roger federer

I mean just how good was Roger Federer's NEO backhand? I think Robbie Koenig talked about in 2017, saying "in the phanteom of great shots, this backhand is right up there!" It's a shame we never got to see THIS Federer against Djokovic, who of course never bothered to face Federer in his down...

Federer's game is truly missed these days when every other player plays the same way, mostly without finesse, skill and variety. Miami Open is starting this week so I give Roger's 100 best points at the tournament which he 4 times (2005, 2006 2017 & 2019)

To be clear, I'm offering no opinion on this, for I have none. I haven't watched much of Hewitt during his period at number one since...well since it happened. But a fact I assume well known by most on here is that in every slam tournament he entered through 2004 and 2005 — all bar the French...

I recently went back and watched all of Federer's matches in Indian Wells 2012. Apart from a pretty average Kudla, he fought off an inspired Belllucci, dealt with the newcomer Raonic who was already really good, destroyed Del Potro and Nadal in straight sets and then quite easily finished off...

Matches vs Top5 Slam Slam F Slam SF+ Nole 67 31 58 Fed 55 18 46 Rafa 48 22 37 On hard courts, the surface of truth, Rafa has faced the top 5 only 16 times, even behind Wawrinka. Just how much has the mighty establishment helped him? For the bitter Fedfans—out of Fed's 14 HC...

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

2008 – 16 vs Top5 T5 Weight vs Top10 T10 Weight vs T11+ T11+ Weight vs All Big Titles Points/Yr Nole 126 (80-46) 63.49% 17.17% 235 (170-65) 72.34% 32.02% 499 (460-39) 92.18% 67.98% 734 (630-104) 85.83% 45 11461 Rafa 94 (54-40) 57.45% 14.33% 170 (110-60) 64.71% 25.91%...

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)...

I'm not saying that Carlos Alcaraz is as good as the Big 3 together, let alone one of them, but to me there's no denying that his game resembles different qualities of the Big 3's games, for instance with Djokovic it's the sliding backhand and the drop shot + lob combo, with Federer it's the...

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...

by age 23 vs Top5 T5 Weight vs Top10 T10 Weight vs T11+ T11+ Weight vs All Sinner 46 (22-24) 47.83% 13.53% 71 (39-32) 54.93% 20.88% 269 (221-48) 82.16% 79.12% 340 (260-80) 76.47% Fed 34 (24-10) 70.59% 7.98% 74 (46-28) 62.16% 17.37% 352 (264-88) 75.00% 82.63% 426 (310-116) 72.77%...

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'...

Appreciate the absolutely incredible achievements, then cast your vote. Thank you. (By the way, if you notice any other slam records of similar magnitude, please suggest and I may add.) Borg: 5+5 channel slams before 25th birthday Closest next? (Rafa 5+2)? If we consider any two-venue...

Weeks@#1 Slam Atp finals Masters How astounding!

Peak 6-year span with a win rate above 70% against both top5 and top10. >70% against top5 >70% against top10

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...

Fed vs Rafa Slam Titles: 20 vs 22 (F+: 31-30, SF+: 46-38, QF+: 58-47) Total Slam Points: 70855 vs 64600 Note: On Djokovic's strongest surface, Federer faced him nine times in hardcourt Slam before the final, while Nadal faced him zero times. I believe that kind of advantage in the Slam draw...

Fed 2004-09 (Fed1) 14 Slams 32 Big Titles 442-51(90%) Overall 44-23(66%) vs Top5(10%) 91-32(75%) vs Top10(21%) 10-12(45%) vs Elo>2300(2.3%) 42-25(63%) vs Elo>2200(9.5%) Nole 2011-16 (Nole1) 11 Slams 40 Big Titles 427-50(90%) Overall 66-25(73%) vs Top5(15%) 140-34(80%) vs Top10(33%) 57-24(70%)...

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...

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...

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)...

Fedr peak 6-year span 2004-09 (ATP points 74,987): Overall, vs top5, vs top10 Fedr 442-51 44-23 91-30 Rafa 386-79 35-17 59-32 Nole 316-99 17-28 35-42 Murr 276-91 20-20 35-26 Within Big4: Fedr 44(20-24) Rafa 7-13 Nole 9-5 Murr 4-6 Rafa 50(34-16) Fedr 13-7 Nole 14-7 Murr 7-2 Nole 42(16-26) Fedr...

Rafa defeated Fed at first meet in 2004, when Rafa only 17 and Fed at 22 started peaking. During Fed 6 years peak 2004-09, H2H 7-13 (clay 2-9, nonclay 5-4). During the tennis Golden Era 2008-16, H2H 5-15 (clay 1-7, nonclay 4-8). Post Golden Era 2017-end, H2H 5-1 (clay 0-1, nonclay 5-0)...

ATP Points (points before 2009 have been adjusted) Nole Fed Nadal Pete Total 111,638 100,680 95,106 74,796 20 8,493 3,315 8,493 4,734 21 10,060 4,921 10,896 5,840 22 8,310 8,312 12,682 7,843 23 6,240 12,036 9,205 9,684 24 13,630 12,777 12,450 9,199 25...