AO17 to AO19 - 9 slams played, 3 slams each for big 3. Rank the wins.

[Hitman]

This period, considered the resurgence or rebirth of the big 3 lead to all three equally splitting all 9 slams equally between them.

Federer AO 2017 W 2017 AO 2018

Nadal RG 2017 USO 2017 RG 2018

Djokovic W 2018 USO 2018 AO 2019

How do you rank the wins considering all factors, including quality of play, the competition, the level etc.

 

[nolefam_2024]

I guess it won't matter. The best match of this time is probably Wimby semis. Razer sharp.

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

Feds AO 2017 was impressive. But he got a little lucky there. Wasn’t Nadal up a break? The Wimbledon run was meh. Djokers was pretty good but Nadal was very off form in the final in 2019. It’s a draw LOL

 

[InsuranceMan]

Feds AO 2017 was impressive. But he got a little lucky there. Wasn’t Nadal up a break? The Wimbledon run was meh. Djokers was pretty good but Nadal was very off form in the final in 2019. It’s a draw LOL

Damn, so when somebody comes down from being broken in a match it’s just luck? Tough life to be a tennis player. Isner real moral GOAT confirmed?

 

[InsuranceMan]

AO 18 USO 17 and USO 18 all suck compared to AO 17 W 18 and RG 17, but which one was the most lame?

 

[Towny]

Level of play:
Nadal RG 2017

Djokovic AO 2019
Nadal RG 2018

Federer W 2017
Djokovic W 2018
Federer AO 2017
Djokovic USO 2018

Nadal USO 2017
Federer AO 2018

Competition
Federer AO 2017

Djokovic W 2018

Nadal RG 2018
Djokovic AO 2019
Nadal RG 2017
Djokovic USO 2018
Federer W 2017
Federer AO 2018
Nadal USO 2017

Difficult to rank and controversial I guess. I suspect I might rank some of these differently if I ranked them again, even next week. I've put gaps where I think there's a noticeable gap between levels/competition.

 

[TheGoldenEra1990’s]

Damn, so when somebody comes down from being broken in a match it’s just luck? Tough life to be a tennis player. Isner real moral GOAT confirmed?

Well. It’s unlike Nadal usually. When he has Victory in his jaws he usually took it. Especially against Fed historically

 

[MeatTornado]

Feds AO 2017 was impressive. But he got a little lucky there. Wasn’t Nadal up a break? The Wimbledon run was meh. Djokers was pretty good but Nadal was very off form in the final in 2019. It’s a draw LOL

If Nadal had collapsed it would've been luck. But Federer went out and stole the 5th from him with the most aggressive tennis he was capable of playing. He willed that win into existence.

 

[InsuranceMan]

Level of play:
Nadal RG 2017

Djokovic AO 2019
Nadal RG 2018

Federer W 2017
Djokovic W 2018
Federer AO 2017
Djokovic USO 2018

Nadal USO 2017
Federer AO 2018

Competition
Federer AO 2017

Djokovic W 2018

Nadal RG 2018
Djokovic AO 2019
Nadal RG 2017
Djokovic USO 2018
Federer W 2017
Federer AO 2018
Nadal USO 2017

Difficult to rank and controversial I guess. I suspect I might rank some of these differently if I ranked them again, even next week. I've put gaps where I think there's a noticeable gap between levels/competition.

Federer W 17’ doesn’t deserve to be at bottom of second tier? Didn’t drop a set

 

[InsuranceMan]

Well. It’s unlike Nadal usually. When he has Victory in his jaws he usually took it. Especially against Fed historically

A real quod erat demonstrandum, are you a lawyer by chance?

 

[MeatTornado]

It's really hard to weigh level of play and competition at the same time, but here it goes.
2017 RG
2017 AO
2018 Wim
2019 AO
2017 Wim
2018 RG
2018 USO
2018 AO
2017 USO

 

[Phenomenal]

This period, considered the resurgence or rebirth of the big 3 lead to all three equally splitting all 9 slams equally between them.

Federer AO 2017 W 2017 AO 2018

Nadal RG 2017 USO 2017 RG 2018

Djokovic W 2018 USO 2018 AO 2019

How do you rank the wins considering all factors, including quality of play, the competition, the level etc.

By the combination of 2, W 2018(due to best match or top2 for me) then AO 2017(most impressive win among all)
By level RG 2017 then W 2017 and AO 2019.
Least impressive ones: AO 2018 USO 2017 and USO 2018. It depends how much weight you put into the 2 factors thus didn't rank overall.

Would love to see the remaining of 2019 slams to be added, would be more competitive comparison.

 

[SonnyT]

Level of suspense: 17 AO, 18 WB, 18 AO

Those the only 5 setters of bunch.

 

[Towny]

Federer W 17’ doesn’t deserve to be at bottom of second tier? Didn’t drop a set

Well it was a high level. But his competition was pretty poor. Berdych was decent, that's about it. Raonic and Dimitrov not too bad. Cilic was poor in the final. I would honestly put Federer 2003-2009 and maybe 2012 above 2017 as well. Whereas Nadal 2017 was maybe top 5 for him at RG. I'd put AO 2019 as top 5 for Djokovic too. RG 2018 wasn't top 5 for Nadal but this is Nadal at RG we're talking about; even a lower tier performance from him is an extremely high level

 

[InsuranceMan]

Well it was a high level. But his competition was pretty poor. Berdych was decent, that's about it. Raonic and Dimitrov not too bad. Cilic was poor in the final. I would honestly put Federer 2003-2009 and maybe 2012 above 2017 as well. Whereas Nadal 2017 was maybe top 5 for him at RG. I'd put AO 2019 as top 5 for Djokovic too. RG 2018 wasn't top 5 for Nadal but this is Nadal at RG we're talking about; even a lower tier performance from him is an extremely high level

I think I would disagree but I can definitely respect the logic behind that.

 

[Towny]

I think I would disagree but I can definitely respect the logic behind that.

Fair enough. Out if interest, where would you rank Federer W 2017 in terms of level?

 

[StrongRule]

Nadal in RG 2017 final was the one time when he really was back to his prime level. Had a slow start, but after the first 5 games he was unstoppable. All these arguments about "Wawrinka was tired, otherwise it would have been close" are just BS coming from haters. I don't see what any version of Wawrinka would be able to do against Nadal playing like this. He really tried.

The last 3 sets of USO 2017 semifinal were also GOAT level from him, but that also had to do with Del Potro's level dropping significantly.

 

[Phenomenal]

Nadal in RG 2017 final was the one time when he really was back to his prime level. Had a slow start, but after the first 5 games he was unstoppable. All these arguments about "Wawrinka was tired, otherwise it would have been close" are just BS coming from haters. I don't see what any version of Wawrinka would be able to do against Nadal playing like this. He really tried.

The last 3 sets of USO 2017 semifinal were also GOAT level from him, but that also had to do with Del Potro's level dropping significantly.

I don't believe any version of Wawrinka would take a set from him including 2015.

 

[StrongRule]

I don't believe any version of Wawrinka would take a set from him 2015 aswell.

Sorry, but that's total BS. 2015 Nadal hit 3 forehand winners in the 1/4 final. This is pathetic not for his RG standards, but for the standards of any top-100 player. Not to mention he was getting physically dead after a set and a half.

 

[Phenomenal]

Sorry, but that's total BS. 2015 Nadal hit 3 forehand winners in the 1/4 final. This is pathetic not for his RG standards, but for the standards of any top-100 player. Not to mention he was getting physically dead after a set and a half.

You misunderstood : ). I meant against 2017 Nadal. Although when you look at it that's probably the only Nadal version he could win.

 

[StrongRule]

You misunderstood : ). I meant against 2017 Nadal. Although when you look at it that's probably the only Nadal version he could win.

Oh, sorry, against 2017 for sure.