Federer's Greatest Year?
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And you could also agrue that Federer was the best in 2004 - Safin, Hewitt, Roddick, Gaudio, Agassi all won slams and were still great this year were constantly rolled over by Federer.
And the thing is the likes of Hewitt, Gaudio (obviously) and Roddick were amazing that year - you can't say that now.
oh well, 2004 or 2005.
And the thing is the likes of Hewitt, Gaudio (obviously) and Roddick were amazing that year - you can't say that now.
oh well, 2004 or 2005.
TheFifthSet
G.O.A.T.
Hewitt and Agassi had chances to beat Federer at the '05 US Open.
Davydenko maybe, but Haas? Federer was up two sets, and won the fifth 6-2.
Yeah, he could have, but he didn't. He wasn't really all that close either.
Yes but haas managed to battle back to 2-2 and had the momentum on his side and at the very least could have done better in the 5th set. Federer was clearly on the ropes and haas was very much the man after the 4th set.
wimbledon 2006 was close, except for the 1st set where Nadal looked lost (maybe due to the occasion). If Nadal capitilised on missed chances then it goes into a fifth set - and Nadal's 5th set record is immense.
true, a lot of if's/but's/maybe's/should have/could haves but we are discussing a topic which needs these point of views.
2005 in terms of quality were better than all of them.
anointedone
Banned
ROTFL such an insanely biased accessment.
1. Blake was lucky to even get into a 4th set after Federer missed out on a match point in the 3rd set tiebreaker. The match was competitive but Federer was always in control and he wasted more chances than did Blake. The final match stats had similar errors, Federer with 20+ more winners, and simlar errors. As for the final Federer killed Roddick in the 1st and 4th sets, and had more pressure on Roddick than vice versa throughout the 3rd. The final match stats had Federer with over double the winners as Roddick.
2. The Davydenko match was tight. Haas should have beaten Federer though!?! That is stupidity. Haas was only in a 5th set since Federer went on a mid match walkabout when he was destroying Haas. Then in the 5th set Federer snapped back in and mauled Haas. It was one of the most uncompetitive 5 set matches I ever saw. Federer had about 70 winners and Haas about 30, Haas never had any control how that match would go.
3. As a Nadal fan Federer was the clear winner of that match. Virtually even 2nd and 3rd sets, and Federer destroying Nadal in the 1st and 4th sets. He won 9 more games in only 4 sets.
Thanks for your summary, it had me laughing in stiches, especialy the parts about Blake and Haas and your accessment of those matches, LOL!
Gaudio2004
Semi-Pro
2006 only because he won 3 slams that year and only 2 in 2005. He was nearly impossible to defeat in 2005 - like playing a computer on "elite" mode or something.
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
Guest
2005 and 2006 was the best domination wise results wise impressive wise and level wise, although MY best year as a Fed-fan would have to be 2009 where he got his 1st French and the 6th Wimbledon that makes him "stand alone" !! :twisted:
pc1
G.O.A.T.
Helen Wills once went about seven years without losing a set.
Some had said Tilden didn't lose a match in one year but it's possible he may have lost one match that year which I believe was 1924.
John McEnroe was 82-3 in 1984 winning Wimbledon and the US Open and losing the French Open final after leading two sets to none.
Martina Navratilova lost only 14 matches in a five year period so that's averaging less than 3 losses a year. I think in her best year she lost only 1 match.
Graf had some years in which she lost only 2 matches.
Alice Marble had consecutive years (I think it was 1939 and 1940 but I'm not sure) in which she didn't lose a match.
Suzanne Lenglen probably went through years in which she didn't lose.
Jimmy Connors in 1974 went 99-4 and won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. He was not allowed to enter the French Open that year.
Tony Trabert in 1955 and Frank Sedgman in 1952 had great years. I think Trabert may have done as well or better than Federer's best year but that was in the amateurs or I wouldn't count it.
Dimension
Professional
It's kind of true in a way, but it's also because fed's phenonmenal playing level that put him above all players during his domination. Can't discredit that.
clayman2000
Hall of Fame
04 - 07 was the greatest 4 year span of tennis ever.
04 was amazing because he dominated tennis like no other had in 30+ years.
05 was amazing because he lost only 4 matches
06 was amazing because he lost only 1 match to someone not named Nadal, and didnt make the final of only 1 event he played.
07 was amazing because he had the most dominant performance in a major ever (until FO 08), defeated Nadal on clay in stunning fashion, won his 5th wimby
Overall 05 and 06 stand out as his bests years because of his winning % and the combined 9 losses.
09 has been great for him, but that sense of invincibility he had in 04 - 07 was gone.
If this was that time, no way he looses to Benneteau or Wawrinka or Tsonga
04 was amazing because he dominated tennis like no other had in 30+ years.
05 was amazing because he lost only 4 matches
06 was amazing because he lost only 1 match to someone not named Nadal, and didnt make the final of only 1 event he played.
07 was amazing because he had the most dominant performance in a major ever (until FO 08), defeated Nadal on clay in stunning fashion, won his 5th wimby
Overall 05 and 06 stand out as his bests years because of his winning % and the combined 9 losses.
09 has been great for him, but that sense of invincibility he had in 04 - 07 was gone.
If this was that time, no way he looses to Benneteau or Wawrinka or Tsonga
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