Is Djokovic an ATG on grass?

[Crazy Finn]

Djokovic is ATG on grass, but that says more about the state of grass on the modern tour than Djokovic.

 

[jussumman]

No he's not. Laver has the most majors on grass, then Federer, then Sampras.

 

[BauerAlmeida]

No he's not. Laver has the most majors on grass, then Federer, then Sampras.

That's why those are above him, that doesn't exclude him from being an ATG. Just like Borg is as well.

 

[PETEhammer]

Obviously...and for a while too. Beat one of the big 3 enroute to all his titles, so yes significantly above Boris and arguably Borg too, given that and more finals.

And arguably slow grass BOAT given the 3-1 donination of Fed as well.

 

[PETEhammer]

Djokovic is ATG on grass, but that says more about the state of grass on the modern tour than Djokovic.

Federer played baseline tennis to win all his titles except for the first one where he merely played mostly baseline tennis. The myth that Fed was some classic grasscourter needs to be dispelled.

 

[Third Serve]

Since his third Wimbledon win yeah. He was better on clay (even significantly so) earlier in his career but he’s turned things around since 2014.

 

[MadariKatu]

Of course he is. Like it or not, the guy has 5 titles in wimbledon, stands in 3rd all time most wins there while being 5th all time in win/lose ratio. You can find find arguments to try to counter this, and saying that he shouldn't have won the las 2 editions and blah blah blah. Like nadal said, if, if, if doesn't exist.
I'd like for him to have lost to Nadal and Federer in 2018 and 2019, but he didn't. Even if he had lost, he's still be at ATG level there.

Hell, I argue that all 3 of them are ATGs on evey surface.

 

[SonnyT]

If you list at least 4-time Wimbledon champions, by the list of their most illustrious vanquished Finals foes, it would go like this:

Djokovic: Federer, Federer, Federer, Nadal
Federer: Nadal, Murray, Cilic, Roddick
Sampras: Agassi, Becker, Ivanisevic, Ivanisevic
Borg: McEnroe, Connors, Connors, Nastase

He's not only a grass ATG, he's the vanquisher of champions!

 

[GhostOfNKDM]

Is this a serious question? Djokovic has won four Wimbledon titles. More than Becker, Edberg and McEnroe, all great players on grass.

Djokovic is ATG on grass, but that says more about the state of grass on the modern tour than Djokovic.

 

[SonnyT]

If you list at least 4-time Wimbledon champions, by the list of their most illustrious vanquished Finals foes, it would go like this:

Djokovic: Federer, Federer, Federer, Nadal
Federer: Nadal, Murray, Cilic, Roddick
Sampras: Agassi, Becker, Ivanisevic, Ivanisevic
Borg: McEnroe, Connors, Connors, Nastase

He's not only a grass ATG, he's the vanquisher of champions!

Can make the case Djokovic's made more Wimbledon memories as anyone, even if the fans didn't appreciate them at the time, because he's played and won more epic matches than anyone!