match report

Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi 7-6(7), 6-4 in the Cincinnati semi-final, 1999 on hard court The two players - along with Yevgeny Kafelnikov - were locked in a race for the world number 1 position, with whoever having the best result at the event being at world number 1. Sampras went onto win...

Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 in the Australian Open final, 2012 on hard court It was the third Slam final in a row (and seventh time in a row) that Djokovic defeated Nadal - and the two would go on to play in the French Open final afterwards (which Nadal would...

Bjorn Borg beat John McEnroe 6-3, 6-4 in the Stockholm final, 1980 on indoor carpet @krosero previously posted brief stats for this match https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/watch-this-match.395868/#post-7618818 , as well as a fascinating analysis of the two players' rivalry...

Andre Agassi beat John McEnroe 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1992 on grass Agassi would go onto win the title - his first Slam (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-agassi-ivanisevic-1992-w-final.206118/), while this was the last Slam semi McEnroe was to...

Stefan Edberg beat Boris Becker 6-4, 6-1 in the final of Cincinnati, 1987 on hard court Edberg was the reigning Australian Open champion (played on grass) and would go onto defeat Becker at the next Wimbledon final...

Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) in the final of the Australian Open, 2010 on hard court Federer had won 2 of the last three Slams (with a runner-up finish in the fourth) and as it turned out, proved to bring an end to his run of 8 finals in a row (and 18 of the last 19). For...

Andy Murray beat Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the Olympic Games final 2012, played on grass at Wimbledon It was a repeat of the Wimbledon final a month ago, which Federer had won. Murray would go onto win his first Slam title at the next Slam, and triumph at Wimbledon the following year...

Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final 2007 on grass The win gave Federer an Open Era recording equalling 5th consecutive Wimbledon and he would go and was a repeat of the previous years result. The following year, the result would be reversed...

Boris Becker beat Ivan Lendl 6-2, 6--2 in the final of the Stuttgart indoor, 1990 on carpet Becker won 65 points, Lendl 41 Becker serve-volleyed off all his first serves and Lendl virtually also did Serve Stats Becker.... - 1st serve percentage (35/62) 56% - 1st serve points won (30/35) 86% -...

Ivan Lendl beat Boris Becker 6-4, 7-6(0) in the final at Stratton Mountain 1986 on hard court Lendl, the world number 1, would go onto win the US Open (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/mecir-receiving-at-the-service-line.169983/page-2#post-1976501) and comfortably retain his...

Boris Becker beat Ivan Lendl 7-6(5), 6-3 in the final at Chicago 1986 on indoor carpet Becker was the reigning Wimbledon champion and would go onto defend the title later that year, beating Lendl in the final...

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open semifinal 2016 on hard court Djokovic would go onto win this Australian Open and the French following it to become the first man to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles simultaneously since Rod Laver in 1969. He was already...

Raphael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the US Open, 2010 on hard court The win was Nadal's third Slam title of the year and saw him complete his Career Grand Slam. The two players would go onto contest the final again the following year...

Raphael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the US Open, 2013 on hard court It was the third final in four years that the pair had played at the venue, and with the win, Nadal won his second Slam title of the year, having come into the tournament with a rare...

Novak Djokovic beat Raphael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1 in the US Open final, 2011 on hard court The win gave Djokovic his first USO title in his third final and 3rd Slam title of the year, while Nadal been the defending champion. It was the pairs 2nd straight Slam final, following on Wimbledon...

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the US Open final 2015 on hard court The win gave Djokovic 3 Slam titles in the year for the second time and was his second USO title. Federer was playing in his first final at the event in six years and aiming for an Open Era breaking...

Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick in the final of the US Open, 2006 on hard court The win gave Federer his 3rd straight US Open title - matching the Open Era record - and he would go onto extend upon it in the following two editions -...

Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 in the final of the US Open, 2007 on hard court This was Federer's 4th US Open title and marked the third time in four years he had won 3/4 Slams in a year - a feat that had been accomplished a total of 3 times in the Open Era prior to this...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4) in the French Open final 2006 on clay The win saw Nadal defend his maiden Slam title from the French Open 2005, where he had beaten Federer in the semis and he would go onto defeat the Swiss at the next two finals at the venue too. Federer...

Two finals on the hardcourts of the Australian Open, eight years apart In 2009, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 The 2009 result marked the 3rd time in the last 4 Slams that Nadal had bested Federer in the final and denied Federer a then record equalling 13th Grand...

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 in the Wimbledon final 2008 on grass. Nadal had lost the two previous Wimbledon finals to Federer and this was his first Slam title off clay, while the result denied Federer a record breaking 6 consecutive title at the oldest Slam...

Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe 7-5, 6-4 in the semi-final of the Alan King tournament in Las Vegas on a hardcourt It took the head-to-head between the two men to 6-1 in Connors favour, with McEnroe's only win having come when Connors was forced to retire. Connors would go on to lose the final...

John McEnroe beat Ivan Lendl 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the Brussels Indoor 1984 event on carpet This was one of 6 times McEnroe beat Lendl in the year, for only 1 loss McEnroe won 58 points, Lendl 30 McEnroe serve-volleyed 100% on 1st serves and frequently off the second. Lendl also frequently...

In 1990, Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 6-7(10), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinal of the US Open on hard court Becker had been the defending champion (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stats-for-1989-uso-final-becker-lendl.195281/), while Agassi would go on to lose the final...

Pete Sampras beat Ivan Lendl 6-4 7-6(4) 3-6 4-6 6-2 in the quarter final of the US Open 1990 on hard court Sampras would go on to win the first of his 14 Slam titles, while Lendl's streak of consecutive US Open finals was terminated at 8 Sampras won 171 points, Lendl 176 Sampras...