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G.O.A.T.
Like in Gladiator (2000 film) it's about showmanship. Win the crowd and you cement your legacy.
A retrospect:
US Open has only had 1 man defend the title in the last 20 years, Federer who won 5 in a row. He also provided the last great match in a final with his 2009 loss to del Potro although the 2012 final between Murray and Novak was of high drama as well. He also had great pre-final matches in 2010, 2011 and 2004.
Arguably 3 greatest matches for a Wimbledon Final have all been Federer against 3 different opponents, if you prefer 1980 final it still means the 3 greatest finals of the last 40 years. He is Wimbledon at this point.
The AO in terms of absolute quality has to be the 2012 final between Djokovic and Nadal however Federer provided great drama in 2017 and a 5 setter in 2018 along with great matches in 05, 09 and 13.
Even at the French where great matches in later stages have been hard to come by, arguably 1 of the best finals in recent memory has been 2011 with 3 tight sets Federer just let 2 slip away falling away in the 4th.
Meanwhile in secondary tournaments, Federer has numerous memorables such as 2018 IW, 2005 Miami, 2005 WTF, 2004 WTF (tiebreak for ages), 2018 Paris, etc.
There is no way one could objectively say any player has had more memorable, final set, drama filled matches in later stages as Roger Federer since Bjorn Borg or Jimmy Connors.
A retrospect:
US Open has only had 1 man defend the title in the last 20 years, Federer who won 5 in a row. He also provided the last great match in a final with his 2009 loss to del Potro although the 2012 final between Murray and Novak was of high drama as well. He also had great pre-final matches in 2010, 2011 and 2004.
Arguably 3 greatest matches for a Wimbledon Final have all been Federer against 3 different opponents, if you prefer 1980 final it still means the 3 greatest finals of the last 40 years. He is Wimbledon at this point.
The AO in terms of absolute quality has to be the 2012 final between Djokovic and Nadal however Federer provided great drama in 2017 and a 5 setter in 2018 along with great matches in 05, 09 and 13.
Even at the French where great matches in later stages have been hard to come by, arguably 1 of the best finals in recent memory has been 2011 with 3 tight sets Federer just let 2 slip away falling away in the 4th.
Meanwhile in secondary tournaments, Federer has numerous memorables such as 2018 IW, 2005 Miami, 2005 WTF, 2004 WTF (tiebreak for ages), 2018 Paris, etc.
There is no way one could objectively say any player has had more memorable, final set, drama filled matches in later stages as Roger Federer since Bjorn Borg or Jimmy Connors.
