McEnroeisanartist
Hall of Fame
Looking at how the greats (6 or more slams won in the open era) performed in Grand Slams that they were seeded #1. When seeded #1, what percentage of slams did they go on to win.
Federer 11/23 - 47.83%
Sampras 9/23 - 39.13%
Nadal 3/9 - 33.33%
Borg - 8/14 - 57.14%
Connors - 2/9 - 22.22%
Agassi - 1/7 - 14.28%
Lendl - 5/17 - 29.41%
McEnroe - 3/10 - 30.00%
Wilander 0/1 0.00%
Becker - 0/2 - 0.00%
Djokovic - 3/8 - 37.50%
Edberg - 0/6 - 0.00%
I think a couple of things stand out. 1. How many Slams Federer won when he was seeded #1/expected to as the pressure was on him. 2. Djokovic rises above his tier 3 great level with success as a #1 seed.
Federer 11/23 - 47.83%
Sampras 9/23 - 39.13%
Nadal 3/9 - 33.33%
Borg - 8/14 - 57.14%
Connors - 2/9 - 22.22%
Agassi - 1/7 - 14.28%
Lendl - 5/17 - 29.41%
McEnroe - 3/10 - 30.00%
Wilander 0/1 0.00%
Becker - 0/2 - 0.00%
Djokovic - 3/8 - 37.50%
Edberg - 0/6 - 0.00%
I think a couple of things stand out. 1. How many Slams Federer won when he was seeded #1/expected to as the pressure was on him. 2. Djokovic rises above his tier 3 great level with success as a #1 seed.