1st 6 Tournaments After Becoming #1 - Sampras, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray

[McEnroeisanartist]

Looking at how Sampras, Agassi, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray did in the 1st 5 Tournaments after becoming #1.

Sampras - April 12, 1993 - Won Hong Kong, Atlanta Semifinals, Rome Semifinals, Quarterfinals of French Open, 1st Round at Queens, Won Wimbledon

Nadal - August 18, 2008 - Semifinals of US Open, Madrid Semifinals, Paris Quarterfinals, Doha Quarterfinals, Won Australian Open, Rotterdam finals

Federer - February 2, 2004 - Rotterdam quarterfinals, Won Dubai, Won Indian Wells, 2nd Round of Miami, 2nd Round of Rome, Won Hamburg

Djokovic - July 4, 2011 - Won Canada, Cincinnati Final, Won U.S. Open, Basel Semifinals, Paris Walkover, Didn't get out of Round Robin at ATP Tour Finals

Murray - November 7, 2016 - Won ATP Tour Finals, Dubai Final, 4th Round of Australian Open, Won Dubai, Indian Wells 1st Round, Monte Carlo 2nd Round

 

[kabob]

Okay, so what are you trying to say? You win some and you lose some?

 

[jm1980]

Okay, so what are you trying to say? You win some and you lose some?

Probably Murray isn't that bad as a #1?

 

[kabob]

I think it's a bit of a deceptive stat considering none of the players listed played the same tournaments after gaining #1. It skews things a bit when, for instance, Federer gained #1 after winning the Aussie Open for the 1st time and, unlike the rest, his next 6 tournaments didn't include a Grand Slam.

 

[Duncan Donuts]

You forgot Agassi. I'm curious to see that.

Seems though that it takes a bit of time to adjust to being the Top Dog.

 

[Phoenix1983]

You forgot Agassi. I'm curious to see that.

Tokyo Outdoor: Finalist
Atlanta: Finalist
Hamburg: Quarter-Finalist
French Open: Quarter-Finalist
Wimbledon: Semi-Finalist
Washington: Winner

Similar-ish to the others, one tournament win but beaten before the final on numerous occasions also.

 

[Rogerjohnson81]

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[atp2015]

We got to check what Connors,McEnroe, Lendl, Hewitt did after gaining #1.

 

[SinjinCooper]

Nobody expected Murray's results to mirror past #1's.

Those guys you mentioned earned theirs by outplaying their rivals over the course of a year. Murray got his by being the only guy still showing up the last half of the year. As soon as all the good players got healthy again, Murray's results were always headed for the crapper.

Nothing surprising about this decline, IMO.

 

[Fedeonic]

This explains how tough is to be a freshman N°1.

 

[Ginger ninja]

I'm clearly missing the point here. Is there a point?

 

[timnz]

An important question is: does a player typically play better after which of the following two scenarios:

1/ coming back from being sick and injured

Or

2/being in Perfect health