Yep Safin was downright Monstrous in that final. Sampras said something along the lines of that he never saw his serve getting bludgeoned back like that.
I would put Fed 2004 ahead and also 2006.
Ahead of Nadal 2010 imo, especially Djokovic 2011.
Lol at 2015 Djokovic being ahead of 2010 Nadal.
I still give 2015 Djokovic the edge, but if we talk strictly about the final, it's close.
It's not close. Close is if we compare 2010 Nadal with 2011 Djokovic, that could be a very good match. But in 2015 Djokovic struggled against Bautista and Lopez during the tournament and would have lost the final if Federer wasn't choking like crazy during 3 hours and a half. Oh yes, 2010 Nadal (who was playing on a very high level) would beat this version of Djokovic in 4 sets. I doubt peak Nadal would choke on every big point like a 34 years old Federer did.
You have some good points here so I can agree with Nadal 2010 being ahead of Djokovic 2015.
So, from your point of view, Federer 2011, who almost beat Djokovic, is ahead of Fed 2006 ?
Not really, I'm going by their overall performance/level (throughout the whole tournament). That SF in 2011 was the only close match Djoko had, the rest were dominant displays. Not much in it between 2011 Djoker and 2006 Fed tbh.... we're cutting it fine here. I would rate 2011 Fed at USO = 2009, and very close behind 2008 and 2007.
2019 Medvedev >>> 2017 and 2018 Delpo, though.
Nearly all USO champs struggled at some point. That does not mean 2015 USO Djokovic was not very good.
I agree. 2015 Djokovic didn't have to play spectacular to win the 2015 final.
People are probably impressed with 2007 because Fed didn't drop a set against 3 straight top 5 players. Would not have happened post 2009.
It was good. But not better than 2010 Nadal.
I do not disagree.
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IMO Djokovic's USO 2015 run is a bit overrated. Compared to Wimbledon it was a drop in form. Federer really missed a big chance.
A drop in form from Wimbeldon but not by a huge huge margin and still a high level.
Read KingRogers though. I think you would give or take agree with that one the most.
I knew itI do as a matter of fact
I guess my problem is that great levels of play like some of Sampras, Rafter (1998), Safin and even Roddick and Hewitt don't get a look in.
I knew it
I think the title is confusing because it says recent times then talks about as far back as 1995. For me modern would be no further back than when Federer starting his dominance if not the last decade.
One year later he was punished even harder by Hewitt though. And he would have experienced the same against the Big 3 on many occasions.
See, we will never know that. Maybe going up 2 sets to 1 would have been exactly the kind of push Fed needed.
Federer 2006
Oh yeah sorry 2004/2008 Federer was certainly above Wawrinka and Murray for sure i just did not know were to rank it among the top. I agree about the Nadal/Djokovic part. Peak level is probably near the top though. The SF+F was great in both.Wawrinka had lots of trouble in 2016 as well?
Would put Roddick and Hewitt at least on Murray 2012's level - Safin definitely over it.
Surely 2004/2008 Fed is over the latest two Nadal wins and 2018 Djokovic for me as well
I kinda think 2009 DelPo is overrated as well...
Federer had so many chances in that match i think he was 2 points away from winning and he lead in the 2nd set as well i think? Weird how he served like crazy in 2 slam finals and poor in 2 others.... I feel the same about USO 16 i do not feel Djokovic was bad in the final vs Stan it was actually quite a competitive match.
Lemme venture a wild guess...
