Players who have beaten the top 4 in Slams

[tennis_pro]

I just figured that Tsonga has beaten every player from the top 4 in a GS match. Murray and Nadal at 2008 AO, Djokovic at 2010 AO and Federer at 2011 Wimbledon. Is there anyone else who has achieved this feat? I know Roddick came close (beat Nadal at the 2004 US, Djokovic at the 2009 AO, Murray at 2009 Wimbledon and came very close at 2009 Wimbledon to beat Federer).

 

[Mustard]

Tsonga is the only guy I can think of who has beaten Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray in majors

He is the only one.

Here are all of their losses in majors:

Rafael Nadal
2003 Wimbledon R32: Paradorn Srichaphan def. Rafael Nadal (6-4, 6-4, 6-2)
2003 US Open R64: Younes El Aynaoui def. Rafael Nadal (7-6, 6-3, 7-6)
2004 Australian Open R32: Lleyton Hewitt def. Rafael Nadal (7-6, 7-6, 6-2)
2004 US Open R64: Andy Roddick def. Rafael Nadal (6-0, 6-3, 6-4)
2005 Australian Open R16: Lleyton Hewitt def. Rafael Nadal (7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2)
2005 Wimbledon R64: Gilles Muller def. Rafael Nadal (6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4)
2005 US Open R32: James Blake def. Rafael Nadal (6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1)
2006 Wimbledon F: Roger Federer def. Rafael Nadal (6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3)
2006 US Open QF: Mikhail Youzhny def. Rafael Nadal (6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-1)
2007 Australian Open QF: Fernando Gonzalez def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-4, 6-3)
2007 Wimbledon F: Roger Federer def. Rafael Nadal (7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2)
2007 US Open R16: David Ferrer def. Rafael Nadal (6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2)
2008 Australian Open SF: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-3, 6-2)
2008 US Open SF: Andy Murray def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4)
2009 French Open R16: Robin Soderling def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6)
2009 US Open SF: Juan Martin del Potro def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-2, 6-2)
2010 Australian Open QF: Andy Murray def. Rafael Nadal (6-3, 7-6, 3-0 ret.)
2011 Australian Open QF: David Ferrer def. Rafael Nadal (6-4, 6-2, 6-3)
2011 Wimbledon F: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal (6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3)
2011 US Open F: Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1)

Roger Federer
1999 French Open R128: Patrick Rafter def. Roger Federer (5-7, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2)
1999 Wimbledon R128: Jiri Novak def. Roger Federer (6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4)
2000 Australian Open R32: Arnaud Clement def. Roger Federer (6-1, 6-4, 6-3)
2000 French Open R16: Alex Corretja def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-6, 6-2)
2000 Wimbledon R128: Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-5, 7-6)
2000 US Open R32: Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6)
2001 Australian Open R32: Arnaud Clement def. Roger Federer (7-6, 6-4, 6-4)
2001 French Open QF: Alex Corretja def. Roger Federer (7-5, 6-4, 7-5)
2001 Wimbledon QF: Tim Henman def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6)
2001 US Open R16: Andre Agassi def. Roger Federer (6-1, 6-2, 6-4)
2002 Australian Open R16: Tommy Haas def. Roger Federer (7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 8-6)
2002 French Open R128: Hicham Arazi def. Roger Federer (6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
2002 Wimbledon R128: Mario Ancic def. Roger Federer (6-3, 7-6, 6-3)
2002 US Open R16: Max Mirnyi def. Roger Federer (6-3, 7-6, 6-4)
2003 Australian Open R16: David Nalbandian def. Roger Federer (6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3)
2003 French Open R128: Luis Horna def. Roger Federer (7-6, 6-2, 7-6)
2003 US Open R16: David Nalbandian def. Roger Federer (3-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3)
2004 French Open R32: Gustavo Kuerten def. Roger Federer (6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
2005 Australian Open SF: Marat Safin def. Roger Federer (5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 9-7)
2005 French Open SF: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3)
2006 French Open F: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6)
2007 French Open F: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4)
2008 Australian Open SF: Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer (7-5, 6-3, 7-6)
2008 French Open F: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-1, 6-3, 6-0)
2008 Wimbledon F: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7)
2009 Australian Open F: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2)
2009 US Open F: Juan Martin del Potro def. Roger Federer (3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2)
2010 French Open QF: Robin Soderling def. Roger Federer (3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4)
2010 Wimbledon QF: Tomas Berdych def. Roger Federer (6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4)
2010 US Open SF: Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer (5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5)
2011 Australian Open SF: Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer (7-6, 7-5, 6-4)
2011 French Open F: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer (7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1)
2011 Wimbledon QF: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Roger Federer (3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
2011 US Open SF: Novak Djokovic def. Roger Federer (6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5)

Novak Djokovic
2005 Australian Open R128: Marat Safin def. Novak Djokovic (6-0, 6-2, 6-1)
2005 French Open R64: Guillermo Coria def. Novak Djokovic (4-6, 6-2, 3-2 ret.)
2005 Wimbledon R32: Sebastien Grosjean def. Novak Djokovic (7-5, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4)
2005 US Open R32: Fernando Verdasco def. Novak Djokovic (6-1, 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4)
2006 Australian Open R128: Paul Goldstein def. Novak Djokovic (6-2, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2)
2006 French Open QF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4 ret.)
2006 Wimbledon R16: Mario Ancic def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3)
2006 US Open R32: Lleyton Hewitt def. Novak Djokovic (6-3, 6-1, 6-2)
2007 Australian Open R16: Roger Federer def. Novak Djokovic (6-2, 7-5, 6-3)
2007 French Open SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (7-5, 6-4, 6-2)
2007 Wimbledon SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (3-6, 6-1, 4-1 ret.)
2007 US Open F: Roger Federer def. Novak Djokovic (7-6, 7-6, 6-4)
2008 French Open SF: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-2, 7-6)
2008 Wimbledon R64: Marat Safin def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 7-6, 6-2)
2008 US Open SF: Roger Federer def. Novak Djokovic (6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2)
2009 Australian Open QF: Andy Roddick def. Novak Djokovic (6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 2-1 ret.)
2009 French Open R32: Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
2009 Wimbledon QF: Tommy Haas def. Novak Djokovic (7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3)
2009 US Open SF: Roger Federer def. Novak Djokovic (7-6, 7-5, 7-5)
2010 Australian Open QF: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Novak Djokovic (7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1)
2010 French Open QF: Jurgen Melzer def. Novak Djokovic (3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4)
2010 Wimbledon SF: Tomas Berdych def. Novak Djokovic (6-3, 7-6, 6-3)
2010 US Open F: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2)
2011 French Open SF: Roger Federer def. Novak Djokovic (7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6)

Andy Murray
2005 Wimbledon R32: David Nalbandian def. Andy Murray (6-7, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6-1)
2005 US Open R64: Arnaud Clement def. Andy Murray (6-2, 7-6, 2-6, 6-7, 6-0)
2006 Australian Open R128: Juan Ignacio Chela def. Andy Murray (6-1, 6-3, 6-3)
2006 French Open R128: Gael Monfils def. Andy Murray (6-4, 6-7, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1)
2006 Wimbledon R16: Marcos Baghdatis def. Andy Murray (6-3, 6-4, 7-6)
2006 US Open R16: Nikolay Davydenko def. Andy Murray (6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0)
2007 Australian Open R16: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1)
2007 US Open R32: Hyung-Taik Lee def. Andy Murray (6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5)
2008 Australian Open R128: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Andy Murray (7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 7-6)
2008 French Open R32: Nicolas Almagro def. Andy Murray (6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5)
2008 Wimbledon QF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
2008 US Open F: Roger Federer def. Andy Murray (6-2, 7-5, 6-2)
2009 Australian Open R16: Fernando Verdasco def. Andy Murray (2-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4)
2009 French Open QF: Fernando Gonzalez def. Andy Murray (6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4)
2009 Wimbledon SF: Andy Roddick def. Andy Murray (6-4, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6)
2009 US Open R16: Marin Cilic def. Andy Murray (7-5, 6-2, 6-2)
2010 Australian Open F: Roger Federer def. Andy Murray (6-3, 6-4, 7-6)
2010 French Open R16: Tomas Berdych def. Andy Murray (6-4, 7-5, 6-3)
2010 Wimbledon SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-4, 7-6, 6-4)
2010 US Open R32: Stanislas Wawrinka def. Andy Murray (6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3)
2011 Australian Open F: Novak Djokovic def. Andy Murray (6-4, 6-2, 6-3)
2011 French Open SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-4, 7-5, 6-4)
2011 Wimbledon SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4)
2011 US Open SF: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray (6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2)

 

[tennis_pro]

nice dig, there. I was thinking about Soderling or Del Potro who took out Fedal in Slams but that's about it as far as the top 4 is concerned.

I wonder if there's anyone who has beaten Federer, Nadal, Sampras and Agassi in Slams. I'm sure Safin took out Federer, Sampras and Agassi but didn't play Nadal in a major.

 

[jones101]

The top 5 if you include Ferrer too.

Pretty unique and impressive feat

 

[Mustard]

nice dig, there. I was thinking about Soderling or Del Potro who took out Fedal in Slams but that's about it as far as the top 4 is concerned.

I wonder if there's anyone who has beaten Federer, Nadal, Sampras and Agassi in Slams. I'm sure Safin took out Federer, Sampras and Agassi but didn't play Nadal in a major.

Pete Sampras
1988 US Open R128: Jaime Yzaga def. Pete Sampras (6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2)
1989 Australian Open R128: Christian Saceanu def. Pete Sampras (6-4, 6-4, 7-6)
1989 French Open R64: Michael Chang def. Pete Sampras (6-1, 6-1, 6-1)
1989 Wimbledon R128: Todd Woodbridge def. Pete Sampras (7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-3)
1989 US Open R16: Jay Berger def. Pete Sampras (7-5, 6-2, 6-1)
1990 Australian Open R16: Yannick Noah def. Pete Sampras (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2)
1990 Wimbledon R128: Christo Van Rensburg def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 7-5, 7-6)
1991 French Open R64: Thierry Champion def. Pete Sampras (6-3, 6-1, 6-1)
1991 Wimbledon R64: Derrick Rostagno def. Pete Sampras (6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4)
1991 US Open QF: Jim Courier def. Pete Sampras (6-2, 7-6, 7-6)
1992 French Open QF: Andre Agassi def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 6-2, 6-1)
1992 Wimbledon SF: Goran Ivanisevic def. Pete Sampras (6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2)
1992 US Open F: Stefan Edberg def. Pete Sampras (3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2)
1993 Australian Open SF: Stefan Edberg def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 6-3, 7-6)
1993 French Open QF: Sergi Bruguera def. Pete Sampras (6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4)
1994 French Open QF: Jim Courier def. Pete Sampras (6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4)
1994 US Open R16: Jaime Yzaga def. Pete Sampras (3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, 7-5)
1995 Australian Open F: Andre Agassi def. Pete Sampras (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4)
1995 French Open R128: Gilbert Schaller def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4)
1996 Australian Open R32: Mark Philippoussis def. Pete Sampras (6-4, 7-6, 7-6)
1996 French Open SF: Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 6-0, 6-2)
1996 Wimbledon QF: Richard Krajicek def. Pete Sampras (7-5, 7-6, 6-4)
1997 French Open R32: Magnus Norman def. Pete Sampras (6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4)
1997 US Open R16: Petr Korda def. Pete Sampras (6-7, 7-5, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6)
1998 Australian Open QF: Karol Kucera def. Pete Sampras (6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3)
1998 French Open R64: Ramon Delgado def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 6-3, 6-4)
1998 US Open SF: Patrick Rafter def. Pete Sampras (6-7, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3)
1999 French Open R64: Andrei Medvedev def. Pete Sampras (7-5, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3)
2000 Australian Open SF: Andre Agassi def. Pete Sampras (6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1)
2000 French Open R128: Mark Philippoussis def. Pete Sampras (4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 8-6)
2000 US Open F: Marat Safin def. Pete Sampras (6-4, 6-3, 6-3)
2001 Australian Open R16: Todd Martin def. Pete Sampras (6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
2001 French Open R64: Galo Blanco def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 6-3, 6-2)
2001 Wimbledon R16: Roger Federer def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5)
2001 US Open F: Lleyton Hewitt def. Pete Sampras (7-6, 6-1, 6-1)
2002 Australian Open R16: Marat Safin def. Pete Sampras (6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6)
2002 French Open R128: Andrea Gaudenzi def. Pete Sampras (3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6)
2002 Wimbledon R64: George Bastl def. Pete Sampras (6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4)

Andre Agassi
1986 US Open R128: Jeremy Bates def. Andre Agassi (7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4)
1987 French Open R64: Patrice Kuchna def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 6-3, 6-3)
1987 Wimbledon R128: Henri Leconte def. Andre Agassi (6-2, 6-1, 6-2)
1987 US Open R128: Henri Leconte def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3)
1988 French Open SF: Mats Wilander def. Andre Agassi (4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-0)
1988 US Open SF: Ivan Lendl def. Andre Agassi (4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4)
1989 French Open R32: Jim Courier def. Andre Agassi (7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2)
1989 US Open SF: Ivan Lendl def. Andre Agassi (7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1)
1990 French Open F: Andres Gomez def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4)
1990 US Open F: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 6-3, 6-2)
1991 French Open F: Jim Courier def. Andre Agassi (3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4)
1991 Wimbledon QF: David Wheaton def. Andre Agassi (6-2, 0-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2)
1991 US Open R128: Aaron Krickstein def. Andre Agassi (7-5, 7-6, 6-2)
1992 French Open SF: Jim Courier def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
1992 US Open QF: Jim Courier def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4)
1993 Wimbledon QF: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi (6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4)
1993 US Open R128: Thomas Enqvist def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2)
1994 French Open R64: Thomas Muster def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5)
1994 Wimbledon R16: Todd Martin def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 7-5, 6-7, 4-6, 6-1)
1995 French Open QF: Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 6-3, 7-5)
1995 Wimbledon SF: Boris Becker def. Andre Agassi (2-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6)
1995 US Open F: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5)
1996 Australian Open SF: Michael Chang def. Andre Agassi (6-1, 6-4, 7-6)
1996 French Open R64: Chris Woodruff def. Andre Agassi (4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2)
1996 Wimbledon R128: Doug Flach def. Andre Agassi (2-6, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6)
1996 US Open SF: Michael Chang def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-2, 6-2)
1997 US Open R16: Patrick Rafter def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3)
1998 Australian Open R16: Alberto Berasategui def. Andre Agassi (3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3)
1998 French Open R128: Marat Safin def. Andre Agassi (5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2)
1998 Wimbledon R64: Tommy Haas def. Andre Agassi (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4)
1998 US Open R16: Karol Kucera def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 1-6, 6-3)
1999 Australian Open R16: Vincent Spadea def. Andre Agassi (6-1, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3)
1999 Wimbledon F: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-4, 7-5)
2000 French Open R64: Karol Kucera def. Andre Agassi (2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0)
2000 Wimbledon SF: Patrick Rafter def. Andre Agassi (7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3)
2000 US Open R64: Arnaud Clement def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
2001 French Open QF: Sebastien Grosjean def. Andre Agassi (1-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3)
2001 Wimbledon SF: Patrick Rafter def. Andre Agassi (2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 8-6)
2001 US Open QF: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi (6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6)
2002 French Open QF: Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3)
2002 Wimbledon R64: Paradorn Srichaphan def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 7-6, 6-2)
2002 US Open F: Pete Sampras def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4)
2003 French Open QF: Guillermo Coria def. Andre Agassi (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4)
2003 Wimbledon R16: Mark Philippoussis def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 2-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4)
2003 US Open SF: Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4)
2004 Australian Open SF: Marat Safin def. Andre Agassi (7-6, 7-6, 5-7, 1-6, 6-3)
2004 French Open R128: Jerome Haehnel def. Andre Agassi (6-4, 7-6, 6-3)
2004 US Open QF: Roger Federer def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3)
2005 Australian Open QF: Roger Federer def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
2005 French Open R128: Jarkko Nieminen def. Andre Agassi (7-5, 4-6, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0)
2005 US Open F: Roger Federer def. Andre Agassi (6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1)
2006 Wimbledon R32: Rafael Nadal def. Andre Agassi (7-6, 6-2, 6-4)
2006 US Open R32: Benjamin Becker def. Andre Agassi (7-5, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5)

 

[NadalAgassi]

Del Potro actually matches up better with Federer or Nadal than they do Djokovic or Murray. Del Potro was pretty much hopeless vs both even when at his best (2008 and 2009). Federer or Nadal he atleast has the ability to overpower on a hard courts (and Federer even on a clay court perhaps) when he is playing very well.

Soderling on the whole isnt that tough an opponent for any of the top 4. He had one big win over Nadal at the French, the win at the WTF was nothing noteworthy considering Nadal went 0-6 in sets at the event, and could barely win sets vs anyone in the top 20 at the time. He has only one win over Federer, and his only win over Djokovic I recall is the 2009 WTF where Djokovic was fatigued and pretty much out of it. Still he atleast has the ability to beat the top 3 on occasion, as does Berdych (except Berydch has zero chance agaisnt Nadal).

Ferrer only has the abiilty to beat Djokovic on clay and Nadal sometimes on hard courts.

Tsonga would seem like the most logical one to pull this off by far. Any of the others would be very unlikely to have a win over all of the top 4 in a slam.

 

[Towser83]

Del Potro actually matches up better with Federer or Nadal than they do Djokovic or Murray. Del Potro was pretty much hopeless vs both even when at his best (2008 and 2009). Federer or Nadal he atleast has the ability to overpower on a hard courts (and Federer even on a clay court perhaps) when he is playing very well.

Soderling on the whole isnt that tough an opponent for any of the top 4. He had one big win over Nadal at the French, the win at the WTF was nothing noteworthy considering Nadal went 0-6 in sets at the event, and could barely win sets vs anyone in the top 20 at the time. He has only one win over Federer, and his only win over Djokovic I recall is the 2009 WTF where Djokovic was fatigued and pretty much out of it. Still he atleast has the ability to beat the top 3 on occasion, as does Berdych (except Berydch has zero chance agaisnt Nadal).

Ferrer only has the abiilty to beat Djokovic on clay and Nadal sometimes on hard courts.

Tsonga would seem like the most logical one to pull this off by far. Any of the others would be very unlikely to have a win over all of the top 4 in a slam.

Ferrer also has owned Murray on clay, Nadal no chance of course and Federer not much chance, although he's given both guys tough matches on clay.

Berdych has beaten Nadal and might do so again at some point, but not in a slam.

Davydenko would have had a decent chance in terms of pure ability when he's on form. The one player you'd have said he'd never beat in a major was Federer and then he looked like he had him in serious trouble at the AO 2010. Nadal he has beaten several times on hardcourt and he's had good wins over Djokovic and Murray too, but the only slam win was over Murray. Gamewise though he could have beaten all of them but couldn't do it in a slam.

 

[Cup8489]

Methinks this means Tsonga should be top 5. He needs to get workin on this apparently very achievable goal.

 

[Tammo]

So Tsonga is the only player to beat the current top 4?
I'm suprised Clement has 2 of the top 4 down.