Congrats to Roger on 20 cons. Slam Semis

[tennis_mafia]

Wow, just wow!

 

[DarthFed]

I know impressive, thats the record right? whose in second place?

 

[royer]

Wow, just wow!

I'll see your "wow" and raise you an "awesome!"

 

[RoddickAce]

I know impressive, thats the record right? whose in second place?

I think it's Lendl with 10 consecutive semi-finals.

 

[tudwell]

I know impressive, thats the record right? whose in second place?

I think it's Ivan Lendl with 9 in a row.

 

[asafi2]

I think it's Lendl with 10 consecutive semi-finals.

That is correct.

 

[tudwell]

I think it's Ivan Lendl with 9 in a row.

Nevermind. The Australian was played in December in 1985, thus the source of my confusion. It's 10.

 

[cknobman]

yes contgrats indeed.

seeing nadal, djokovic, and murray all exit before the semis shows just how hard it is to get there and just how good fed is for getting there 20 times in a row.

 

[sureshs]

Who cares about semis? Show me the Slams.

 

[asafi2]

On top of that...Fed just made the semis at the FO 5 years in a row...something Borg AND Nadal couldnt do.

 

[All-rounder]

Who cares about semis? Show me the Slams.

Oo you mean all 13 right :roll:

 

[DarthFed]

On top of that...Fed just made the semis at the FO 5 years in a row...something Borg AND Nadal couldnt do.

Never even thought of that..

And i don't picture anyone touching the Semifinal record for a LONG time

 

[joeri888]

I think it's Lendl with 10 consecutive semi-finals.

It is indeed Lendl, but Martina Navratilova had 19 once, so Fed is now mr consistent for both men and women.

 

[MichaelChang]

How about his 10 consecutive finals. Who is the 2nd place?

 

[edberg505]

What is really crazy is that if it weren't for Djokovic at the 08 AO he would have made the finals of every slam for 4 years in a row. It's really mind boggling when you think about it.

 

[BigServer1]

How about his 10 consecutive finals. Who is the 2nd place?

Laver/Agassi with four I believe.

Could be wrong though...

 

[DownTheLine]

Sounds like he totally crushed all those records. Federer is just a beast.

 

[tudwell]

How about his 10 consecutive finals. Who is the 2nd place?

Jack Crawford with 7.

I think Bill Tilden also has 10, but 8 of those are at the U.S. and 2 at Wimbledon (he never played the Australian and the French wasn't an international event at that time).

 

[MichaelChang]

Jack Crawford with 7.

crap, I haven't even heard of his name before. lol. thanks.

 

[tudwell]

crap, I haven't even heard of his name before. lol. thanks.

Considering his seven consecutive finals were from 1933-1934, that's quite understandable. LOL. I don't know anything else about him, besides that one stat.

 

[edberg505]

Considering his seven consecutive finals were from 1933-1934, that's quite understandable. LOL. I don't know anything else about him, besides that one stat.

But wait, wasn't that during a strong era of tennis?

 

[MichaelChang]

Some 70 years later some John Doe guy will come out and make 20 consecutive slam finals, and then when people ask who was the 2nd place, come out a name called Roger Federer which barely anyone heard of.

sad but maybe true.

 

[zacinnc78]

this may never be duplicated ....but hopefully will be added to by fed himself

 

[asafi2]

Jack Crawford with 7.

I think Bill Tilden also has 10, but 8 of those are at the U.S. and 2 at Wimbledon (he never played the Australian and the French wasn't an international event at that time).

Correct me if I'm wrong but back in those days didnt the defending champion automatically get to the finals?

 

[malakas]

amazing record!Hopefully 21th and 22th soon.

 

[Rhino]

He could actually go on to win Wimby, US and Aus from this point too, holding all four at once
Think about how close he came (should he win Sunday). He would hold the French and the US, plus he went to 5 sets at Wimby and Aus.

 

[ElSuegro]

amazing record!Hopefully 21th and 22th soon.

I hope you're right Malakas, and considering that Federer's best tournaments are coming up, it sure could happen.

However, Nadal just lost on his best surface, so it's a little early to start counting those chickens...

 

[tudwell]

Correct me if I'm wrong but back in those days didnt the defending champion automatically get to the finals?

At Wimbledon, yes, but not at the U.S. National Championships. So in 1921, Tilden only played one match to win Wimbledon. I think this was the last year of the challenge round, due in large part to Tilden's own dislike of the system (despite being its beneficiary). Guess that doesn't really count, then.

Crawford set his record in 1933-34, so he had to play through the entire draw to reach his finals. He only won 3 of the seven, though.

 

[SgtJohn]

You're right Tudwell!

Another interesting stat for those interested about these historical tidbits, not the most memorable one but very impressive I think.

With 5 consecutive semi-finals (or better) at the French Open, Federer establishes a new Open Era record, and ties for the All-Time record....Henri Cochet and René Lacoste !

Yes, incredible as it may seem, there is a LOT of great claycourters tied with 4 consecutive semis:
-Jean Borotra
-Jaroslav Drobny
-Bjorn Borg
-Mats Wilander
-Ivan Lendl
-Jim Courier
-Juan Carlos Ferrero
-Rafael Nadal

But no one reached 5 in a row since the Mousquetaires, who practically owned the place in their heyday.

I think that's a great tribute to Federer, who has become tennis's all-time Mr. Regularity with his 20 semis, but can also claim this title in what, most players agree with that, is one of the hardest tournament in the tour...

Jon