Razer
G.O.A.T.
Athletes who left the Top 5 permanently have always failed to reach another Grand Slam Final in the last 40 years.
Sampras and Ivanisevic probably the only 2 people to beat that.....Sampras is the oldest to do it at 31+ years.
IF Nadal cannot get back into the top 5 then it means he is fighting against Time to beat Sampras's record.
If there is anyone who can beat Pete's record then it must be Rafa due to his dominant clay performance.
Latest age in Top 5 vs Latest age in a Grand Slam Final in the last 40 years [Min 4 Finals Reached]
Federer - 39 years 6 months vs 37 years 10 months [-1.6 years]
Nadal - 36 years 7 months vs 35 years 11 months [-8 months]
Djokovic - 35 years 10 months vs 35 years 8 months [-2 months]
Connors - 35 years 10 months vs 31 years 9 months [-4 years]
Agassi - 35 years 6 months vs 35 years 4 months [-2 months]
Arthur Ashe - 32 years 11 months vs 31 years 11 months [-1 year]
Wawrinka - 32 years 5 months vs 32 years 2 months [-3 months]
Lendl - 31 years 10 months vs 30 years 10 months [-1 year]
Mcenroe - 31 years vs 26 years 10 months [-4 years]
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Vilas - 30 years 11 months vs 29 year 10 months [-1 year]
Murray - 30 years 5 months vs 29+ [-1.5 year]
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Sampras - 29 years 10 months vs 31 years 14 days [+1.2 years]
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Becker - 28 years 11 months vs 28+ years [-11 months]
Rafter - 28 years 10 months vs 28.5 years [-5 months]
Edberg - 28 years 9 months vs 27 years [-1.75 years]
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Thiem - 27 years 9 months vs 27 years [-9 months]
Medvedev - 27 years 1 month vs 25 years 11 months [-1.2 years]
Roddick - 27 years vs 26 years 10 months [- 2 months]
Ivanisevic - 26 years 1 months vs 29 years 9 months [+3.7 years]
Chang - 25 years 11 months vs 24.5 years [-1.5 years]
Borg - 25 years 11 months vs 25+ years [-11 months]
Safin - 25 years 9 months vs 25 years [-9 months]
Kuerten - 25 years 8 months vs 24 years 10 months [-10 months]
Wilander - 25 years 6 days vs 24+ years [-1.5 years]
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Hewitt - 24 years 10 months vs 23 years 10 months [-1 year]
Courier - 23 years 8 months vs 22 years 11 months [-9 months]
Sampras and Ivanisevic probably the only 2 people to beat that.....Sampras is the oldest to do it at 31+ years.
IF Nadal cannot get back into the top 5 then it means he is fighting against Time to beat Sampras's record.
If there is anyone who can beat Pete's record then it must be Rafa due to his dominant clay performance.
Latest age in Top 5 vs Latest age in a Grand Slam Final in the last 40 years [Min 4 Finals Reached]
Federer - 39 years 6 months vs 37 years 10 months [-1.6 years]
Nadal - 36 years 7 months vs 35 years 11 months [-8 months]
Djokovic - 35 years 10 months vs 35 years 8 months [-2 months]
Connors - 35 years 10 months vs 31 years 9 months [-4 years]
Agassi - 35 years 6 months vs 35 years 4 months [-2 months]
Arthur Ashe - 32 years 11 months vs 31 years 11 months [-1 year]
Wawrinka - 32 years 5 months vs 32 years 2 months [-3 months]
Lendl - 31 years 10 months vs 30 years 10 months [-1 year]
Mcenroe - 31 years vs 26 years 10 months [-4 years]
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Vilas - 30 years 11 months vs 29 year 10 months [-1 year]
Murray - 30 years 5 months vs 29+ [-1.5 year]
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Sampras - 29 years 10 months vs 31 years 14 days [+1.2 years]
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Becker - 28 years 11 months vs 28+ years [-11 months]
Rafter - 28 years 10 months vs 28.5 years [-5 months]
Edberg - 28 years 9 months vs 27 years [-1.75 years]
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Thiem - 27 years 9 months vs 27 years [-9 months]
Medvedev - 27 years 1 month vs 25 years 11 months [-1.2 years]
Roddick - 27 years vs 26 years 10 months [- 2 months]
Ivanisevic - 26 years 1 months vs 29 years 9 months [+3.7 years]
Chang - 25 years 11 months vs 24.5 years [-1.5 years]
Borg - 25 years 11 months vs 25+ years [-11 months]
Safin - 25 years 9 months vs 25 years [-9 months]
Kuerten - 25 years 8 months vs 24 years 10 months [-10 months]
Wilander - 25 years 6 days vs 24+ years [-1.5 years]
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Hewitt - 24 years 10 months vs 23 years 10 months [-1 year]
Courier - 23 years 8 months vs 22 years 11 months [-9 months]
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