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in 1990 Borg was 34! Throughout the 1980s only one player was able to win a GS or even reach a final after turning 30, Connors won US Open in 1982 at 30, he won US Open again in 1983, now 31 and he reached the Wimbledon final in 1984, still 31. In the 1980s no player reached a grand slam final...

True! But it is a little strange that Novak is "only" 3-2" against Nadal in HC GS finals whereas Nadal is 3-0 against Novak in Clay GS finals, considering that Novak is overall more dominant against Nadal on Hard Court (20-7) than Nadal against Djokovic on clay (20-8). But then, Novak does seem...

BS. Djokovic had an outstanding 2016 - his problems began in late 2016, and even then he was still pretty good, reaching the USO final and the WTF final, and then he had a resurgence in 2018.

and yet, Nole managed to lose two out of three USO finals to Nadal

extremely close. He was 81-4 in 2005. He lost one match at the AO against Safin,, where he held match point. And in the final match of the year, the masters final. he was up 2 sets to 0 against Nalbandian and lost the fifth set in a tie break. And a few years later it was decided that the finals...

Djokovic played very well for a good part of 2016, won two grand slams, reached the final of a third. Yes, he burned out at the end of the year, but overall a fantastic year for Djokovic (and the year where he held all four grand slams simultaneously):

also historically relevant because it was the first time in three years he lost a GS match on a surface other than clay, and because it paved the way for Djokovic's first GS

And 1989 was in many ways McEnroe's best year in the post-1985/sabbatical stage of is career. Wimbledon SF, won in Dallas, got his only post-1985 win over Lendl. So it was quite impressive that Jimmy could beat Mac in that year

Becker beat Edberg in 3 Davis cup finals in the 1980s, when Davis Cup was a much bigger deal than today, and he beat him the the WCT Dallas final in 1988 which was still a pretty big tournament, though far less important than it had been.

I think it was only in 1988 that Jimmy finally beat Mac, after having lost ten times in a row. But then Jimmy actually beat Mac two times in a row, the second match being in a final

I had a close look at McEnroes matches at Queens, Roland Garros, Dallas and WImbledon. In Queens, Dallas and Wimbledon McEnroe lost fewer games against Connors than against any other player he faced in those tournaments. At RG he only lost fewer games in the first round against a qualifier than...

Roddick, WImbledon final 2009, the one he should have won. Would have made a huge difference for his legacy

Federer RG final 2006 or 2007. Novak RG final 2015, US Open final 2021, Wimbledon final 2023. Those final losses cost them a calendar year Grand Slam which would have added significantly to their legacy

Federer RG final 2006 or 2007. Novak RG final 2015, US Open final 2021, Wimbledon final 2023. Those final losses cost them a calendar year Grand Slam which would have added significantly to their legacy