In your opinion, what are the 10/10 slam final performances?
NatF
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Third Serve
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2008 Wimbledon isn't quite a 10/10. Nadal had a few dips there at crucial enough intervals to drop two sets and almost the match to Fed.
You might be thinking of their French Open final.
You might be thinking of their French Open final.
RS
Bionic Poster
You need Fed at 10.5 to slot Roddick in at the 8.5 ATG cutoff.
topspin_forehand
Semi-Pro
RG 2008
jl809
Hall of Fame
Ffs I was indeed, cheers
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
Roddick vs Federer
2009 Wimbledon F
Andy's serve was not broken until the end of the 5th set. The 30th game of the 5th set (4 hrs, 17 mins)!
2009 Wimbledon F
Andy's serve was not broken until the end of the 5th set. The 30th game of the 5th set (4 hrs, 17 mins)!
BauerAlmeida
Hall of Fame
These two have to be up there for sure.
Although it wasn't a slam final, Federer vs Agassi at the TMC 2003, back when it was Bo5.
Safin vs Sampras, USO 2000.
Agassi vs Schuettler AO 2003.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
Fed-Roddick Wimbledon 2005 was a straight masterclass of all-court play. Fed's best Slam matches tend to be in the QFs or SFs but this was an exception.
Same deal with Djokovic but to an even greater extent. Plenty of 10/10 semifinals from him but that list grows a lot shorter when we're just looking at the final.
Nadal was very good in the 2010 RG final as well as the 2007 final (moreso the back half of that match). If we're gonna include Novak's AO 2019, Nadal's RG 2017 is well worth mentioning.
Sampras tended to bring it to the finals more often. US Open 1990 is another great one and of course Wimbledon 1999, as overrated as it sometimes is, was yet another masterclass in a final.
Safin's US Open 2000 was one of the very best returning performances I've seen in a Slam final, certainly up there with some of Djokovic's best returning matches.
McEnroe's Wimbledon 1984 is an obvious pick.
Probably some others I'm missing.
Same deal with Djokovic but to an even greater extent. Plenty of 10/10 semifinals from him but that list grows a lot shorter when we're just looking at the final.
Nadal was very good in the 2010 RG final as well as the 2007 final (moreso the back half of that match). If we're gonna include Novak's AO 2019, Nadal's RG 2017 is well worth mentioning.
Sampras tended to bring it to the finals more often. US Open 1990 is another great one and of course Wimbledon 1999, as overrated as it sometimes is, was yet another masterclass in a final.
Safin's US Open 2000 was one of the very best returning performances I've seen in a Slam final, certainly up there with some of Djokovic's best returning matches.
McEnroe's Wimbledon 1984 is an obvious pick.
Probably some others I'm missing.
dropshotlikeitshot
Professional
2017 RG final
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Surely the '99 Wimbledon final has to be close to a 10? Sampras was pretty much flawless in that match. 
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
Pete put up some impressive performances in 1995 and 1996 US Open finals.
Honorable mention goes to Patrick Rafter’s flawless chip and charge and S&V demolition of Chang in the 1997 US Open semi.
Honorable mention goes to Patrick Rafter’s flawless chip and charge and S&V demolition of Chang in the 1997 US Open semi.
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
Gotta give credit to Stefan Edberg 1991 US Open final, making Courier look like a junior.
Tennfan123
Legend
Pete Wim 99
Rafa RG 08
Rafa RG 08
So Federer was off all day on his return basically
Zardoz7/12
Hall of Fame
Federer vs Murray US Open 2008.
Murray was playing brilliant tennis but he ran into a great display of all round tennis by Le Rog.
Murray was playing brilliant tennis but he ran into a great display of all round tennis by Le Rog.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
Roger was broken (at least) twice in the first four sets of this marathon match.
RF actually out-aced AR in this match: 50 for Roger & 27 for Andy. However, Andy's 1st serve speed averaged 9 mph greater than Roger's: 127 mph vs 118 mph. (AR's 2nd serve speed averaged 7 mph greater).
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
1984 Wimbledon Mac destroying Connors.
StrongRule
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Julius Caesar
Professional
RG 2020 nadal def djokovic
SystemicAnomaly
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In the 2009 W final, Andy’s top serve speed was 143 mph compared to 135 mph for Roger
But most of Roger’s return stats were better than Andy’s. Roger won 29 pts against Andy’s 1st serves whereas Andy won less than half of that (14) on Rog’s 1st serves. Roger won 56% of Andy’s second serves. But Andy only won 40% of Rogers second serves.
Overall, Roger won 28% of return points whereas Andy only won 21% of return points.
Or Andy was holding serve a bit better than Roger. Andy was not the easiest guy to break, even for the best serve returners. And Andy was able to convert more break points: 40% (2/5) compared to 14% (1/7) for Rog
But most of Roger’s return stats were better than Andy’s. Roger won 29 pts against Andy’s 1st serves whereas Andy won less than half of that (14) on Rog’s 1st serves. Roger won 56% of Andy’s second serves. But Andy only won 40% of Rogers second serves.
Overall, Roger won 28% of return points whereas Andy only won 21% of return points.
That was supposed to be the response to the Mac over Connors at Wimbledon in 84
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Surprised OP mentions the AO 2019 final but not the RG 2020 final, as both are equally impressive (Nadal even bagelled Novak in the RG 2020 final, something never seen before).
RG 2010 and RG 2017 finals too, his opponents were helpless.
Nadal haa 4 perfect Slam finals matches: RG 2008, RG 2010, RG 2017 and RG 2020.
RG 2010 and RG 2017 finals too, his opponents were helpless.
Nadal haa 4 perfect Slam finals matches: RG 2008, RG 2010, RG 2017 and RG 2020.
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SystemicAnomaly
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List would not be complete w/o this 2003 AO marathon QF match:
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Two mentions for '05 WB but none for '04 USO yet? The latter is one of Federer's most famous matches. '03 WB was probably better as well.
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'87 WB is underrated. Masterclass from Cash. Lendl couldn't touch him on serve. '91 WB from Stich was also really good.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
That’s a great shout, not sure how I missed it.
Murray was terrible in that match though, to be fair.
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
Murray played that final quite nervous and only provided a good level in the second set that was shown in the previous rounds.
The rest of his performance was pretty poor.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
tbh I thought that one was already mentioned lol
I’m not sure on 2003 WB F being better than 2005 F. I think it’s clear the semi was better but the finals are close. Both really good performances.
abmk
Bionic Poster
Djokovic's AO 2015 final is 10/10? What?
That was probably his worst AO final, at best case second worst after 2020.
Definitely not a 10, but Atleast 2020 and 2021 were worse.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
2021 was a good performance tbf. Med crapped the bed but I don’t think it should detract too much from the quality of Novak’s play. Certainly of a higher quality than 2020.
abmk
Bionic Poster
It was a good performance. Just that 2015 AO final was at a higher level from Djoko. Would atleast outlast AO 21 final djoko, if not outplay. (If being conservative) .
Don't see it being much different from Djoko v Fed in Wim 15/USO 15.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
Wimbledon 84 and AO 19 are the two that immediately come to mind - masterclasses in net play and baseline tennis respectively.
abmk
Bionic Poster
yeah, I don't think that's quite true. Fed brought it to the slam finals just as often as Sampras did if we compare till similar ages (lets say 2000/2010 or 2002/2012)
Just that the Pete folklore might have led to this misleading impression. As perhaps fed's performance in slam finals post 2012.
Wim 03, AO 04, USO 04, Wim 05, Wim 06, USO 06, AO 07, USO 08, RG 09, AO 10 are slams where final was the best or close to best performance in the tourney.
Possibly throw in Wim 07 as well.
aman92
Legend
Maybe the semi final against Federer...glassikori merely laid an egg in the final
lud
Hall of Fame
I mean in 2016Djokovic's AO 2015 final is 10/10? What?
That was probably his worst AO final, at best case second worst after 2020.
RS
Bionic Poster
How come Med and others on the list didn’t offend you moreDjokovic's AO 2015 final is 10/10? What?
That was probably his worst AO final, at best case second worst after 2020.
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