Towny
Hall of Fame
Before I get in to it, I'm aware that a good number of Novak fans on here do not believe that he has been at his peak over the past 12 months. However, there are a vocal portion that do so I would like to address those posters
My contention is that although Novak is playing at a high level (better than Rafa or Fed at an equivalent age certainly) and is capable of peak matches (AO 19 final for instance), he has not been at his peak over the past 12 months and this is because most likely because of his age.
For this comparison, I will be comparing AO11-AO12 Novak, AO15-AO16 Novak and Wim18-Wim19 Novak. I will not be including the Laver Cup from 2018 as it wasn't part of the tour at that stage.
Win loss ratio
2011-12: 77-6 (92.8%)
2015-16: 92-5 (94.8%)
2018-19: 70-9 (88.6%)
Tournaments won/Tournaments entered
2011-12: 11/16 (69%)
2015-16: 13/17 (76%)
2018-19: 7/16 (44%)
Slams
2011-12: 4/5
2015-16: 4/5
2018-19: 4/5
Masters
2011-12: 5/8
2015-16: 6/8
2018-19: 3/9
YEC
2011-12: 0
2015-16: 1
2018-19: 0
Losses
2011-12: Federer, Murray, Del Potro, Nishikori, Ferrer, Tipsarevic
2015-16: Federer, Wawrinka, Murray, Federer, Federer
2018-19: Tsitsipas, Khachanov, Zverev, RBA, Kohlschreiber, RBA, Medvedev, Nadal, Thiem
ATP singles points
Post AO12: 13630
Post AO16: 16790
Post Wim19: 12415
I am in no way trying to denigrate Djokovic. In fact, I think it's a disservice to him to say that Peak Djokovic loses in R3 and R4 of IW and Miami to Kohlschreiber and RBA. It's incredible what he's achieved over the past 12 months in spite of being 32 now and not at his very best.
My contention is that although Novak is playing at a high level (better than Rafa or Fed at an equivalent age certainly) and is capable of peak matches (AO 19 final for instance), he has not been at his peak over the past 12 months and this is because most likely because of his age.
For this comparison, I will be comparing AO11-AO12 Novak, AO15-AO16 Novak and Wim18-Wim19 Novak. I will not be including the Laver Cup from 2018 as it wasn't part of the tour at that stage.
Win loss ratio
2011-12: 77-6 (92.8%)
2015-16: 92-5 (94.8%)
2018-19: 70-9 (88.6%)
Tournaments won/Tournaments entered
2011-12: 11/16 (69%)
2015-16: 13/17 (76%)
2018-19: 7/16 (44%)
Slams
2011-12: 4/5
2015-16: 4/5
2018-19: 4/5
Masters
2011-12: 5/8
2015-16: 6/8
2018-19: 3/9
YEC
2011-12: 0
2015-16: 1
2018-19: 0
Losses
2011-12: Federer, Murray, Del Potro, Nishikori, Ferrer, Tipsarevic
2015-16: Federer, Wawrinka, Murray, Federer, Federer
2018-19: Tsitsipas, Khachanov, Zverev, RBA, Kohlschreiber, RBA, Medvedev, Nadal, Thiem
ATP singles points
Post AO12: 13630
Post AO16: 16790
Post Wim19: 12415
I am in no way trying to denigrate Djokovic. In fact, I think it's a disservice to him to say that Peak Djokovic loses in R3 and R4 of IW and Miami to Kohlschreiber and RBA. It's incredible what he's achieved over the past 12 months in spite of being 32 now and not at his very best.
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