Poll: Who had it worse?

[James P]

All three of the Big 3 have had their crack at #21. Federer first in 2019 at Wimbledon. Infamous 40-15. Nadal had the next crack in 2021 at RG. Four set beatdown at a place he owns. Novak got his chance in 2021 at the USO. Straight setted in a match that would have also given him a Grand Slam.

 

[topher]

Is this an ode to @Standaa just pointing this out or a coincidence?

I’ll say Fed because he came so close and it looks like he has the lowest chance to win another.

Novak only won 3 of 4 slams this year, and probably will win 1-3 next year. Poor guy!

 

[James P]

I don't know whom it was that mentioned it, but yeah I read that #21 is cursed and decided to make a poll...

 

[Jonesy]

If this is what Fed fans felt at 40-15 then it doesn't look so bad.

 

[NAS]

All three of the Big 3 have had their crack at #21. Federer first in 2019 at Wimbledon. Infamous 40-15. Nadal had the next crack in 2021 at RG. Four set beatdown at a place he owns. Novak got his chance in 2021 at the USO. Straight setted in a match that would have also given him a Grand Slam.

I will say Fed, then Novak and last Rafa.
Fed was one point away from winning Wimbledon

 

[James P]

It's a blowout early...40 to 15.

 

[Mainad]

Nothing can beat being up 2 championship points on your own serve and failing to close it out.

 

[NAS]

It's a blowout early...40 to 15.

Fed is quite an easy answer actually, having two championship point on Good to great serve of Fed, is almost a done deal

 

[NAS]

Nothing can beat being up 2 championship points on your own serve and failing to close it out.

Not only on own serve but on good to great serve also

 

[James P]

Yeah, I agree, this is maybe too easy of a poll.

 

[TennisFan3]

All three of the Big 3 have had their crack at #21. Federer first in 2019 at Wimbledon. Infamous 40-15. Nadal had the next crack in 2021 at RG. Four set beatdown at a place he owns. Novak got his chance in 2021 at the USO. Straight setted in a match that would have also given him a Grand Slam.

Is this a TRICK question?
Nadal at RG 21 by a country mile. The other 2 don't even come close.

 

[Sunny014]

Answer is Fed too obvious

He emerged as a loser in that match and told everyone that no matter what he does it is his destiny to get humiliated in stats by next gen as it is inevitable

Destiny cruel and today Fed is the biggest loser in Tennis (loser not in the sense of not achieved anything, he is the greatest achiever even in tennis and the GOAT, but he has also has lost the most in ways that he should not have, hence the biggest loser in tennis)

 

[Permitlady]

40 15 still makes me sick. It's a sad movie really

 

[T007]

Not only on own serve but on good to great serve also

He played safe on both serve going for avg 110 mph. The 1st serve up 40-15 was unlucky as it caught inches of the top and djoker was already moving outwide in opposite direction.

 

[GabeT]

1. Fed, who actually had MPs
2. Nadal, who won the first set snd probably would have won the FO had he beaten Novak
3. Novak, who was never ahead in the match

 

[alexio]

fed, of course, he was much closer than the other two

 

[ibbi]

Djokovic's is easily the worst. That's a years worth of work up in smoke. You can say he has more chance of playing for the Grand Slam again than Federer does of playing the Wimbledon final again, and that he was never even close in that match where as the other two were/sort of were, and while that is probably true, what was on the line in that match was still much bigger.

 

[FRV4]

What are you guys, crazy? Djokovic was denied history. What Federer was tryna do will probably not even be the bar like it seemed it would be. Djokovic and Nadal both reached 20.