have a seat or several..... \_ \_ \_ \_

 

[Deleted member 716271]

The 10 consecutive years of winning at least 1 slam is the most impressive imo, doubt that will be broken for a very long time.

 

[Deleted member 716271]

The 10 consecutive years of winning at least 1 slam is the most impressive imo, doubt that will be broken for a very long time.

Edit to add, I don't think it's impossible Novak will be winning slams in 2020 (would be 10 in a row from '11-20), however even as one who is optimistic about his future, I doubt he wont have at least a slamless year in the next 5, even if he goes back to winning 1 in future years, like Federer has done.

 

[stringertom]

Edit to add, I don't think it's impossible Novak will be winning slams in 2020 (would be 10 in a row from '11-20), however even as one who is optimistic about his future, I doubt he wont have at least a slamless year in the next 5, even if he goes back to winning 1 in future years, like Federer has done.

His own pattern is 1, 0, 0, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3...

Federer's pattern after the unrivaled 3, 2, 3, 3 stretch is 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0...

I believe he's more apt to revert to his own pattern, not Federer's, and win at least one slam per year through 2018 but he won't blow up in '19 with a trey to match the '11-'15 pattern.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

All things eventually come to an end. He had his decade of dominance like John Cena.

 

[RF-18]

Obvious that competition raised this year.

 

[gn]

He is The Undertaker of tennis.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

All things eventually come to an end. He had his decade of dominance like John Cena.

Does Rafa have another GS in him? We know Sir John is going to break the world title record eventually.

 

[dadadas]

Does Rafa have another GS in him? We know Sir John is going to break the world title record eventually.

Needs some luck though, not like Federer running into Djokovic this year

 

[Phoenix1983]

10 consecutive years of reaching at least one Grand Slam final - tied for 2nd with Federer

This should be tied for third. Sampras and Lendl hold the record with 11 consecutive years.

 

[mavsman149]

Some amazing streaks, congrats to Nadal

 

[mavsman149]

all of those records are on clay

The only one of those that was specifically clay was the French Open streak of 39 matches.

 

[Mainad]

Must Respect to Nadal - Honoring Streaks of his that Came to an End in 2015

10 consecutive years of winning at least one Grand Slam - Record
10 consecutive years of reaching at least one Grand Slam final - tied for 2nd with Federer
10 consecutive years of winning at least one Masters Series Title - Record
10 consecutive years of year end ranking in the top 4 - Tied for 2nd with Federer/Lendl
10 consecutive years with a winning % above 80% - Tied for 2nd with Federer
39 consecutive matches won at the French Open

Wow. 2015 really has been a year to forget for Nadal!

 

[helterskelter]

Wow. 2015 really has been a year to forget for Nadal!

Better than the post-Roland Garros portion of 2014, though. (He went 7-5 in matches won after RG last year).

 

[StannisTheMannis]

The 10 consecutive years of winning at least 1 slam is the most impressive imo, doubt that will be broken for a very long time.

Maybe never broken even. I think it's the most untouchable achievement.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Maybe never broken even. I think it's the most untouchable achievement.

Pretty badass tbh.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

Obvious that competition lowered this year.

Fixed.

 

[D.Nalby12]

Separate it from clay, you'll get impressive streaks of 2 years in row or something.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Separate it from clay, you'll get impressive streaks of 2 years in row or something.

Too bad it doesn't work like that DEARIE.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Separate it from clay, you'll get impressive streaks of 2 years in row or something.

This just in - clay is a legit surface dude.

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Obvious that competition raised this year.

Oh, obviously.
As @SoBad will often remind us - Nadal is not even a real tennis player.

 

[dadadas]

Too bad it doesn't work like that DEARIE.

Yep, stats work like that, you can literally twist them into your favour, make it looks good. You could say Nadal defeated Djokovic in the last 4 of 5 "slams" meetings. Does this prove that Nadal would have higher chance of beating Novak in the next slam meeting? Cause the stat in "slams" meetings does favor him more than Djokovic?

 

[Deleted member 688153]

Yep, stats work like that, you can literally twist them into your favour, make it looks good. You could say Nadal defeated Djokovic in the last 4 of 5 "slams" meetings. Does this prove that Nadal would have higher chance of beating Novak in the next slam meeting? Cause the stat in "slams" meetings does favor him more than Djokovic?

But those stats include all surfaces.
There is no twisting going on.

Yes, it is acknowledged that these stats are buttressed by clay, but it's just as valid a surface as any other so this shouldn't have any impact really.

If you're talking about using them as a prediction, then yes, you have a point.
But we're just talking past achievements.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Yep, stats work like that, you can literally twist them into your favour, make it looks good. You could say Nadal defeated Djokovic in the last 4 of 5 "slams" meetings. Does this prove that Nadal would have higher chance of beating Novak in the next slam meeting? Cause the stat in "slams" meetings does favor him more than Djokovic?

Maybe for fanboys, but tennis is played on clay, HC and grass, and each is as valid as the next.

 

[The_Order]

The fact that he's dominated clay is even more impressive. You can't ball bash your way to victory on clay, you need to have proper point construction tactics along with incredible movement and endurance.

Nine Roland Garros titles is absolutely insane, no one would've thought it possible before Nadal came along.

 

[Gazelle]

11 consecutive years of at least one victory over Fedovic

(at least something Fed and Djok fans can rejoice about together)

 

[Navdeep Srivastava]

But those stats include all surfaces.
There is no twisting going on.

Yes, it is acknowledged that these stats are buttressed by clay, but it's just as valid a surface as any other so this shouldn't have any impact really.

If you're talking about using them as a prediction, then yes, you have a point.
But we're just talking past achievements.

Absolutely correct ,personally I hate when some Rafa fans bring his slam hth against Novak like there was a tread some days before as Rafa could have beaten Novak in any slam of 2015 but his clay record for me is greatest of all time on any surface 9 Fo and 18 masters, and if I am not wrong no FO final going in 5 sets, unbelievable.
People can easily have upset like Novak AO (because of Stan) or Sampras Wimbledon 96 and later 01 or Federer US open 09 so in the hindsight 9 FO with only 1upset is amazing.

 

[Navdeep Srivastava]

Anything can happen but don't think this record will broken any time sooner than 15years as Federer can't take 3more Wimbledon from now and Novak has to win 5Ao in a row till he is 35 years old which is again I don't see possible.

 

[Navdeep Srivastava]

Come to think about it without Novak Fed could have taken 9wimbeldon.

 

[Chicharito]

The fact that he's dominated clay is even more impressive. You can't ball bash your way to victory on clay, you need to have proper point construction tactics along with incredible movement and endurance.

Nine Roland Garros titles is absolutely insane, no one would've thought it possible before Nadal came along.

lol, therefore less shocks and hence less remarkable to say 9 US Opens or Wimbledons. If for some bizarre reason you want to compare (which you are)

No one can ball bash their way to 9 Grand Slams anywhere. No ball basher will be dominant. But ballbashers can stop brilliant players.


So by your standards that; ''You can't ball bash your way to victory on clay'', it is less impressive. not more.

Clay is the surface where you are most in control of your own game, so the best players on that surface are more likely to come out on top. Although you could say that about the general slowing down of the tour, so less of a surface specific issue today. No wonder Fed and Nole rack up these crazy SF/QF streaks and we have got 3 guys winning 10+ slams born withing 6 years of each other.