Each Players' H2H Record at Slams vs Big 3

Entername

Professional
Among notable players who made at least one slam semifinal. Here are the following.

Stan Wawrinka: 6-14 (1-3 vs Nadal; 4-4 vs Djokovic; 1-7 vs Federer) - 30%

Tomas Berydch: 5-16 (1-4 vs Nadal; 2-4 vs Djokovic; 2-8 vs Federer) - 24%

Andy Murray: 5-20 (2-7 vs Nadal; 2-8 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 20%

Jo-Wilfred Tsonga: 4-13 (1-2 vs Nadal; 1-7 vs Djokovic; 2-4 vs Federer) - 24%

Juan Martin Del Potro: 4-14 (2-5 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 2-5 vs Federer) - 22%

Dominic Thiem: 3-7 (1-5 vs Nadal; 2-2 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 30%

Lleyton Hewitt: 3-15 (2-4 vs Nadal; 1-4 vs Djokovic; 0-7 vs Federer) - 17%

Stefanos Tsitsipas: 2-3 (1-1 vs Nadal; 0-2 vs Djokovic; 1-0 vs Federer) - 40%

Robin Soderling: 2-10 (1-5 vs Nadal; 0-0 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 20%

David Ferrer: 2-10 (2-5 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 20%

Andy Roddick: 2-11 (1-2 vs Nadal; 1-1 vs Djokovic; 0-8 vs Federer) - 15%

Marin Cilic: 2-12 (1-2 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 14%

Daniil Medvedev: 1-4 (0-2 vs Nadal; 1-2 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 20%

Grigor Dimitrov: 1-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-2 vs Djokovic; 1-2 vs Federer) - 14%

Kevin Anderson: 1-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 1-0 vs Federer) - 14%

Milos Raonic: 1-8 (0-1 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 1-3 vs Federer) - 11%

Kei Nishikori: 1-12 (0-4 vs Nadal; 1-6 vs Djokovic; 0-2 vs Federer) - 7%

Alexander Zverev: 0-5 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 0%

Matteo Berretinni: 0-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-1 vs Federer) - 0%

Gael Monfils: 0-13 (0-3 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 0-5 vs Federer) - 0%

Richard Gasquet: 0-14 (0-5 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 0-5 vs Federer) - 0%
 
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Krish872007

Talk Tennis Guru
Monfils and Gasquet just don't come out well in these stats I'm afraid.

In fact if you add Murray into the mix alongside the Big 3, Gasquet's record worsens to 0-19
 

Krish872007

Talk Tennis Guru
Among notable players who made at least one slam semifinal. Here are the following.

Stan Wawrinka: 6-14 (1-3 vs Nadal; 4-4 vs Djokovic; 1-7 vs Federer) - 30%

Tomas Berydch: 5-16 (1-4 vs Nadal; 2-4 vs Djokovic; 2-8 vs Federer) - 24%

Andy Murray: 5-20 (2-7 vs Nadal; 2-8 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 20%

Jo-Wilfred Tsonga: 4-13 (1-2 vs Nadal; 1-7 vs Djokovic; 2-4 vs Federer) - 24%

Juan Martin Del Potro: 4-14 (2-5 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 2-5 vs Federer) - 22%

Dominic Thiem: 3-7 (1-5 vs Nadal; 2-2 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 30%

Lleyton Hewitt: 3-15 (2-4 vs Nadal; 1-4 vs Djokovic; 0-7 vs Federer) - 17%

Stefanos Tsitsipas: 2-3 (1-1 vs Nadal; 0-2 vs Djokovic; 1-0 vs Federer) - 33%

Robin Soderling: 2-10 (1-5 vs Nadal; 0-0 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 20%

David Ferrer: 2-10 (2-5 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 20%

Andy Roddick: 2-11 (1-2 vs Nadal; 1-1 vs Djokovic; 0-8 vs Federer) - 15%

Marin Cilic: 2-12 (1-2 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 14%

Daniil Medvedev: 1-4 (0-2 vs Nadal; 1-2 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 20%

Grigor Dimitrov: 1-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-2 vs Djokovic; 1-2 vs Federer) - 14%

Kevin Anderson: 1-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 1-0 vs Federer) - 14%

Milos Raonic: 1-8 (0-1 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 1-3 vs Federer) - 11%

Kei Nishikori: 1-12 (0-4 vs Nadal; 1-6 vs Djokovic; 0-2 vs Federer) - 7%

Alexander Zverev: 0-5 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 0%

Matteo Berretinni: 0-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-1 vs Federer) - 0%

Gael Monfils: 0-13 (0-3 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 0-5 vs Federer) - 0%

Richard Gasquet: 0-14 (0-5 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 0-5 vs Federer) - 0%

Good list, may as well add some of the other guys from the early 2000s though:

David Nalbandian: 2-5 (0-1 vs Nadal; 0-0 vs Djokovic; 2-4 vs Federer) - 29%

Marat Safin: 3-4 (0-0 vs Nadal; 2-0 vs Djokovic; 1-4 vs Federer) - 43%

Nikolay Davydenko: 0-7 (0-0 vs Nadal; 0-1 vs Djokovic; 0-6 vs Federer) - 0%

Marcos Baghdatis: 0-8 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-3 vs Federer) - 0%

Fernando Gonzalez: 1-7 (1-2 vs Nadal; 0-1 vs Djokovic; 0-4 vs Federer) - 13%

Jurgen Melzer: 1-4 (0-1 vs Nadal; 1-0 vs Djokovic; 0-3 vs Federer) - 20%
 
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Krish872007

Talk Tennis Guru
Gasquet. lol

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Entername

Professional
Good list, may as well add some of the other guys from the early 2000s though:

David Nalbandian: 2-5 (0-1 vs Nadal; 0-0 vs Djokovic; 2-4 vs Federer) - 29%

Marat Safin: 3-4 (0-0 vs Nadal; 2-0 vs Djokovic; 1-4 vs Federer) - 43%

Nikolay Davydenko: 0-7 (0-0 vs Nadal; 0-1 vs Djokovic; 0-6 vs Federer) - 0%

Marcos Baghdatis: 0-8 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-3 vs Federer) - 0%

Fernando Gonzalez: 1-7 (1-2 vs Nadal; 0-1 vs Djokovic; 0-4 vs Federer) - 13%

Jurgen Melzer: 1-4 (0-1 vs Nadal; 1-0 vs Djokovic; 0-3 vs Federer) - 20%
Awesome (y)

I was thinking about guys like Nalbandian and Safin but I wasn't sure if they'd be considered as big 3 era, also I thought the list was already getting kinda long haha
 

Krish872007

Talk Tennis Guru
Awesome (y)

I was thinking about guys like Nalbandian and Safin but I wasn't sure if they'd be considered as big 3 era, also I thought the list was already getting kinda long haha

Yeah I was thinking about whether or not to put them forward but seeing as they've all played at least 2 matches on the main tour against each of the Big 3 I thought might as well
 

Third Serve

Talk Tennis Guru
Awesome (y)

I was thinking about guys like Nalbandian and Safin but I wasn't sure if they'd be considered as big 3 era, also I thought the list was already getting kinda long haha
I think you can argue for Nalbandian since he had some good runs in 2007 (which I’d consider more of a Big 3 year than not) and had a couple of interesting matches with Big 3 members—mostly Nadal—beyond that year.

Safin was, with the exception of Wimbledon 2008, very much a Fed-era relic. He basically stopped being relevant after injuries wrecked him at the tail end of 2005.

By that same logic you could exclude Hewitt from the list though.
 
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TheNachoMan

Guest
Murray really was a flat track bully. Beat everyone except the big boys.
Stan was better at the slams. Sorry to tell you, mate.
 

Krish872007

Talk Tennis Guru
I think you can argue for Nalbandian since he had some good runs in 2007 (which I’d consider more of a Big 3 year than not) and had a couple of interesting matches with Big 3 members—mostly Nadal—beyond that year.

Safin was, with the exception of Wimbledon 2008, very much a Fed-era relic. He basically stopped being relevant after injuries wrecked him at the tail end of 2005.

By that same logic you could exclude Hewitt from the list though.

Safin was a debatable inclusion but Wimbledon 2008 certainly helped his case. He did get a win over Novak (who was already a Slam winner by that point).
 
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TheNachoMan

Guest
Federer's slam-winning contemporaries Safin/Hewitt/Roddick vs Nadalovic: 7-11

Nadalovic's slam-winning contemporaries Murray/Wawrinka/Cilic/DelPo vs Federer: 5-22
Context matters too, Novak was a baby in some of those matches and so was Nadal. The age excuse goes both ways.
 

Entername

Professional
Federer's slam-winning contemporaries Safin/Hewitt/Roddick vs Nadalovic: 7-11

Nadalovic's slam-winning contemporaries Murray/Wawrinka/Cilic/DelPo vs Federer: 5-22
Thing is, Nadal/Djokovic were very young during a lot of their matches with guys like Safin and Hewitt. That's like beating 2004 LeBron James in a playoff series when he wasn't even old enough to take a drink in the US.

That's why I wasn't 100% sure whether I should include Safin/Roddick/Hewitt cuz I'm not sure if you consider them as "big 3 era" rather than just "Fed era"
 

FRV4

Hall of Fame
Thing is, Nadal/Djokovic were very young during a lot of their matches with guys like Safin and Hewitt. That's like beating 2004 LeBron James in a playoff series when he wasn't even old enough to take a drink in the US.

That's why I wasn't 100% sure whether I should include Safin/Roddick/Hewitt cuz I'm not sure if you consider them as "big 3 era" rather than just "Fed era"
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Entername

Professional
Murray really was a flat track bully. Beat everyone except the big boys.
Stan was better at the slams. Sorry to tell you, mate.
Murray didn't have the weapons to hurt the big 3 regularly. A lot of the guys near the top of this list (Delpo, Stan, Bird, Jo, etc.) could score wins off the big 3 by hitting a ton of aces/winners whereas Sir Andeh didn't have such a luxury
 

Sport

G.O.A.T.
Federer's slam-winning contemporaries Safin/Hewitt/Roddick vs Nadalovic: 7-11

Nadalovic's slam-winning contemporaries Murray/Wawrinka/Cilic/DelPo vs Federer: 5-22
Roddick and Hewitt defeated 18 years old Nadal at the USO 2004 and the AO 2005. Safin won against 17 years old Djokovic at the AO 2005. Not particularly impressive victories.

That's like hyping Kafelnikov for beating 18 years old Federer at WB 2000:

 

mahatma

Hall of Fame
Among notable players who made at least one slam semifinal. Here are the following.

Stan Wawrinka: 6-14 (1-3 vs Nadal; 4-4 vs Djokovic; 1-7 vs Federer) - 30%

Tomas Berydch: 5-16 (1-4 vs Nadal; 2-4 vs Djokovic; 2-8 vs Federer) - 24%

Andy Murray: 5-20 (2-7 vs Nadal; 2-8 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 20%

Jo-Wilfred Tsonga: 4-13 (1-2 vs Nadal; 1-7 vs Djokovic; 2-4 vs Federer) - 24%

Juan Martin Del Potro: 4-14 (2-5 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 2-5 vs Federer) - 22%

Dominic Thiem: 3-7 (1-5 vs Nadal; 2-2 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 30%

Lleyton Hewitt: 3-15 (2-4 vs Nadal; 1-4 vs Djokovic; 0-7 vs Federer) - 17%

Stefanos Tsitsipas: 2-3 (1-1 vs Nadal; 0-2 vs Djokovic; 1-0 vs Federer) - 33%

Robin Soderling: 2-10 (1-5 vs Nadal; 0-0 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 20%

David Ferrer: 2-10 (2-5 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 20%

Andy Roddick: 2-11 (1-2 vs Nadal; 1-1 vs Djokovic; 0-8 vs Federer) - 15%

Marin Cilic: 2-12 (1-2 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 1-5 vs Federer) - 14%

Daniil Medvedev: 1-4 (0-2 vs Nadal; 1-2 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 20%

Grigor Dimitrov: 1-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-2 vs Djokovic; 1-2 vs Federer) - 14%

Kevin Anderson: 1-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 1-0 vs Federer) - 14%

Milos Raonic: 1-8 (0-1 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 1-3 vs Federer) - 11%

Kei Nishikori: 1-12 (0-4 vs Nadal; 1-6 vs Djokovic; 0-2 vs Federer) - 7%

Alexander Zverev: 0-5 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-0 vs Federer) - 0%

Matteo Berretinni: 0-6 (0-2 vs Nadal; 0-3 vs Djokovic; 0-1 vs Federer) - 0%

Gael Monfils: 0-13 (0-3 vs Nadal; 0-5 vs Djokovic; 0-5 vs Federer) - 0%

Richard Gasquet: 0-14 (0-5 vs Nadal; 0-4 vs Djokovic; 0-5 vs Federer) - 0%
Tsitsipas 2-3 is 40%. Not 33%.
 
Let's do the big 3 against the other two, this will be fun:

Nadal: 21 - 11 v Fed & Djoker
Djokovic: 18 - 17 v Rafa & Fed
Federer: 10 - 21 v Rafa & Djoker :oops: :-D:-D:-D
 

duaneeo

Legend
Context matters too, Novak was a baby in some of those matches and so was Nadal.

Some, not all. Still, even baby versions of Nadalovic shouldn't lose to the likes of Hewitt and Roddick...players who _______ (fill in the blank with all the disparaging comments made by Nadalovic fans about them over the years). Nole was old enough to beat 2008 Federer at the AO, so surely he was old enough to beat 2008 Safin at WB.
 

Mustard

Bionic Poster
Roddick and Hewitt defeated 18 years old Nadal at the USO 2004 and the AO 2005. Safin won against 17 years old Djokovic at the AO 2005. Not particularly impressive victories.

That's like hyping Kafelnikov for beating 18 years old Federer at WB 2000:

The 2005 Australian Open match between Nadal and Hewitt was very impressive, an important match to springboard Nadal's rise, even though he lost. Their 2004 Australian Open match was also good.
 
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