Nalbandian vs Zverev

[Winner Sinner]

Best ranking
Nalbandian= 3rd
Zverev= 2nd

Best year-end ranking
Nalbandian= 6th
Zverev= 2nd

Titles
Nalbandian= 11
Zverev= 23

Lost finals
Nalbandian= 13
Zverev= 13

Slam
Nalbandian= 0
Zverev= 0

Slam finals
Nalbandian= 1
Zverev= 2

Big title
Nalbandian= 3
Zverev= 10

ATP Finals
Nalbandian= 1
Zverev= 2

Olympic singles gold
Nalbandian= 0
Zverev= 1

Masters 1000
Nalbandian= 2
Zverev= 7

500
Nalbandian= 1
Zverev= 5

250
Nalbandian= 7
Zverev= 8

Distribution of titles on surfaces
Hard
Nalbandian= 5
Zverev= 15

Clay
Nalbandian= 4
Zverev= 8

Grass
Nalbandian= 0
Zverev= 0

Synthetic
Nalbandian= 2
Zverev= 0

Percentage of Career wins
Nalbandian= 66.61%
Zverev= 69.67%

Wins vs top 10
Nalbandian= 35
Zverev= 54

Wins vs top 5
Nalbandian= 18
Zverev= 26

Best finish in each major
Australian Open
Nalbandian= SF
Zverev= SF

Roland Garros
Nalbandian= SF
Zverev= F

Wimbledon
Nalbandian= F
Zverev= 4th

Us Open
Nalbandian= SF
Zverev= F

H2H against the big three

Nalbandian vs
Federer= 8-11
Nadal= 2-5
Djokovic= 1-4
Total = 11-20

Zverev vs
Federer= 4-3
Nadal= 4-7
Djokovic= 4-8
Total= 12-18

 

[nolefam_2024]

This is repeat thread. Zverev won previous just a month back by majority.

 

[Winner Sinner]

This is repeat thread. Zverev won previous just a month back by majority.

I just saw that one was opened in October 2020.
In the meantime, 4 years have passed.
It must be said that Zverev won back then, so imagine today.
If I had known, I wouldn't have opened it.

 

[nolefam_2024]

I just saw that one was opened in October 2020.
In the meantime, 4 years have passed.
It must be said that Zverev won back then, so imagine today.
If I had known, I wouldn't have opened it.

Nope. There was one last month.

 

[Winner Sinner]

Nope. There was one last month.

I can't find it, the only one I see is this;

Greater Career (so far): Zverev or Nalbandian?

Grand Slam: Zverev: 1 final, 1 SF Nalbandian: 1 final, 4 SF Career Titles: Zverev: 11 Nalbandian: 11 Career Record: Zverev: 238-122 (66%) Nalbandian: 383-192 (67%) World Championship: Zverev: 1 title, 3 (now 4) appearances Nalbandian: 1 title, 3 appearances Masters 1000: Zverev: 3...

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

 

[nolefam_2024]

Is Zverev the next Nalbandian?

Talented but just cannot get his act together to be a real slam contender.

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

There was no poll. You are right.

 

[Pheasant]

Nalbandian's record vs the big 3 looks respectable, only because he teed off on pre-prime Fed. However, so did every other good player. Hewitt crushed Fed in the beginning. So did Henman. Old man Pat Rafter gave baby Fed fits. Agassi went 3-0 vs pre-prime Fed(but was 0-8 vs peak FEd). Heck, it's possible that I beat Fed during his early years. And I'm a racquetball player, not a tennis player.

Zverev is way ahead on accomplishments now. This is kind of like the other thread where Berdych is way ahead of Fritz. But the difference this time is that Zverev is still playing and Nalbandian isn't.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Nalbandian's record vs the big 3 looks respectable, only because he teed off on pre-prime Fed. However, so did every other good player. Hewitt crushed Fed in the beginning. So did Henman. Old man Pat Rafter gave baby Fed fits. Agassi went 3-0 vs pre-prime Fed(but was 0-8 vs peak FEd). Heck, it's possible that I beat Fed during his early years. And I'm a racquetball player, not a tennis player.

Zverev is way ahead on accomplishments now. This is kind of like the other thread where Berdych is way ahead of Fritz. But the difference this time is that Zverev is still playing and Nalbandian isn't.

Not really. Berdych is much more accomplished than Fritz

Here it's the other way around. I can not accept any way in which nalby is ahead of Zverev and then we add that nalby is retired so gap is only going to grow.

 

[Cabeza del Demonio]

Best ranking
Nalbandian= 3rd
Zverev= 2nd

Best year-end ranking
Nalbandian= 6th
Zverev= 2nd

Titles
Nalbandian= 11
Zverev= 23

Lost finals
Nalbandian= 13
Zverev= 13

Slam
Nalbandian= 0
Zverev= 0

Slam finals
Nalbandian= 1
Zverev= 2

Big title
Nalbandian= 3
Zverev= 10

ATP Finals
Nalbandian= 1
Zverev= 2

Olympic singles gold
Nalbandian= 0
Zverev= 1

Masters 1000
Nalbandian= 2
Zverev= 7

500
Nalbandian= 1
Zverev= 5

250
Nalbandian= 7
Zverev= 8

Distribution of titles on surfaces
Hard
Nalbandian= 5
Zverev= 15

Clay
Nalbandian= 4
Zverev= 8

Grass
Nalbandian= 0
Zverev= 0

Synthetic
Nalbandian= 2
Zverev= 0

Percentage of Career wins
Nalbandian= 66.61%
Zverev= 69.67%

Wins vs top 10
Nalbandian= 35
Zverev= 54

Wins vs top 5
Nalbandian= 18
Zverev= 26

Best finish in each major
Australian Open
Nalbandian= SF
Zverev= SF

Roland Garros
Nalbandian= SF
Zverev= F

Wimbledon
Nalbandian= F
Zverev= 4th

Us Open
Nalbandian= SF
Zverev= F

H2H against the big three

Nalbandian vs
Federer= 8-11
Nadal= 2-5
Djokovic= 1-4
Total = 11-20

Zverev vs
Federer= 4-3
Nadal= 4-7
Djokovic= 4-8
Total= 12-18

At this point, Zverev is the runaway #1 for "Best to Never Win A Major". I don't think it's ever been this clear since.....right before Lendl won his 1st?

There are guys who have won 3, 4 Majors who don't have the resume Zverev does outside of that. Olympic Gold medal, 2-time ATP Finals champ, 7 M1000 titles, 2 Slam finals, 8 Slam semis, ranked #2.

He's 4 M1000 titles away from equalling Pete Sampras in that department. He could realistically pull it off in 2 years. Pete Sampras.

EDIT: On Tier-2 titles (Olympics, ATP Finals, M1000) he's already surpassed guys like:

- Stefan Edberg
- Mats Wilander
- Jim Courier
- Gustavo Kuerten
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Stan Wawrinka

If he doesn't get a Slam soon, I think the "Best To Never Do It" debate might be over for good.

 

[nolefam_2024]

At this point, Zverev is the runaway #1 for "Best to Never Win A Major". I don't think it's ever been this clear since.....right before Lendl won his 1st?

There are guys who have won 3, 4 Majors who don't have the resume Zverev does outside of that. Olympic Gold medal, 2-time ATP Finals champ, 7 M1000 titles, 2 Slam finals, 8 Slam semis, ranked #2.

He's 4 M1000 titles away from equalling Pete Sampras in that department. He could realistically pull it off in 2 years. Pete Sampras.

Exactly. There is zero doubt he is ahead of nalbandian.

 

[Third Serve]

Nalbandian's record vs the big 3 looks respectable, only because he teed off on pre-prime Fed. However, so did every other good player. Hewitt crushed Fed in the beginning. So did Henman. Old man Pat Rafter gave baby Fed fits. Agassi went 3-0 vs pre-prime Fed(but was 0-8 vs peak FEd). Heck, it's possible that I beat Fed during his early years. And I'm a racquetball player, not a tennis player.

Zverev is way ahead on accomplishments now. This is kind of like the other thread where Berdych is way ahead of Fritz. But the difference this time is that Zverev is still playing and Nalbandian isn't.

Nalbandian was pretty solid against Fed even in Fed’s prime years. Took three wins off of him between 2004 and 2007 which is more than any other player IIRC except for Nadal.

He also had a couple of other tricky matches with Federer that he lost, like the AO 2004 QF.

 

[Tennfan123]

Feel this has been done before.
anyway nalby.
zed has more glittering resume but played in weaker era.