Razer
G.O.A.T.
The 20th Century Greats did not have
- Prime level careers in their 30s
- Homogenised courts
- More seeds to play into form in earlier rounds
- Elimination of dangerous courts which are injury prone
- Better scheduling
- Better Nutrition, Supplement, Magic Potions etc etc
- Better training techniques
- More money at their disposal to further their lead over the field which is poorer
- Better racquets and shoes
- Better doctors, surgeons to repair your body
- Many non Slam tournaments which had Best of 5 and relevance have all been relegated down to enhance the importance of Slams centric approach
- Last but not the least, loser generations, mugs of weak eras, Roger had it in 00s, Nole had in his 30s and it ain't getting better after he retires
Fedeerer, Nadal, Djokovic and Serena all enjoyed a lot of benefits, so will their successors IF ANY.
Under these circumstances someone like Boris Becker with 6 slams / Sampras with 14 is probably worth 50% more in weight in the current era, same for McEnroe/Connors/anyone of that past.
Hence the cut-off of 6 is no longer enough ..... If you are retiring in your mid-late 30s now then you should have minimum 8 or 9 slams to be called an ATG.
- Prime level careers in their 30s
- Homogenised courts
- More seeds to play into form in earlier rounds
- Elimination of dangerous courts which are injury prone
- Better scheduling
- Better Nutrition, Supplement, Magic Potions etc etc
- Better training techniques
- More money at their disposal to further their lead over the field which is poorer
- Better racquets and shoes
- Better doctors, surgeons to repair your body
- Many non Slam tournaments which had Best of 5 and relevance have all been relegated down to enhance the importance of Slams centric approach
- Last but not the least, loser generations, mugs of weak eras, Roger had it in 00s, Nole had in his 30s and it ain't getting better after he retires
Fedeerer, Nadal, Djokovic and Serena all enjoyed a lot of benefits, so will their successors IF ANY.
Under these circumstances someone like Boris Becker with 6 slams / Sampras with 14 is probably worth 50% more in weight in the current era, same for McEnroe/Connors/anyone of that past.
Hence the cut-off of 6 is no longer enough ..... If you are retiring in your mid-late 30s now then you should have minimum 8 or 9 slams to be called an ATG.