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 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'...
Top5 matches
Top5 per tourney
Top10 matches
Top10 per tourney
Ave oppo rank
Ave oppo Elo
Lost to oppo rank
Lost to oppo Elo
1
Lendl 17 (8-9)
Borg 1.11
Lendl 28 (18-10)
Lendl 1.75
Lendl 25
Lendl 2036
Borg 4
Borg 2295
2
Connors 17 (8-9)
Lendl 1.06
Connors 26 (13-13)
Borg 1.67
Borg 25
Borg...
The two editions of HC GOATs are very clear:
Nole (14 slams 50 big titles)
Fed (11 slams 39 big titles)
3rd (Pete 7 slams, Agassi 21 big titles)
Since the rise of Fed in 2004, there have been only six players who reached the AO final multiple times:
Nole 10-0
Fed 6-1
Rafa 2-4
Murray 0-5
Meddy...
I'm referring to matches involving the absolute top players: as No1 vs No2, as No2 vs No1, between Top2. Chronologically listed for the elite 8 who have spent the most time at the top 2.
as No1 vs No2
as No2 vs No1
between Top2
Weeks@Top2
Jimmy Connors
1-7
2-4
3-11
387
Bjorn Borg...
Open Era until 2023, ranking is solely based on career ATP points, and only calculate R128-F matches. (I may miss out someone close to the bottom of top 10, if you point out I will check and update)
1
Jimmy Connors
18,720
2
Novak Djokovic
17,900
3
Roger Federer
16,630
4
Pete Sampras...
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...
björn borg
boris becker
goat boat big3 big 3
jimmy connors
john mcenroe
novak djokovic nole djoker
petesampraspistol
rafael nadal
roger federer
wimbledon wib wi
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)...