Djokovic highest peak ever for an old man?

[Lew II]

Slam score in finals and semifinals since turning 28 (minimum 5 matches):

Laver 11-1 (91.7%)
Djokovic 20-3 (87.0%)
Newcombe 7-2 (77.8%)
Sampras 6-3 (66.7%)
Rosewall 12-9 (57.1%)
Nadal 14-5 (73.7%)
Agassi 13-7 (65.0%)
Wawrinka 7-6 (53.8%)
Lendl 7-7 (50.0%)
Gimeno, Ashe 3-3 (50.0%)
Federer 16-18 (47.1%)
Murray 4-5 (44.4%)
Del Potro 3-5 (37.5%)
Connors 7-12 (36.8%)
Ferrer 1-5 (16.7%)

Djokovic had the most wins (20) and the second highest win percentage (87%). Highest peak ever for an old man?

 

[Azure]

Old man??? At what? 33-34?

This is an old man.

 

[Lew II]

Old man??? At what? 33-34?

This is an old man.

In this place players are considered old since their late 20s.

 

[ForehandCross]

I think so. For all talks of Federer's longevity it's Djokovic who can somewhat bring his best or near his best levels even at his age, I don't think Federer of similar age compared much except the 2015 summer.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

I think so. For all talks of Federer's longevity it's Djokovic who can somewhat bring his best or near his best levels even at his age, I don't think Federer of similar age compared much except the 2015 summer.

2012>2018
2013<2019
2014?2020

 

[Lew II]

2012>2018
2013<2019
2014?2020

wow so Fed 2012 and 2014 was strong when Djoko faced him

 

[RS]

Slam score in finals and semifinals since turning 28 (minimum 5 matches):

Laver 11-1 (91.7%)
Djokovic 20-3 (87.0%)
Newcombe 7-2 (77.8%)
Sampras 6-3 (66.7%)
Rosewall 12-9 (57.1%)
Nadal 14-5 (73.7%)
Agassi 13-7 (65.0%)
Wawrinka 7-6 (53.8%)
Lendl 7-7 (50.0%)
Gimeno, Ashe 3-3 (50.0%)
Federer 16-18 (47.1%)
Murray 4-5 (44.4%)
Del Potro 3-5 (37.5%)
Connors 7-12 (36.8%)
Ferrer 1-5 (16.7%)

Djokovic had the most wins (20) and the second highest win percentage (87%). Highest peak ever for an old man?

A strong case if you are talking Wim 18-AO 19 Djokovic at the back end of slams. Federer of 11-12 14-15 and 17 was great also. In 11-12 had a peak Djokdal and in 14-15 had Djokovic blocking him everywhere.

 

[RelentlessAttack]

Weakest competition for an old man, true.

But in all seriousness, Novak has set the new standard in caring for his health. Agassi pointed it out a few years ago, that Novak was a 30 year old in a 25 year olds body.

 

[Fedr and three others]

No ATGs younger than him so yes his stats are looking good. Having said that, I'm sure he'd be good anyway

 

[Deleted member 770948]

Djokovic's old man peak is so high that Rafa has won 2 of the last 3 US Opens despite being more suited to clay (and winning the last 3 French Opens) and being older than Djokovic, and the only US Open Rafa lost was 2018 when he retired in the Del Potro SF.

 

[D.Nalby12]

Weak competition did help him. Yet Djokovic for every year post 28 was better than nadal and federer physically at the same age. He is the one (not Federer) who has declined least.

 

[DjokoGOAT]

won 4 slams in a row at an age fed fans were calling their idol old, played his best ever slam final age 32, dominated fellow peak champions at same age.

Yes I think he is the GOAT old man.

 

[vex]

In his early 30s definitely.

now we’ll have to see about mid/late 30s. Fed played fantastic in 2015. That’s a high bar

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

wow so Fed 2012 and 2014 was strong when Djoko faced him

Stronger. And where did you get 2014 being strong from a question mark? You're so twitchy and keep jumping the gun.

 

[JoshuaPim]

Pretty easy to keep peaking against a Gen with precisely 0 Slams.

 

[DjokoGOAT]

Aged 30-34 Federer
1 slam win. 1-6 vs big 3 at slams.

Aged 30-32 Djokovic
5 slam wins. 4-0 vs big 3 at slams.

Djokovic has won 4 more slams vs the same opponents with a better head to head vs main rivals and also faced strong nextgen thiem, Zverev, medvedev etc. He has won 5x more slams in half the time.

 

[DjokoGOAT]

Pretty easy to keep peaking against a Gen with precisely 0 Slams.

Slam opponents defeated in SF/F since 2015:
Wawrinka
Murray
Gasquet
Federer
Cilic
Federer
Federer
Murray
Thiem
Murray
Nadal
Anderson
Nishikori
Del potro
Pouille
Nadal
Bautista Agut
Federer
Federer
Thiem

5-0 vs 20 slams Federer
2-0 vs 19 slams Nadal (+ win at RG in 2015)
2-0 vs 3 slams 11 finals Murray
2-0 vs best of nextgen 3 slam finals Thiem (Only stopped by peak nadal and Djokovic)

and people say Djokovic had weak opponents

 

[Goosehead]

Aged 30-34 Federer
1 slam win. 1-6 vs big 3 at slams.

Aged 30-32 Djokovic
5 slam wins. 4-0 vs big 3 at slams.

Djokovic has won 4 more slams vs the same opponents with a better head to head vs main rivals and also faced strong nextgen thiem, Zverev, medvedev etc. He has won 5x more slams in half the time.

eh ?...federer beat djokovic in wimbledon sf 2012 as well as murray in finall

and he beat murray in a wimbledon sf in 2014 or 2015 (?). so 3 wins at least.

is this against the other big 3 (fed v djoko/rafa/murr) or does this big 3 mean djoko/fed/rafa ?..so maybe, i dunno, huh ?

 

[Jonesy]

18-0 to start the year was a good sign... such a shame.

 

[tennis_pro]

Who exactly younger than him has challenged him since 2015 when he turned 28? Berrettini?

No wait that's for Nadal. But he did challenge Nadal, Berrettini.

 

[Third Serve]

wow so Fed 2012 and 2014 was strong when Djoko faced him

Certainly he was strong competition. Just weaker than his 2004 - 2009 self, that's all.

 

[Third Serve]

Aged 30-34 Federer
1 slam win. 1-6 vs big 3 at slams.

Aged 30-32 Djokovic
5 slam wins. 4-0 vs big 3 at slams.

Djokovic has won 4 more slams vs the same opponents with a better head to head vs main rivals and also faced strong nextgen thiem, Zverev, medvedev etc. He has won 5x more slams in half the time.

lmao

 

[DjokoGOAT]

eh ?...federer beat djokovic in wimbledon sf 2012 as well as murray in finall

and he beat murray in a wimbledon sf in 2014 or 2015 (?). so 3 wins at least.

is this against the other big 3 (fed v djoko/rafa/murr) or does this big 3 mean djoko/fed/rafa ?..so maybe, i dunno, huh ?

Just vs other big 3 (fed/Rafa/Nole)