Most Impressive Achievement of Federer and Nadal

[McEnroeisanartist]

Rate in order from most impressive achievement to least impressive achievement:

Nadal winning one grand slam in a year for 9 consecutive years.

Federer winning two grand slams for four consecutive years.

Federer winning two grand slams in five different years.

Federer winning three grand slams in 3 different years.

Nadal being in French Open and Wimbledon final in 5 different years.

Federer being in French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open finals for 4 consecutive years.

 

[tennis_pro]

Federer winning Wimbledon and the US Open 5 times in a row each. I mean think about it. For someone to break that record he'd have to win 2 majors 6 times in a row. That's as close to impossible as it gets and equals total domination of 2 Slams for more than half a decade.

 

[mike danny]

i think winning 3 grand slam in a year for 2 consecutive years is a huge achievement even bigger than winning a slam for 9 consecutive years.
there is nobody else who has achieved this

 

[NRod2]

Ranking these is silly. They're all so mind-blowing, it's shocking.

 

[moonballs]

All records are by definition impressive. The more impressive ones are those remain unbroken, untied for the longest. Without the benefit of future time travel, we can try judge by how close the runner-up is to the record. This rationale leads me to believe Federer's double streak of 5 wins at two slams is the hardest to surpass. By the same reason the 17 slams is pretty impressive just based on the huge 5 slam lead if we ignore the potential for Nadal to nab a few more.

 

[ultradr]

Of course, it's 17 slams for Federer. And 8 French Open and surely more for Nadal.

 

[The_Order]

Federer winning Wimbledon and the US Open 5 times in a row each. I mean think about it. For someone to break that record he'd have to win 2 majors 6 times in a row. That's as close to impossible as it gets and equals total domination of 2 Slams for more than half a decade.

If Borg wasn't absent at RG in 77 he would've achieved that same record of having won 2 separate majors 5 times in a row. So not as impossible as you think.

Interestingly, if he hadn't called it quits he could've potentially won a major 9 years in a row.

 

[ultradr]

Borg was baseline grinding at French and 2 weeks later serve and volley at Wimbledon.(at least for most of his 1st serve and some of 2nd serves)

..And won both French Open and Wimbledon 5 stright times, AFAIK.

Do you think Federer/Nadal/Djokvic could do that 5 times? Forget the 5 times. Even once?

 

[tennis_badger]

1. Federer winning three grand slams in 3 different years, not just that, he's in the final of the other GS on two consecutive years

2. Federer being in French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open finals for 4 consecutive years.

3. Nadal winning one grand slam in a year for 9 consecutive years.

the rest is not so important i feel.

 

[ManOfSteel2013]

Nadal 3 slams on clay/grass/hardcourt in 2010. Impossible feat was made possible. Only man ever to do it.

 

[Goosehead]

Rate in order from most impressive achievement to least impressive achievement:

Nadal winning one grand slam in a year for 9 consecutive years.

"Federer winning two grand slams for four consecutive years."

Federer winning two grand slams in five different years.

Federer winning three grand slams in 3 different years.

Nadal being in French Open and Wimbledon final in 5 different years.

Federer being in French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open finals for 4 consecutive years.

federer winning 2 majors 5 times in a row.

 

[mightyrick]

Nadal having a 20-10 head-to-head against Federer.

 

[Polaris]

Rate in order from most impressive achievement to least impressive achievement:

Nadal winning one grand slam in a year for 9 consecutive years.

Federer winning two grand slams for four consecutive years.

Federer winning two grand slams in five different years.

Federer winning three grand slams in 3 different years.

Nadal being in French Open and Wimbledon final in 5 different years.

Federer being in French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open finals for 4 consecutive years.

Each of these is an awesome achievement. I wouldn't waste my time ranking them and would rather leave that to the forum's resident bickering chickens.

 

[Strobe Lights]

I think the most ludicrous achievement is still 23 consecutive Major semi-finals, containing streaks of 10 and 8 consecutive finals (18 out of 19) and winning 14 of those 23 Majors. Plus, the only thing stopping that streak of 10 consecutive finals from being 10 consecutive titles was the Clay God on clay.

Incredible sustained excellence on all surfaces over nearly 6 years.

 

[jg153040]

Rate in order from most impressive achievement to least impressive achievement:

Nadal winning one grand slam in a year for 9 consecutive years.

Federer winning two grand slams for four consecutive years.

Federer winning two grand slams in five different years.

Federer winning three grand slams in 3 different years.

Nadal being in French Open and Wimbledon final in 5 different years.

Federer being in French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open finals for 4 consecutive years.

Fed - goat. Nadal - clay goat.

 

[ManOfSteel2013]

Nadal is the only player to have clear GOAT status at a slam. The other slams have more than one leader. Nadal is the leader, by TWO over Borg, and counting.

 

[jg153040]

Nadal is the only player to have clear GOAT status at a slam. The other slams have more than one leader. Nadal is the leader, by TWO over Borg, and counting.

Federer is the only player to have clear GOAT status at slams. Federer is the leader, by THREE over Sampras, and counting.

 

[McEnroeisanartist]

Nadal is the only player to have clear GOAT status at a slam. The other slams have more than one leader. Nadal is the leader, by TWO over Borg, and counting.

Hmmm, Federer doesn't have clear GOAT Status at the Australian Open? Tied for most titles there for now. Most finals there for now. Most semifinals. 10 consecutive semifinals.

Federer doesn't have clear Goat Status at Wimbledon? Tied for most titles there. Most finals there. Most consecutive finals.

Federer doesn't have clear Goat status at the U.S. Open. Tied for most titles there. Most consecutive match wins.

 

[veroniquem]

You forgot Nadal winning 8 titles at 1 slam. My top 3 would be that one + 9 consecutive years at winning slams AND masters + 3 seasons winning 3 slams, 2 of them (consecutive) with all 4 finals .

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

I think winning 2 Slams 5 times consec is utterly insane, so is the 8 RG titles.

These will stand the test of time I think, and Nadal can extend his RG record substantially yet.

 

[veroniquem]

24 master titles is also an impressive record. I wonder how many more Rafa can get.

 

[tacou]

3x 3 slam years

 

[ScottleeSV]

6 World Tour Finals for Fed, another worth mentioning.

How many matches in a row did Fed win on hard courts and grass once? I know Nadal did 81 on clay.

 

[Def]

6 World Tour Finals for Fed, another worth mentioning.

How many matches in a row did Fed win on hard courts and grass once? I know Nadal did 81 on clay.

56 for Hardcourt and 65 for grass

 

[jg153040]

6 World Tour Finals for Fed, another worth mentioning.

How many matches in a row did Fed win on hard courts and grass once? I know Nadal did 81 on clay.

You reminded me of Feds 24 straight final wins across all surfaces. That is unheard of. Did anyone mention this already?

 

[Incognito]

You reminded me of Feds 24 straight final wins across all surfaces. That is unheard of. Did anyone mention this already?

When was this?

 

[Def]

When was this?

"Federer won 24 straight finals from the tournament in Vienna in October 2003 through the tournament in Bangkok in September 2005. This streak was a new open era record, breaking the previous record of twelve straight final wins shared by John McEnroe and Borg. David Nalbandian ended Federer's streak in the final of the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup."

From Wikipedia

 

[Povl Carstensen]

"Federer won 24 straight finals from the tournament in Vienna in October 2003 through the tournament in Bangkok in September 2005. This streak was a new open era record, breaking the previous record of twelve straight final wins shared by John McEnroe and Borg. David Nalbandian ended Federer's streak in the final of the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup."

From Wikipedia

I do not think Federer is arrogant, but it would not be hard to understand someone becomming it after these kind of results.

 

[ManOfSteel2013]

Hmmm, Federer doesn't have clear GOAT Status at the Australian Open? Tied for most titles there for now. Most finals there for now. Most semifinals. 10 consecutive semifinals.

Federer doesn't have clear Goat Status at Wimbledon? Tied for most titles there. Most finals there. Most consecutive finals.

Federer doesn't have clear Goat status at the U.S. Open. Tied for most titles there. Most consecutive match wins.

Agassi, Federer, Djokovic are tied at the AO, so it has no GOAT.

Sampras and Federer are tied at Wimbledon. No GOAT.

A few are tied at the US Open. No such thing as GOAT there either.

 

[jg153040]

I do not think Federer is arrogant, but it would not be hard to understand someone becomming it after these kind of results.

True. Considering his results and the hype, he is pretty humble. Imagine some other players with Feds results. Some are more arrogant with 10 times less.

 

[wangs78]

For Fed, while his 17 slams, consecutive slam SF and QF streaks, 3 years with 3 slams, at least 4 titles at 3 slams plus 4 or 5 at the YE final are all very very impressive, the thing that I am most appreciative of was his run last year in getting back to #1, winning a bunch of titles including Wimbledon, all at age 30 and having to win big matches against players like Djokovic and Murray who were in their absolute prime. Had he retired at the end of last season - I think his career would've been just fine. Now that he's chosen to keep playing, I do hope that the lion will roar once more. Would hate to see him fade away slowly. But it's his career and his decision on how he wants close out his career.

 

[jg153040]

Ok, for Nadal. For me most impressive for Nadal is Golden Career slam.

For a labeled "clay court" specialist, he did it on all surfaces. He had hard time to adjust, but he did it.

Also, he did it at such a young age. And look at the players he beat. Fed at W 2008. Fed at AO 2009. Djokovic at USO.

And he was so close to losing also both times vs Fed. He was playing with destiny, but he won.

 

[Magnus]

Nadal's greatest achievement is staying on tour for so long without being banned for doping and cheating.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Agassi, Federer, Djokovic are tied at the AO, so it has no GOAT.

Sampras and Federer are tied at Wimbledon. No GOAT.

A few are tied at the US Open. No such thing as GOAT there either.

GOAT equally at 3 slams > GOAT at one slam.

 

[Magnus]

24 master titles is also an impressive record. I wonder how many more Rafa can get.

I would say no more than 10. On HC its becoming more and more difficult for him (IW was a rare win). On clay he can win at least 1 per year. If he can make it 2 a year, along the HC Masters here and there, he can probs win 10 more.

Fed only has 21 but due to 6 WTFs, he's the more impressive player in ATP events overall. Fed has also reached at least a final in all of them while Nadal never reached a final in Cincy.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Nadal's greatest achievement is staying on tour for so long without being banned for doping and cheating.

Uneccessary.