Lew II
G.O.A.T.
<15.0 average opponent's ranking (geometric mean) in Slams until the final (in bold Slams won):
2007 AO Gonzalez 10.5
1979 RG Pecci 10.9
1986 UO Mecir / 2014 AO Wawrinka 11.1
2009 RG Soderling 11.8
2006 AO Baghdatis 12.1
2013 RG Nadal 12.4
2015 UO Federer 12.6
1977 WI Borg 12.7
2001 UO Sampras / 2007 WI Nadal 12.8
2011 RG Federer 12.9
1979 UO McEnroe / 2004 AO Safin 13.0
2008 UO Murray 13.1
1987 RG Wilander / 1991 WI Stich / 2011 AO Djokovic / 2014 UO Nishikori 13.4
1981 WI Borg 13.5
1986 RG Pernfors 13.6
2008 AO Tsonga 13.7
1983 AO Wilander 13.8
2014 RG Djokovic 14.0
1976 UO Borg / 2015 RG Wawrinka / 2019 WI Federer 14.2
1974 WI Rosewall / 2009 UO Del Potro 14.3
2009 AO Federer 14.4
1997 AO Moya / 2016 WI Raonic 14.7
2013 WI Djokovic 14.9
It's crazy how many of these were losses: 24 out of 33!
2007 AO Gonzalez 10.5
1979 RG Pecci 10.9
1986 UO Mecir / 2014 AO Wawrinka 11.1
2009 RG Soderling 11.8
2006 AO Baghdatis 12.1
2013 RG Nadal 12.4
2015 UO Federer 12.6
1977 WI Borg 12.7
2001 UO Sampras / 2007 WI Nadal 12.8
2011 RG Federer 12.9
1979 UO McEnroe / 2004 AO Safin 13.0
2008 UO Murray 13.1
1987 RG Wilander / 1991 WI Stich / 2011 AO Djokovic / 2014 UO Nishikori 13.4
1981 WI Borg 13.5
1986 RG Pernfors 13.6
2008 AO Tsonga 13.7
1983 AO Wilander 13.8
2014 RG Djokovic 14.0
1976 UO Borg / 2015 RG Wawrinka / 2019 WI Federer 14.2
1974 WI Rosewall / 2009 UO Del Potro 14.3
2009 AO Federer 14.4
1997 AO Moya / 2016 WI Raonic 14.7
2013 WI Djokovic 14.9
It's crazy how many of these were losses: 24 out of 33!