It's a huge number, no doubt - remarkable longevity and self-belief to go with great talent. It's roughly 20 years' worth (just under) out of 50 years' worth (just over) of OE majors. If Fed plays in the next 8, he'll be at 40%.There had been 207 slams in the open era since 1968. Federer's 78 means that he has participated in 38% of them. Unbelievable!
Back then it was rare to play all 4 majors! It didn't become "the thing to do" until Edberg, Wilander, & Lendl (Navratilova & Evert for the ladies) started going "down under" on a regular basis! It became a premiere event finally, moved from grass to HC in '88, and I feel Nole's fave; & not just because he's won it 7 times! The fact they've started playing all 4 events begot more H2H match-ups of these top players these last 25+ years!It's a huge number, no doubt - remarkable longevity and self-belief to go with great talent. It's roughly 20 years' worth (just under) out of 50 years' worth (just over) of OE majors. If Fed plays in the next 8, he'll be at 40%.
I just quickly looked at Jimmy Connors' stats: 22 US Opens and 20 Wimbledons, but he usually did not play AO or RG.
True.Back then it was rare to play all 4 majors! It didn't become "the thing to do" until Edberg, Wilander, & Lendl (Navratilova & Evert for the ladies) started going "down under" on a regular basis! It became a premiere event finally, moved from grass to HC in '88, and I feel Nole's fave; & not just because he's won it 7 times! The fact they've started playing all 4 events begot more H2H match-ups of these top players these last 25+ years!![]()
Preferably Petros or PETE if you're one for brevityNadal has the best winning ratio in Slams.
Nadal has won 32% of the Slams he has participated in.
Peter Sampras has won 28% of the Slams he has participated in.
Djokovic has won 27% of the Slams he has participated in.
Federer has won 25% of the Slams he has participated in.
@Lew II
Borg won 41% of the slams he played.Nadal has the best winning ratio in Slams.
Nadal has won 32% of the Slams he has participated in.
Peter Sampras has won 28% of the Slams he has participated in.
Djokovic has won 27% of the Slams he has participated in.
Federer has won 25% of the Slams he has participated in.
@Lew II
He played his last Slam aged 25, not comparable to players who performed a normal career and competed till their 30s.Borg won 41% of the slams he played.
He was a beast. Will always remain one of the greatest ever regardless of how many Slams Federer or Nadal end their careers with.Borg won 41% of the slams he played.
Yeah, seems we'll never get rid of him...There had been 207 slams in the open era since 1968. Federer's 78 means that he has participated in 38% of them. Unbelievable!
The better question is will he play 190.Will Federer reach 90 slams played?
Consider that when Fed won AO 2018 and reached 20 slams, he'd won 20% of all slam finals played in the Open era, despite not being born until 1981, 12 years after the Open era began!There had been 207 slams in the open era since 1968. Federer's 78 means that he has participated in 38% of them. Unbelievable!