1880, 1883, 1887, 1925, 1967, 2000, 2009, 2021?

[Spencer Gore]

Will 2021 be a record breaking year?

1877: Spencer Gore is first player to win a major

1880: John Hartley becomes the first man to win multiple titles with his 2nd Wimbledon victory.

1883: William Renshaw wins his 3rd Wimbledon, beating Hartley's record (He will end his career with 7 titles)

1887: Richard Sears wins the US for the 7th time, beating Renshaw's current record of 6 Wimbledon titles.

1925: Bill Tilden wins an 8th major, beating Sear's total (he will eventually win 10 majors, becoming the first man to hit double figures)

1967: Roy Emerson's 11th major beats Tilden's record. (he finishes with 12 majors).

2000: Pete Sampras lifts his 13th major, beatimg Emerson's record (he will finish with 14 majors)

2009: Roger Federer's 15th title beats the record held by Sampras (he currently shares a record 20 slams with Nadal)

2021?

 

[Kralingen]

Saw the edit the post makes sense now

What’s mind boggling is the record set by one of Nadal/Djokovic could feasibly be broken a couple more times before it’s finalized, and then easily not be breached for another 25 years or more. Historic times indeed.

 

[topher]

Tilden held the record for 42 years the longest, but did anybody ever give him or Emerson a lot of credit for it?

It seems the record didn’t become a big deal until Sampras made it one.

 

[victorcruz]

I remember when Pete broke the record we were in awe thinking hmmm is anyone gonna break his record??? We have 3 guys that have passed him and they're all still active. Crazy stuff.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

#21 in '21 - vamos!

 

[daphne]

#21 in '21 - vamos!

Yeah, but not Nadl.

 

[Spencer Gore]

I remember when Pete broke the record we were in awe thinking hmmm is anyone gonna break his record??? We have 3 guys that have passed him and they're all still active. Crazy stuff.

Exactly. It had taken 33 years for Emerson's total to be overtaken. Players of the calibre of Connors, Borg, McEnroe, Lendl hadn't bested it. I was wondering if Sampras's record would be broken in my lifetime. To think three players broke it within twenty years is remarkable.
And unprecedented.

 

[Terry Tibbs]

Will 2021 be a record breaking year?

1877: Spencer Gore is first player to win a major

1880: John Hartley becomes the first man to win multiple titles

1883: William Renshaw wins his 3rd Wimbledon, beating Hartley's record (He will end his career with 7 titles)

1887: Richard Sears wins the US for the 7th time, beating Renshaw's current record of 6 Wimbledon titles.

1925: Bill Tilden wins an 8th major, beating Sear's total (he will eventually win 10 majors, becoming the first man to hit double figures)

1967: Roy Emerson's 11th major beats Tilden's record. (he finishes with 12 majors).

2000: Pete Sampras lifts his 13th major, beatimg Emerson's record (he will finish with 14 majors)

2009: Roger Federer's 15th title beats the record held by Sampras (he currently shares a record 20 slams with Nadal)

2021?

2021 - Federer wins Wimbledon at almost 40yrs of age coming back from 2 knee surgeries.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Yeah, but not Nadl.

Ok StrongRule 3.0

 

[Spencer Gore]

2021 - Federer wins Wimbledon at almost 40yrs of age coming back from 2 knee surgeries.

Ah, but will that be to create a new record or equal Nadal's record?

 

[Terry Tibbs]

Ah, but will that be to create a new record or equal Nadal's record?

What Nadal record would it be equalling?

 

[Spencer Gore]

What Nadal record would it be equalling?

Slam record. What the thread is about.

 

[SardinesForDinner]

2021 Spencer Gore oldest person to be banned from TW

 

[daphne]

Ok StrongRule 3.0

Djokovic is through to the last eight for a record 12th consecutive year. If Nadl doesn't pass Djok with WIM and USO as the 2 remaining GSs for the year, who do you think has more chances to come on top? Let's say Djok wins RG (19). WIm is next - him or Nadl? Djok! (20) Come USO we will be at 20-20-20. And at that point I can assure you, no matter the fighting spirit of Nadl, Djok will go for the kill. If Nadl wins RG then by the time AO22 is done Djok will be sitting on 21 anyway.

 

[Spencer Gore]

There would be something wonderfully perfect about 2021 becoming 20-21.

 

[TheFifthSet]

How old were you when you thought "hmm, is anyone gonna break his record"?

My estimate is around 8.

That’s pretty mean

 

[Phoenix1983]

Will 2021 be a record breaking year?

1877: Spencer Gore is first player to win a major

1880: John Hartley becomes the first man to win multiple titles with his 2nd Wimbledon victory.

You only held the record for three years. Pretty poor show, old chap!

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Someone needs to win 200 titles like laver

 

[ZanderGoga]

The only stat the matters is combined US Opens and Wimbledons. The rest of the tour -- even those that pretend "Grand Slam" status -- is just glorified exhibition tennis.

This has been true through the entirety of tennis history, and remains true today.

As such, the only one who can rewrite history this year is Federer, and that's because it's his history to rewrite. But win or lose, unless Pete Sampras suddenly shows up and competes at those two events, he will remain comfortably the GOAT.

 

[zvelf]

Exactly. It had taken 33 years for Emerson's total to be overtaken. Players of the calibre of Connors, Borg, McEnroe, Lendl hadn't bested it. I was wondering if Sampras's record would be broken in my lifetime. To think three players broke it within twenty years is remarkable.
And unprecedented.

But to be fair, Connors, Borg, and McEnroe didn't really play the Australian Open and Connors missed the French a lot in his prime. The AO wasn't much of a major back then.

 

[zvelf]

The only stat the matters is combined US Opens and Wimbledons. The rest of the tour -- even those that pretend "Grand Slam" status -- is just glorified exhibition tennis.

This has been true through the entirety of tennis history, and remains true today.

As such, the only one who can rewrite history this year is Federer, and that's because it's his history to rewrite. But win or lose, unless Pete Sampras suddenly shows up and competes at those two events, he will remain comfortably the GOAT.

Federer is not rewriting history this year, but you are with this post!

 

[ChrisRF]

The record will be broken twice this year:
Nadal wins #21 at RG
Federer wins #22 at the US Open

 

[Spencer Gore]

You only held the record for three years. Pretty poor show, old chap!

Yes. But I hold a record that can never be broken. I was the FIRST!

There can be only one!!!

 

[aman92]

Exactly. It had taken 33 years for Emerson's total to be overtaken. Players of the calibre of Connors, Borg, McEnroe, Lendl hadn't bested it. I was wondering if Sampras's record would be broken in my lifetime. To think three players broke it within twenty years is remarkable.
And unprecedented.

But sir, you have seen several of these records being broken in your lifetime. You might very well see the big 3's record being overhauled too

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Yeah, but not Nadl.

I hope so - fingers crossed for Sunday

 

[Spencer Gore]

But sir, you have seen several of these records being broken in your lifetime. You might very well see the big 3's record being overhauled too

I was jolly peeved when that ruffian Hartley took my record. Little did I foresee that chaps from overseas would be winning the blasted things 20 times.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

I was jolly peeved when that ruffian Hartley took my record. Little did I foresee that chaps from overseas would be winning the blasted things 20 times.

Do you wear a wig and silk stockings IRL to go with the rest of the fakery?

 

[Spencer Gore]

Do you wear a wig and silk stockings IRL to go with the rest of the fakery?

No, that was the fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries. I wear modern fashions. Cream pleated slacks and a nifty blazer. Sometimes topped off with a boater.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

No, that was the fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries. I wear modern fashions. Cream pleated slacks and a nifty blazer. Sometimes topped off with a boater.

And now it is the 21st century, but you are still pretending that you lived 150 years ago.

 

[Spencer Gore]

And now it is the 21st century, but you are still pretending that you lived 150 years ago.

It's the 21st century and you live your whole life trying to start fights on a tennis forum.

Go outside.Sample the real world. Before it's too late.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

It's the 21st century and you live your whole life trying to start fights on a tennis forum.

Go outside.Sample the real world. Before it's too late.

You are hilarious, you just don't quite realise it.

Advising people to "sample the real world" while pretending also on the Internet to be something that you are not!

 

[aldeayeah]

Yes. But I hold a record that can never be broken. I was the FIRST!

There can be only one!!!

*sips absinthe and dances a polka*

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

It's the 21st century and you live your whole life trying to start fights on a tennis forum.

Go outside.Sample the real world. Before it's too late.

Says the guy who starts a higher number of provocative threads.

 

[Spencer Gore]

We're reaching the moment of truth. Rafa is only two games away from history. But if Djokovic can beat him and go on to win the tournament for #19 who would bet against him doing 21 in '21!