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I ranked all of the big 3 individual seasons based on the achievements alone, without taking their opponents into account. If you're all about the competition then I've also got a thread for that...

Dominic Thiem beat Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6(11), 6-4 in the Madrid quarter-final, 2019 on clay Thiem would go onto lose in the semi-final to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, and he would be runner-up shortly after at the French Open for the second year in a row. The two had met recently in...

On its own the greatest choke job in tennis history is undoubtedly 2019 Wimbledon on serve double Championship point. However Daniil Medvedev has etched himself in the record books as the first man to TWICE lose a Slam Final leading 2-0. His opponents were 35 year old dragged out Nadal and...

I have some really old threads I started about this I'd rather not unearth due to other content. Plus it's time for a fresh discussion after Novak's latest failure which like Federer he had two bites at the apple. The Curse 1926-Bill Tilden fails to defend his USO title for a 7th consecutive...

Don’t know if I’ve seen a thread on this before - as famously one of the most rewatchable players of all time with very visually nice tennis and an aggressive style, what was the best version of Federer to watch? From what I can tell, Fed fans think his 06 vintage was his peak overall, but...

I was watching some clips of Federer at the 2004 us open and noticed his forehand looked similar to Djokovic’s. Obviously the grips are different for each as Novak uses a strong semi-western and Fed an eastern/strong eastern, but their backswings were pretty similar once you account for the grip...

Federer: - USO 2014 SF vs. Cilic: 3-6 4-6 4-6 - RG 2008 F vs. Nadal: 1-6 3-6 0-6 Nadal: - AO 2019 F vs. Djokovic: 3-6 2-6 3-6 - USO 2009 SF vs. Del Potro: 2-6 2-6 2-6 Djokovic: - RG 2020 F vs. Nadal: 0-6 2-6 5-7 - USO 2021 F. vs. Medvedev: 4-6 4-6 4-6 What are some others? Especially during...

Roger Federer beat Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) in the Year End Championship semi-final, 2014 on indoor hard court in London, England Federer would withdraw from the final, with Novak Djokovic winning the title. Federer had topped his round robin group with 3-0 record, Wawrinka had finished...

Checked out the draw of the 2007 French Open and noticed that Rafa defeated Del Potro, Hewitt, Moya, Djokovic, and Federer to win the title. Obviously Del Potro, Djokovic had not won a slam yet, but Rafa beat 3 Grand Slam champions and former #1s on way to the title and 5 eventual Grand Slam...

As Roger Federer became the new number one in February 2004 and as we will have a brilliant returner as number one during February 2024 a simply poll question came to my mind. What did they have in common? Did they produce a simple numerical outcome which seems to be a floor to get to the very...

Assuming slam performances stay identical with respect to age for the sake of comparison, of course. Which slams does Djokovic win in this hypothetical? 2007 Djokovic in 2001: AO, RG, WB - obviously no USO - no (loses to pre-final Sampras or Hewitt) 2008 Djokovic in 2002: AO - obviously yes...

Roger Federer beat Julien Boutter 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-4 in the Milan final, 2001 on carpet Federer was 19 years old, this was the first of his eventual 103 titles and he beat Goran Ivanisevic and Yevgeny Kafelnikov among others en route. Boutter was unseeded Federer won 111 points, Boutter 103...

Borna Coric beat Roger Federer 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 in the Halle final, 2018 on grass To date, this is Coric’s only title on grass. Federer was the defending champion and going for a 10th title at the event, which he would get the following year Coric won 89 points, Federer 97 Federer...

Roger Federer beat Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6(3) in the Stuttgart final, 2018 on grass It was Federer’s only title at the event. Raonic was seeded 7th Federer won 68 points, Raonic 59 Serve Stats Federer... - 1st serve percentage (43/66) 65% - 1st serve points won (37/43) 86% - 2nd serve points...

Roger Federer beat Andreas Seppi 7-6(1), 6-4 in the Halle final, 2015 on grass It was Federer’s 8th title at the event and third in a row. Seppi was unseeded and beat three seeds en route to the final. Federer would be runner-up at the upcoming Wimbledon. Earlier in the year, Seppi had won the...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-2 in the Indian Wells quarter-final, 2013 on hard court Nadal would go onto win the title, beating Juan Martin del Potro in the final. Federer was the defending champion Nadal won 73 points, Federer 54 Serve Stats Nadal... - 1st serve percentage (35/52)...

I was shifting a bit through old data and was surprised by the big jump between 2002 and 2003. Does anybody have a clue how that happened? Note also the impact on his overall win percentage, from 72.6% to 82.8%. One year later he would be transform his overall in improvement into his >90 win...

A Quick Rant – Not My First, and Probably not My Last Especially with large portions of the world at war or in great turmoil, and personal challenges that we all face, there are a zillion things much more important than tennis, and GOAT races. And I admit that I enter a lot of these threads...

I made a (possibly useless) comparison between different string setups and their effects on drag. I did the calculations in Excel and I set it up so that it could be easily used by anyone to compare any setup, but this forum doesn't allow me to post an image of it, let alone the Excel file...

In a recent interview, Federer said he'd advise his 9yr old self to keep a 2 handed back-hand in hopes that he'd have an even grander career than he already did. Curious as to what the forum thinks about this. Did we lose out on a 30 Slam Champion lol

Assuming all three players were at pork form (magically transfigured into pigs) who could we see winning on each of the respective surfaces? I think pork Djoker could still be the best on grass. Please weigh in.

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First of all, forgive the super long post, but detail is needed for understanding. After Kralingen put up stats for Federer and Djokovic’s peak periods, 2004-2009 and 2011-2016, respectively, and Djokovic age 30s period, 2018-2023 in this thread, I decided to take a deep dive into the strength...

Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the French Open semi-final, 2009 on clay Federer would go onto win his sole title at the event, beating Robin Soderling in the final to complete a Career Grand Slam and take his Slam count to a record tying 14. He’d go onto...

Recently (Aug. 2023), at a Uniqlo event in New York, a kid asked Roger: “What is your relationship with Rafa? ” and here's Roger's answer ...

From 2003-2009 for Fed at Wimbledon: 34 tiebreaks played overall, won 30, lost 4 (win %: 89%) In Semi Finals and Finals, played 17, won 16 (win %: 94%) In Finals only, played 12, won 11 (win %: 91%) Only tiebreak lost in a semifinal or final was in 2006 to Nadal. After he lost that tiebreak...

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open semi-final, 2020 on hard court Djokovic would go onto win the title, beating Dominic Thiem in the final. This was the last meeting between the pair. Djokovic finished the head-to-head with 27-23 lead. This was the last...

Me over here knowing "now" means "now": Meanwhile Zverev trying to figure out how long "now" means:

Nole became a true contender after 2010 RG in slams. Since then he was never bothered by Federer at all. Let's take a look at all their slam matches. USOpen 2010 - didn't matter. Nadal was too strong AO 2011 - Not even a set lost RG 2011 - Biggest win of Roger's vs Novak and did dent a bit of...

I'm surprised no one has made a new one, (and if someone has please let me know). Anyway, some people's BOAT, some people's GOAT, share what this legend of tennis is up to!