Hold of Serve Streak
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obsessedtennisfandisorder
Professional
I'm racking my brain..but I'm pretty sure pete wasn't broken in the 2001
US open until the final..so that's 6 straight slam matches. he did lose a couple of breakers so obviously he served a few more times maybe?
so if rafa wins the title without getting broken..he beats petes record probably....i can see him extending in semis maybe..but final? doubt it.
US open until the final..so that's 6 straight slam matches. he did lose a couple of breakers so obviously he served a few more times maybe?
so if rafa wins the title without getting broken..he beats petes record probably....i can see him extending in semis maybe..but final? doubt it.
GrassCourtFan
Legend
I believe the record-holder is Wayne Arthurs with his streak of 111 service holds in a row, if I remember correctly.
armsty
Hall of Fame
It's because he's Aussie.
P_Agony
Banned
I'm pretty sure he continued that streak at Wimbledon for at least a match.
abmk
Bionic Poster
nadal was broken at love by verdasco in the QF ..
PimpMyGame
Hall of Fame
I think Mahut held serve 84 times in a row in his marathon Wimby match vs Isner this year.
nadal_slam_king
Banned
Nadal is getting the US Open record for the fewest breaks. Roddick has the record with 5, and Nadal can make it a definite if he beats Youzhny comfortably.
Augustus
Hall of Fame
The first time he was broken was in the match against Soderling in the third set (I think that was the 2nd round)
BigServer1
Legend
This is awesome. People are talking about streaks during tourneys, and Mahut is up there in number during one match.
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
These are the longest streaks I am aware of:
97: Sampras at '97 Wimbledon(from early in his first round match until late in his semi)
87: Sampras at '01 USO(streak ended in first game of the final)
81: Isner
81: Mahut
80: Nadal at '06 USO(streak ended in first game of the final)
atp doesn't track this record(they have absolutely no serving stats pre 1991)
what is your source?
I would bet Mac in '84 has some of these records, just look at the scores of most of his matches that year. If he doesn't have the hold% record, he has to have the break% record for the Open Era. And I imagine some streaks happened along the way.
The 101 holds were over a 2 year period at Wimbledon('00 & '01) so I don't think that should count.
Well, that includes qualifying. ATP doesn't include qualifying results in any ace records, head to heads for players, or win/loss so not sure if this should count.
These 'record' aspects of tennis are so young, like I said earlier its very possible someone like Mac(or better yet Martina N in the early to mid 80s) did something amazing serve-wise that no one was keeping track of at all. What a shame.
Was just watching the '85 W final, Bud Collins said that Kevin Curren held serve 64 straight times in that event. He's probably the best source for this sort of stuff, not the very young ATP.
97: Sampras at '97 Wimbledon(from early in his first round match until late in his semi)
87: Sampras at '01 USO(streak ended in first game of the final)
81: Isner
81: Mahut
80: Nadal at '06 USO(streak ended in first game of the final)
atp doesn't track this record(they have absolutely no serving stats pre 1991)
what is your source?
I would bet Mac in '84 has some of these records, just look at the scores of most of his matches that year. If he doesn't have the hold% record, he has to have the break% record for the Open Era. And I imagine some streaks happened along the way.
The 101 holds were over a 2 year period at Wimbledon('00 & '01) so I don't think that should count.
Well, that includes qualifying. ATP doesn't include qualifying results in any ace records, head to heads for players, or win/loss so not sure if this should count.
These 'record' aspects of tennis are so young, like I said earlier its very possible someone like Mac(or better yet Martina N in the early to mid 80s) did something amazing serve-wise that no one was keeping track of at all. What a shame.
Was just watching the '85 W final, Bud Collins said that Kevin Curren held serve 64 straight times in that event. He's probably the best source for this sort of stuff, not the very young ATP.
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Bobby Jr
G.O.A.T.
It was listed in the career achievements of Federer - which I saw some while ago (on wikipedia) when checking a comment made by a commentator at either the last USO or this year's Aussie Open.
The comment was made because Berdych had become the only other person to achieve it. (there is a thread about it somewhere here also)
So far as only going back to 1991.. If that's true then I'd guess it's still a pretty astonishing achievement. A 20 year period which had 2 of the best servers the tennis world has ever known - in their primes too - Sampras and Ivanisevic.
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
^this is all that is on wikipedia about this:
no mention of it being any sort of record.
no mention of it being any sort of record.
ibbi
G.O.A.T.
The record I believe is Federer's 116. What's Isner at now?
ADuck
Legend
Nevermind I jynxed him
ibbi
G.O.A.T.
Ended at 113 by my count. Passes Arthurs for second place. Good for him.
HetTheGreaterer
Banned
Broken
AlecG
Semi-Pro
What's Novak at? Shall we tell him he's not the GOAT until he beats this just to see what happens?
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