Players who have done well in strong years

[Sysyphus]

Uhndayy Muzziah from Wimbledon 2012 to Wimbledon 2013. Definite golden era in tennis.

 

[JRAJ1988]

 

[Djokovic2011]

So just because Roddick beat Murray that day, it means he's a better player overall Saby?

 

[PeterHo]

Federer 2004 is unnderrated IMO. Hewitt and Roddick were at their best, Safin had great results at AO, WTF and the fall season, Agassi and Nalbandian were dark horses who could be very dangerous on their day. Coria was still a force on clay. Roddick played one of his best ever GS finals against a peak Federer. Overall I found 2004 to be a pretty competitive year.

Tried to split the years up but ran out of options, need a separate thread just to look at each of feds years.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

So just because Roddick beat Murray that day, it means he's a better player overall Saby?

Well, he's not exactly inferior in my opinion.

 

[upchuck]

I was actually being facetious...Roddick was miles better vs Djokovic than Murray is...

Yes, tell us how good Roddick was against a pre-2011 Djokovic.

Yes, that one match before Murray became a slam winner proves EVERYTHING.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

Yes, that one match before Murray became a slam winner proves EVERYTHING.

Both were in their primes.

 

[Fedalforever]

Yes, tell us how good Roddick was against a pre-2011 Djokovic.

Yes, that one match before Murray became a slam winner proves EVERYTHING.

What about Andy' Roddick's matches vs n0le after n0le became a slam winner

 

[mattosgrant]

Djokovic 2011
Nadal 2008
Federer 2009

Probably my top choices.

One could also go with Nadal of 2013, Federer in 2004, Djokovic 2012. Federer in 2005 or 2007 could be argued to a lesser extent.

Definitely not Nadal 2010, Federer 2006, Djokovic 2015, Djokovic 2014.

 

[mattosgrant]

Seeing the poll choices it is strange to see Federer 09 with less votes than his other years. Yes Federer was clearly better and more dominant a player, regardless of competition, in 04-07 than 09. Yes he greatly benefitted from Nadal's problems, health and otherwise, in 2009. However all that said he still faced stronger overall competition than any other year he was on top, even shockingly without Nadal really as much a factor from RG onwards, and still ended with 2 slam finals and all 4 slam finals and clearly #1 by years end. Nadal was great until the Madrid semis, so about 5 months worth of top Nadal. Del Potro was at his all time peak this year. Since Del Potro didnt start playing great until Nadal stopped, we could mesh them together as 1 player of the year I guess. Djokovic was pretty good, better than 2010, and more consistent than 2007 or 2008 even if he had trouble rising for the biggest wins. Murray was really good this year. Roddick was resurgent and excellent this year, stronger overall probably than any other time in his career outside of 2nd half of 2003/2004. Soderling was a force now obviously. Davydenko was at his peak, a consistent contender, and ended the year with a huge win at the WTF. So he had Rafael Potro (again combining the January-May Nadal with June-November Del Potro), Murray, Djokovic, and a close to peak Roddick at the very top, and a strong second tier of challengers with Soderling, Davydenko, and others.

04 you had peak Roddick and peak Hewitt. Arguably peak Safin too. Decent depth. So pretty good competition.

05 Roddick and Hewitt both declined visibly in their levels, and Roddick still ending #3 playing worse standard of tennis than he did in 2009 ending #6 is telling. Safin was injured most of the year after Australia and never a contender again. Nadal was precocious and rose to a deserved #2 after dominating clay and doing well in smaller tournaments on all surfaces, but was not a slam contender outside clay yet.

07 had Djokovic and Nadal rising in their levels. Federer contemporaries were barely contenders anymore though, apart from Davydenko and maybe Roddick.

 

[Chadillac]

2015 djok. Had 4 guys "who were threats".