Is Federer's 10 Consecutive Semifinals at the Australian Open underrated

[McEnroeisanartist]

Do you think Federer's 10 consecutive semifinal appearances at the Australian Open is underrated? It seems like his success at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open have overshadowed this.

Yes, in the end, championships are all that matters, but this is an impressive record of consistency. Only Connors with 12 consecutive semifinal appearances has had a longer streak. Only Connors and Agassi have even reached 10 or more semifinals at a Grand Slam. 10 consecutive Australian Opens is longer than the longest streaks there of Djokovic, Murray, and Nadal combined.

 

[Death Master]

nobody gives a damn about that record.

history is concerned only with winning the big one at the big dance.

slam is the ultimate dance of death.

 

[FedererDropShot]

Yes, it's underrated.

People underrate consistency in general.

If you asked me, would I rather have an open-era record of 40 slam runner-ups (never to be broken) and 0 slam titles or a lone 1 slam title?

I'd choose the former.

A record is a record.

 

[Death Master]

Yes, it's underrated.

People underrate consistency in general.

If you asked me, would I rather have an open-era record of 40 slam runner-ups (never to be broken) and 0 slam titles or a lone 1 slam title?

I'd choose the former.

A record is a record.

negative. going to the slam is not the same as winning it.

the world only wants to know if you won.


are you running out of records to hold on to? Federer has a lot of amazing records.

but time and tide waits for nobody. you just know that sooner or later somebody is going to come along and set their sights on some of those records.


and the record they are going to want is the slam record. 17 slams is one hell of a record.

 

[BeGreat]

Nothing..not his records, not his polo, not his shoes, not his string setup, not his string set up in 73% humidity vs 89% humidity, not his socks, not his hair product, not his jacket...

...nothing about federer is underrated on this hellish subforum.

 

[Clarky21]

Nothing..not his records, not his polo, not his shoes, not his string setup, not his string set up in 73% humidity vs 89% humidity, not his socks, not his hair product, not his jacket...

...nothing about federer is underrated on this hellish subforum.

Ain't that the truth. Fed farts and it makes news here, and is heralded as the best ever.

 

[tennisaddict]

Ain't that the truth. Fed farts and it makes news here, and is heralded as the best ever.

Such a classy post from a Nadal fan.

 

[Overdrive]

Nothing..not his records, not his polo, not his shoes, not his string setup, not his string set up in 73% humidity vs 89% humidity, not his socks, not his hair product, not his jacket...

...nothing about federer is underrated on this hellish subforum.

Ain't that the truth. Fed farts and it makes news here, and is heralded as the best ever.

You clearly don't read the posts here. Every time a major match happens , the top player who won is discussed in several created threads.

Nothing about any of the top players are underrated here. Having a Nadal fangirl respond to posts ruins credibility even more in the post above.

Again, it's the case of the blind leading the blind..

 

[1477aces]

it's way underratred. shows his longevity and consistency.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

nobody gives a damn about that record.

True; this is yet another attempt to pad Federer's shaky record with trivia.

 

[tennisaddict]

True; this is yet another attempt to pad Federer's shaky record with trivia.

What is 'shaky' about Fed's records ? Your hate is jovial to watch. Clearly, you have been haunted.

 

[TMF]

What is 'shaky' about Fed's records ? Your hate is jovial to watch. Clearly, you have been haunted.

The one who are shaky about Fed's records are the Fed haters.

Player of the decade
2000 - 2009: Federer (15 slams)
1990 - 1999: Sampras (12 slams)
1980 - 1989: Lendl (7 slams)
1970 - 1979: Borg (8 slams)
1960 - 1969: Laver (11 slams, but 6 were amateur)

Most GS titles
1. Roger Federer 17*
2. Pete Sampras 14
3. Rafael Nadal 13*
4. Björn Borg 11
5. Jimmy Connors 8
= Ivan Lendl 8
= Andre Agassi 8
8. John McEnroe 7
= Mats Wilander 7
10. Dkokovic 6*
= Stefan Edberg 6
= Boris Becker 6

GS finals
1. Roger Federer 24*
2. Ivan Lendl 19
3. Pete Sampras 18
= Rafael Nadal 18*
5. Björn Borg 16
6. Jimmy Connors 15
= Andre Agassi 15
8. John McEnroe 11
= Mats Wilander 11
= Stefan Edberg 11
=Novak Djokovic 11*

Consecutive GS finals
1. Roger Federer 10*
2. Roger Federer 8
3. Rafael Nadal 5*
4. Andre Agassi 4
= Rod Laver 4
= Novak Djokovic 4*
7. Jimmy Connors 3
= Andy Murray 3*
= Björn Borg 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Björn Borg 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= John McEnroe 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= Ivan Lendl 3
= Mats Wilander 3
= Jim Courier 3
= Jim Courier 3
= Pete Sampras 3
= Rafael Nadal 3*


GS semi-finals
1. Roger Federer 33*
2. Jimmy Connors 31
3. Ivan Lendl 28
4. Andre Agassi 26
5. Pete Sampras 23
6. Rafael Nadal 21*
= Novak Djokovic 21*
7. John McEnroe 19
= Stefan Edberg 19
9. Boris Becker 18
10. Björn Borg 17


Consecutive GS semi-finals
1. Roger Federer 23*
2. Novak Djokovic 14*
3. Ivan Lendl 10
4. Ivan Lendl 6
= Nadal 6
6. Novak Djokovic 5*
= Andy Murray 5*
= Boris Becker 5
9. Roger Federer 4*
= Rod Laver 4
= Tony Roche 4
= John McEnroe 4
= Andre Agassi 4
= Jim Courer 4
= Nadal 4*


GS quarter-finals
1. Jimmy Connors 41
2. Roger Federer 40*(41 if not for walk-over in 2004)
3. Agassi 36
4. Ivan Lendl 34
5. Pete Sampras 29
6. John McEnroe 26
= Stefan Edberg 26
7. Novak Djokovic 26*
8. Rafael Nadal 25*
9. Boris Becker 23
10. Björn Borg 21

Consecutive GS quarter-finals
1. Roger Federer 36*
2. Ivan Lendl 14
= 3. Novak Djokovic 18*
4. Rafael Nadal 11
5. = Andy Murray 11*
6. Pete Sampras 10
7. Ivan Lendl 7
= Mats Wilander 7
10. Andre Agassi 6
= Rafael Nadal 6*

All Four Slams Per Year
Rod Laver 1969

Three Slams Per Year
Jimmy Connors 1974
Mats Wilander 1988
Roger Federer 2004
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Rafael Nadal 2010
Novak Djokovic 2011


All Four Finals Per Year
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Roger Federer 2009
Rod Laver 1969

All Four Semi-finals Per Year
Rod Laver 1969
Ivan Lendl 1987
Roger Federer 2005
Roger Federer 2006
Roger Federer 2007
Roger Federer 2008
Roger Federer 2009
Rafael Nadal 2008
Novak Djokovic 2011
Novak Djokovic 2012
Novak Djokovic 2013
Andy Murray 2011

Most consecutive matches won at one Grand Slam event:
1. Björn Borg (Wimbledon), 41
2. Roger Federer (Wimbledon), 40(41 if not for walk-over in 2007)
= Roger Federer (US Open), 40
4. Pete Sampras (Wimbledon), 31
= Rafael Nadal (French Open), 31


Most Grand Slam match wins
1. Roger Federer 259*
2. Jimmy Connors 233
3. Andre Agassi 224
4. Ivan Lendl 222
5. Pete Sampras 204

Other Stuff:

Year-End Championships
1. Roger Federer 6*
2. Ivan Lendl 5
= Pete Sampras 5
4. Ilie Nastase 3
= John McEnroe 3
= Boris Becker 3
= Novak Djokovic 3

Most Year-End Championship finals
1. Ivan Lendl 9
2. Federer 8*
= Boris Becker 6
4. Pete Sampras 6
5. Ilie Năstase 4
= Bjorn Borg 4
= John McEnroe 4
= Andre Agassi 4
9. Lleyton Hewitt 3

Most Weeks at #1
1. Roger Federer 302*
2. Pete Sampras 286
3. Ivan Lendl 270
4. Jimmy Connors 268
5. John McEnroe 170
6. Björn Borg 109
7. Rafael Nadal 102+*
8. Novak Djokovic 99+*
9. Andre Agassi 101
10. Lleyton Hewitt 80


Consecutive Weeks at #1
1. Roger Federer (1) 237
2. Jimmy Connors (1) 160
3. Ivan Lendl (1) 157
4. Pete Sampras (1) 102
5. Jimmy Connors (2) 84
6. Pete Sampras (2) 82
7. Ivan Lendl (2) 80
8. Lleyton Hewitt (1) 75
9. John McEnroe (1) 58
10. Rafael Nadal (1) 56

Year End #1
1. Sampras 6
2. Federer 5*
3. Borg 4
4. Connors 3
= Lendl 3
= McEnroe 3
= Nadal 3


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
8. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
9. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
10. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
12. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7

Most ATP Titles
1. Jimmy Connors 109
2. Ivan Lendl 94
3. Roger Federer 77*
= John McEnroe 77
5. Björn Borg 64
= Pete Sampras 64
7. Guillermo Vilas 62
8. Andre Agassi 60
9. = Rafael Nadal 60*
10. Boris Becker 49

Most Master Series or equivalent win
1. Rafael Nadal 26
2. Ivan Lendl 22
3. Roger Federer 21
4. John McEnroe 19
5. Andre Agassi 17
= Jimmny Connors 17
8. Novak Djokovic 16
9. Bjorn Borg 15
10. Boris Becker 13
11. Pete Sampras 11

Consecutive Match Win Streak
1. Björn Borg 49 1978
2. Björn Borg 48 1979–80
3. Guillermo Vilas 46 1977
4. Ivan Lendl 44 1981–82
5. Novak Djokovic 43 2010–11
6. John McEnroe 42 1984
7. Roger Federer 41 2006–07
8. Thomas Muster 35 1995
= Roger Federer 35 2005
10.Jimmy Connors 33 1974