Is Federer's streak of winning or losing to eventual champion at 23 Consecutive Grand Slams one of the most underrated streaks in tennis history?

[Druss]

Federer matches vs Djokovic --> 50
Federer matches vs Nadal --> 40
Federer matches vs Sampras --> 1

Federer and Sampras belong to different eras.

Nope....I was referring to your post were you said Hewitt did no win any slams in 2004/05 because he faced tougher competition (Federer), as opposed to 2001/02 (Sampras) were he won two. So you’re basically admitting Fed is tougher competition than Pete.

 

[Lew II]

Also:

Peak ELO Ferrer (Acapulco 2013) was about to suffer his 23rd consecutive loss against healthy Big 3 having taken a grand total of 4 sets in those matches combined. Way better than the ELO weaklings Hewitt, Roddick and especially Safin could've ever done.

Hewitt is 0-17 against top5 ranked ATGs at Slams...

Roddick, Hewitt are punchbags to the strong tennis players just as much as Ferrer, Berdych, Tsonga, etc.

 

[Lew II]

Nope....I was referring to your post were you said Hewitt did no win any slams in 2004/05 because he faced tougher competition (Federer), as opposed to 2001/02 (Sampras) were he won two. So you’re basically admitting Fed is tougher competition than Pete.

Sampras was not a dominant force at the time.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Hewitt is 0-17 against top5 ranked ATGs at Slams...

Roddick, Hewitt are punchbags to the strong tennis players just as much as Ferrer, Berdych, Tsonga, etc.

Hewitt took a set off peak Federer in three of their five slam meetings. Ferrer could only dream.

 

[Lew II]

Hewitt took a set off peak Federer in three of their five slam meetings. Ferrer could only dream.

He actually never pushed to the 5th set a top5 ranked ATG...

17 matches all losing 0-3 or 1-3

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Hello there, Mr Hewitt. I'm Andy. Welcome to my humble abode. You will find nothing else like it and I'm sure you will feel right at home in no time.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

He actually never pushed to the 5th set a top5 ranked ATG...

17 matches all losing 0-3 or 1-3

Stakhovsky & Istomin = BOAT journeymen?

 

[Rosstour]

Yes it is important, and only for real tennis nerds. It shows that for nearly seven years he had no drops in form. Whoever beat him was always playing well enough to win the tournament.

 

[GabeT]

Consistency != winning.

My point is that if we are going to look at streaks at slams the greatest streak will always be number of consecutive slams won. Everything else is secondary

 

[GabeT]

Which match was that?

2014 loss to Wawa at AO

 

[GabeT]

Failed equation.

No, we are talking about streaks at slams. The greatest streak will always be consecutive slams won

 

[Druss]

Sampras was not a dominant force at the time.

So Sampras was too old at 30. Yet Federer peaked after turning 33.

Ok.

 

[NatF]

Stakhovsky & Istomin = BOAT journeymen?

Straight setting Sampras at the USO in a final with two breadsticks. Beating the likes of "top 5 ranked" Federer in a huge Davis Cup match. Straight setting clay ATG Kuerten on clay in a peak year on home soil. Beat year end #2 Nadal at the AO etc...

Hewitt has plenty of great wins in big BO5 matches considering his prime was cut short at 25.

 

[Lew II]

So Sampras was too old at 30. Yet Federer peaked after turning 33.

Ok.

Did I mention age?

 

[mike danny]

My point is that if we are going to look at streaks at slams the greatest streak will always be number of consecutive slams won. Everything else is secondary

Sure, you say that because you're a Nole fan.

 

[RaulRamirez]

No, we are talking about streaks at slams. The greatest streak will always be consecutive slams won

Of course, then finals, then SFs...
How important in GOAT-talk world is the 23 consecutive (either measure) stat? I don't know, but it was a highly impressive accomplishment by Fed. And yes, Novak came close - not in total number, but in consideration of that epic QF loss to Stan.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Is Federer's streak of winning or losing to eventual champion at 23 Consecutive Grand Slams one of the most underrated streaks in tennis history?

. . Coincidentally, is a 23-word thread title a compound sentence or a short paragraph?

. . good job mcenroefedballwasher

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He broke the record again!
It's 24 words!

 

[GabeT]

Sure, you say that because you're a Nole fan.

Everyone says that. A win is always worth more than just reaching a SF. Are we really debating that?

 

[Breakpointerer]

He broke the record again!
It's 24 words!

23 words, one number

 

[mike danny]

Everyone says that. A win is always worth more than just reaching a SF. Are we really debating that?

Ok, fair enough.

 

[DSH]

Tipsarevic is to blame!

 

[Jaitock1991]

It says a lot about how ridiculous his consistency was during his prime years. But then again. The average height of the players he met was lower than 6'5". So if anything it's probably overrated.

 

[Dedans Penthouse]

He broke the record again!
It's 24 words!

if you're counting the number '23' then yes 24 I suppose.