More proof of current weak era.
Plus, his inconsistency on clay brings his overall numbers down. I’d love to see these stats ordered by surface.
Sampras did not have the luxury of the weakest era of all time that was 2003-2006.
Weakest era of all time is incredibly subjective. There may be weaker eras than others but I don't think it's possible to conclude an era was the weakest. In my opinion, 2000-2002 was even weaker and 2016-2019 isn't too good either.
Some will say Shanghai shows this is a tough era...i say Federer and Djokovic are going through motions even if they think they are up for it. Past three years has been 3 guys and thiem on clay occasionally.
It was necessary, though. Sampras and Agassi were fading away and the next gen was ascending. A transitional era. I would extend that to 2003 as well, but I believe that year was a bit deeper than the ones before. We'll encounter a transition just like that when the Big 3 eventually fall of the top. I have a feeling 2021 might be that season.
I hope comments like these are signs that the Iron Curtain of Fraud is slowly falling away.Not as much the current era being weak as that past "Golden Age of Tennis" was quite strong! Back then at any given time in a tourney you could have 6-12 champions of a major! Winning was a lot more diverse and "huge" comebacks were more notable since players weren't able to artificially survive a good effort from an opponent! Back then a break was "GOLD" and it was enough to finish off a set! These days 2 breaks isn't enough even with the elites playing one another! I have as much frustration with the "also rans" of today allowing 4 players to own an era like no other time in Pro tennis history! There are PLENTY of players who have the ability to break thru or they wouldn't been in the top 100 in the world, but these ATG's are just showing how far and away they are the best of all time!
Some minds are more easily blown than others.
The bar is raised exceptionally high when the Big 3 are discussed.What's so sad is just 20 years ago, we were all ready to give PETE a pass on even making a French Open final! We excoriate each of the Elite 3 for having a shortcoming even though that shortcoming is "they only have one championship" at a particular event!
And what of 2011 - 2019? You know, the main focus of the OP.
Off topic but more worthy of discussion - who is the young lady in your pic?
Check again, OP also mentions Fed's 2002-2010
No checking required. I said 'main focus', as in, you know, what's also included in the title.
I mean since the poster you're responding to identified the weakest era in history, he just has to respond with "PETE didn't have the luxury of the second weakest era in history from 2011-2019"
Nope, the 90s were very competitive, had a large number of slam winners and slam contenders.
You know the response already...
Admittedly, Courier was Sampras's pigeon, Pete had no serious rivals the way RF has in Rafa and Novak.
Not yet! At least Djokovic overtaking him doesn’t seem that certain anymore. Also what does "best of his era" really mean in comparison when Sampras despite being somewhat "alone" as a tier one ATG in era having worse numbers than all of the Big 3 while competing with each other.
Means his era was way tougher than the likes of Baghdatis, Gonzales, Roddick, aged Agassi and friends.
This thread should really be titled, "Of Mugs and Men: A look at the numbers behind the '10s and how they reveal it as the weakest era ever when stacked against a Real Champ."
It was tougher FOR HIM because he wasn’t as good and consistant as the Big 3. Everything else is just baseless speculation. Look at the names he lost to in Slams and you will find many guys worse than Baghdatis. Also Sampras not winning any Slam other than Wimbledon from age 26-30 says so much.
He was 32-35 years old at the time. What exactly was the problem?
Dude coos like a pigeon when facing other ATGs, no statistical analysis required.
funny you mention that cause Federer has a winning h2h in slams against both Sampras and Agassi.
funny you mention that cause Pete's pet Rafter has a winning h2h in slams against Fed
