Who would have been the Slams leader today if Grand Slams were best of 7 sets in the open era?

[Sunny014]

We've seen a lot of upsets in Best of 3 and people saying slams should be best of 3

What if Slams were best 7 sets with a minimum 2 days and sometimes 3 days gap in between each match for players? ( Every set tie breaker at 6-6 and last set on 12-12)

Whom do you see emerge as the ultimate winner in this scenario ?

 

[Tennisbg]

Ferrer

 

[PilotPete]

PCB, he'll pusher you to death.

 

[Sunny014]

Ferrer

PCB, he'll pusher you to death.

I feel Nadal's ability to win clay with brute strength is an asset in not losing any of those 13 FOs that he won.

Other slams for other members of the big 3 I am not too sure, some results might change a bit here and there.

 

[Sunny014]

@TennisFan3 : You voted for Djokovic but he is a bit vulnerable in the the 4th round/Qf stages, won't that be a hindrance?

I know Novak has the great built to go 7 sets for 7 matches .... endurance wise he is the king but his early round matches are too long at times

 

[Nadalgaenger]

Borg would have finished his career unbeaten

 

[Sunny014]

Borg would have finished his career unbeaten

21 year old Ivan Lendl had arrived in 81 and had pushed Borg to 5 sets on clay
Mcenroe had already beaten Borg at W and USO.

Are you sure he would benefit from longer matches? He suffered burnout by age age 25 and next gen was beating him

 

[pj80]

def Federer

 

[MeatTornado]

This would unlock Nishikori's final form

 

[T007]

Borg would have finished his career unbeaten

Not if he played in 2000s

 

[Sunny014]

Not if he played in 2000s

Borg played in the 70s era where his closest ATG Connors was 4 years older to him and then when younger ATGs arrived Borg ran away.
He has been involved in some boring snooze-fests with Vilas on clay, in the 00s had he faced Fedal he would be in real trouble

 

[T007]

Borg played in the 70s era where his closest ATG Connors was 4 years older to him and then when younger ATGs arrived Borg ran away.
He has been involved in some boring snooze-fests with Vilas on clay, in the 00s had he faced Fedal he would be in real trouble

It is unfair to compare eras but he would have lost half of those FO and wimbledon if he played from 2003-10

 

[Sunny014]

It is unfair to compare eras but he would have lost half of those FO and wimbledon if he played from 2003-10

If Borg was in the modern era I feel he would not beat Nadal at french and if his peak clashed with Federer then wimbledons would also not come, maybe 1-2 wimbledon at max like Nadal/murray won.

 

[egrorian]

21 year old Ivan Lendl had arrived in 81 and had pushed Borg to 5 sets on clay
Mcenroe had already beaten Borg at W and USO.

Are you sure he would benefit from longer matches? He suffered burnout by age age 25 and next gen was beating him

The 81 FO final was one match, and Borg won the fifth set convincingly. At the Masters final at the start of the year many were tipping Lendl to win and Borg dismissed him in 3 straight with a masterclass. Admittedly, he did appear to be slipping for much of the rest of 1981, although still reached the finals of the 4 biggest events at the time (the Masters being > AO then), winning 2, which is not too shabby.

 

[egrorian]

If Borg was in the modern era I feel he would not beat Nadal at french and if his peak clashed with Federer then wimbledons would also not come, maybe 1-2 wimbledon at max like Nadal/murray won.

And had Nadal been born in 1956 then I feel Borg would have beaten him at RG and still been the leading CC player of the time. Borg was exceptional, and this often seems to be overlooked today.

 

[SonnyT]

Djokovic would've lost 5 Slams from his trophy case, because he had lost 2 of the first 3 sets.

Lost finals: '20 AO Thiem, '21 RG Tsisipas (also Mussetti in R16)
Lost SF's: '11 USO Federer, '12 AO Murray
Lost R16: '15 Wim Anderson

How many would Federer and Nadal have lost? Probably none for Federer.