It's quite odd to be that dominant and have one of the greatest seasons of all time, and never win another Slam after that season. He was only 25 in 1984 too.
That's a lie. Young Federer got so angry and threw a game controller out of the room when he lost a video game against his friend. He also threw his racquet in a tennis academy which tore the curtain of the court and got punished for it.
The changing technology was also a big factor. It was far less of a factor pre-1982 and 2005-present.
Didn't McEnroe change to a graphite racket in 1983 though? It seems to be another reason and I've read a lot of rumors he had an issue with drugs especially when he was with Tatum. All that seemed to happen around that time.
The technology kept changing as time went on. Look at the power game changing as the 1980s went on and into the 1990s. McEnroe admitted being spooked by the serving of Curren and Becker at 1985 Wimbledon. Normal service seemed to be resumed in the 1985 North American hardcourt season, though Lendl took the number 1 ranking from McEnroe. McEnroe took a 6-month break from tennis from January to July 1986, which did a lot of damage, as things continued to change in his absence, like Lendl reaching his best form and an 18-year-old Becker doing very well himself.
That's true but it's still odd that a player can own a field to that extent like McEnroe did in 1984 and never win another Slam. He had separated himself from his rivals at that point and was barely losing. Technology changes can be seen in a few years no doubt but since he had already made the switch in 1983, it shouldn't have affected him to that extent in 1985 and 1986. I think the 6 month absence in 1986 played a larger role than that.
Poor Mac is the definition of a tortured genius.
As a punishment for tearing the curtain of the tennis court, Federer had to clean the toilets for a week.
When Fed beat Agassi a lot he arrogantly ask Agassi, who's the greatest of all time. Then when Nole came, he got bitter and told Nole's parents to shutup.
I am sure his losses stung during his career. But after who knows?
Yea pretty much this. Lol. I read a lot of rumors that Mac loved the coke back in the day, and we know his ex-wife had drug issues so not that surprising. That's the reason I think the decline was so sudden and sharp. Tennis is a brutal sport and 10% loss is all you need to be cooked against elite competition.
Novak knew he could win that match with 50% of Fed's skills. It just shows how good he actually is.
so maybe indeed its all fair and he shouldnt be on the top coz how can be the goat with such a mental block hmm
He is not the GOAT, but very consistent no 3 on all surfaces and 2nd on Grass. But definitely better than Sampras by a small margin. He achieved everything better than Sampras - 8 Wimbledon, 5 Consecutive US Open, 6 Australian Open, 1 French Open, More weeks at No1 than Sampras, 6 Tour Finals. Djokovic GOAT Baseline player of his era on Grass and Hard Courts, Nadal best clay GOAT. Federer is someone who can be a No 2 in serve and volley era and No 3 in baseline era makes him more versatile than Sampras, Nadal and Djokovic. Federer is a Half GOAT as he still has a better record than Nadal and Djokovic at Wimbledon and US Open combined.
Federer, after the 2006 Wimbledon final, congratulated Nadal for making the final, saying that he had expected Hewitt or Roddick to be his opponent in the final. That was Federer's second win over Nadal after eight matches played.
That was at 2008 Monte Carlo, when Djokovic retired with a sore throat. Federer wanted to get Djokovic back for Australia.
Didn’t know about that lol, Did Fed really ask Agassi that who is the GoAT?lmao
Of course he expected those sunny days to continue forever where he had to face his favourite pigeons in every slam finals lol
That momentary lapse is what determines a winner. A Great player should know how to overcome it.
Not 100% of the time. C'mon. That's such a silly TT response.
Which is fine, but had he done things differently in that moment the outcome probably would have been different. I don't actually remember why he lost those tie breaks, so I don't have enough information floating around in my brain to remember him mentally lapsing in them... compared to that game.
Yea Wilander never winning a Slam again after 1988 is shocking as well when we see he had a 3 Slam season. McEnroe is even more shocking though when you see their records. Wilander was 53-11 in 1988 and McEnroe was 82-3 in 1984. He won a whopping 96.5% of his matches and destroyed his rivals.
Tell me which 5 set epic Federer won ?
This lady became an icon in the tennis fan circles at the 40-15 moment
Haas, FO 2009?
2017 AO
Haas how many majors he won ?
That was a good match including 2007 Wimbledon.
How dare she be excited her favorite player has a championship point!!!!???
