Which of these records will be broken first?
Nole 428 weeks @No.1 (next Fedr 310, gap 38%)
Rafa 387 weeks @No.2 (next Fedr 218, gap 78%)
Fedr 222 weeks @No.3 (next Connors 206, gap 8%)
Mury 181 weeks @No.4 (next Becker 144, gap 26%)
The Big4 in a nutshell?
More detail about Big4...
Nole is ahead of Fedal by more than 200 points NOW (2025 AO)—a monumental lead.
The gap is far wider than Pete had over Agassi in their era.
Absolutely insane dominance!
https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/goatList
We can easily agree that 2004-23 is the most fitting 'Big3 Era' concept, dominated by one, two, or all three of them consistently throughout.
However, at the core of this Big3 Era, Murray reached significant heights—taking the 2016 YE#1 and 2015 YE#2 rankings. His well defined prime (2008-2016)...
Nole over Fed, vs Fed over Lendl.:unsure:
Most Nolefams are still in disbelief, even after someone pointed out 'The Emperor's New Clothes' on Fed.
When will people realize that tennis careers can be inflated, and understand how and why?
Career
vs Top5
T5 Weight
vs Top10
T10 Weight
vs T11+...
2004-2023: Their first and last YE#1s & multiple slams
2007-2021: Nole's first & Fed's last top 5 ranking
2011-2018: Nole's first & Fed's last #1 ranking
2008-2018: Nole’s first & Fed’s last slam
Or something else?
I think 2004-2023 is the most fitting 'BIG3 ERA' concept. During this period...
We have 'Nole Slam' = NCYGS
It's time for a new term, the
'Djokovic Slam' = 'Career Slam' + 'Career Masters' + Tour Finals + OG.
'Career Masters' = all 9-slot Masters.
The 'Djokovic Slam' is a complete ATP big title set.
Edit:
I agree 'Diamond Slam' is a more fitting term.
The 'Venn Diagram'...
Is there another one on the horizon?
WI07
F
Federer (1) d. Nadal (2)
7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2
WI08
F
Nadal (2) d. Federer (1)
6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 9-7
AO09
F
Nadal (1) d. Federer (2)
7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2
UO10
SF
Djokovic (3) d. Federer (2)
5-7 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5
UO11...
Open Era until 2023, ranking is solely based on career ATP points, and only calculate R128-F matches.
1
Roger Federer
23,395
2
Novak Djokovic
19,685
3
Pete Sampras
15,370
4...
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boris becker
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Open Era until 2023 of couse
ATP ranking is all about points, so the ranking is solely based on career ATP points (adjusted to current point system): each win earn points, a slam final win worth 800 points, SF win worth 480, etc.
(Only calculate R128-F matches, a R128 loss worth 10 points, I...
Some fans keep bring up those concepts so I dig a little bit, what do you think?
Career matches against toughest opponents with elo>=2400
Nole: 65 (36-29, 55.38%)
Rafa: 56 (26-30, 46.43%)
Fed: 42 (17-25, 40.48%)
H2H against other big4 members during his own young peak years:
Nole(11-16)...