First GS final not to feature someone named Federer-Nadal-Djokovic since....

[MasturB]

2005, Safin vs. Hewitt AO.

The last 28 slam finals before today had at least one of Federer-Nadal-Djokovic standing across the net.

Didn't mention Murray because every GS final he's been in had one of the big 3.


Here we are:

2005
AO- Safin d. Hewitt
FO- Nadal d. Puerta
W - Federer d. Roddick
US- Federer d. Agassi

2006
AO- Federer d. Bagdhatis
FO- Nadal d. Federer
W - Federer d. Nadal
US- Federer d. Roddick

2007
AO- Federer d. Gonzalez
FO- Nadal d. Federer
W - Federer d. Nadal
US- Federer d. Djokovic

2008
AO- Djokovic d. Tsonga
FO- Nadal d. Federer
W - Nadal d. Federer
US- Federer d. Murray

2009
AO- Nadal d. Federer
FO- Federer d. Soderling
W - Federer d. Roddick
US- Del Potro d. Federer

2010
AO- Federer d. Murray
FO- Nadal d. Soderling
W - Nadal d. Berdych
US- Nadal d. Djokovic

2011
AO- Djokovic d. Murray
FO- Nadal d. Federer
W - Djokovic d. Nadal
US- Djokovic d. Nadal

2012
AO- Djokovic d. Nadal
FO- Nadal d. Djokovic
W - Federer d. Murray
US - Murray d. Djokovic

2013
AO- Djokovic d. Murray
FO- Nadal d. Ferrer
W - Murray d. Djokovic
US - Nadal d. Djokovic

2014
AO- Wawrinka d. Nadal
FO- Nadal d. Djokovic
W - Djokovic d. Federer
US - Cilic d. Nishikori

 

[adil1972]

wow 10 char

 

[goran_ace]

Refreshing, isn't it?

 

[MasturB]

Refreshing, isn't it?

Have to admit, when I looked at the box score before the match started, I had to take a quadruple take because I didn't see one of Rafa-Djoker-Fed's name in there, and even Murray for that matter.

Then I had to actually take a few minutes to think about it.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

It's been a long time coming..

 

[SoBad]

Nadal skips a slam and suddenly it's all very refreshing and the "Big 3" (lol) are nowhere to be seen, because the byes into semis are inevitably followed by the bye-byes before the finals for the Djokovic-Federer, even without Nadal!:lol:

 

[jg153040]

What a weak era when Cilic is and Nishi are making slam finals. And when a guy who is not even top 10 wins a major.

Imagine peak Fed letting someone out of top 10 winning a slam. Lol.

Yeah, it's nice that Cilic and Nishi exposed this era and proved how Djokovic and Nadal are inflated.

Too bad Fed was too old after 2010 to take advantage of this, though.

I hope now, that this pusher era is over now. When best players are just fitness freaks with no skills.

Even Fed had to change his game to pusher mode a bit compared to his peak. It was so sad for tennis.

 

[Readers]

When was last time someone outside of top10 won a GS?

 

[Wynter]

Gaudio at the FO I think.

 

[uncle pollo]

Gaudio at the FO I think.

Weak era my ***.

 

[Russeljones]

First time both are 1st time finalists since 1997.

 

[tennis_pro]

Nadal skips a slam and suddenly it's all very refreshing and the "Big 3" (lol) are nowhere to be seen, because the byes into semis are inevitably followed by the bye-byes before the finals for the Djokovic-Federer, even without Nadal!:lol:

We'll see how brilliant Nadal is when he comes back. He's got more 1 Slam to play before he turns 29.