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Joker failing to get a bp against Sinner was a Big 3 first in slams. Here is the complete list of slam matches where they failed to break their opponent's serve.
Ironically, this is one of the few instances where winning a set makes you look worse. As it presented more opportunities to break.
number of unconverted break points in parentheses.
Federer
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2001 - US 4R - Andre Agassi, (0/9)
2002 - US 4R - Max Mirnyi, (0/5)
2015 - RG QF - Stan Wawrinka, (0/4)
2019 - AO 4R - Stefanos Tsitsipas, (0/12) Won 1 set.
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Nadal
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2007 - AO QF - Fernando Gonzalez, (0/3)
2008 - AO QF - Jo Wilfried Tsonga, (0/3)
2009 - US SF - Juan Martin Del Potro (0/5)
2015 - AO QF - Tomas Berdych, (0/4)
2019 - AO F - Novak Djokovic (0/1)
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Djokovic
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2006 - US 3R - Lleyton Hewitt, (0/5)
2024 - AO SF - Jannik Sinner, Zero Break Points Earned. Won 1 Set
*Uncompleted Matches*
2017 - W QF - Tomas Berdych, (0/0) (retired in 2nd set)
2020 - US 4R - Pablo Carreno Busta, (0/4) (defaulted in 1st set)
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Credit to @ghostofMecir for the Joker data
Ironically, this is one of the few instances where winning a set makes you look worse. As it presented more opportunities to break.
number of unconverted break points in parentheses.
Federer
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2001 - US 4R - Andre Agassi, (0/9)
2002 - US 4R - Max Mirnyi, (0/5)
2015 - RG QF - Stan Wawrinka, (0/4)
2019 - AO 4R - Stefanos Tsitsipas, (0/12) Won 1 set.
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Nadal
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2007 - AO QF - Fernando Gonzalez, (0/3)
2008 - AO QF - Jo Wilfried Tsonga, (0/3)
2009 - US SF - Juan Martin Del Potro (0/5)
2015 - AO QF - Tomas Berdych, (0/4)
2019 - AO F - Novak Djokovic (0/1)
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Djokovic
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2006 - US 3R - Lleyton Hewitt, (0/5)
2024 - AO SF - Jannik Sinner, Zero Break Points Earned. Won 1 Set
*Uncompleted Matches*
2017 - W QF - Tomas Berdych, (0/0) (retired in 2nd set)
2020 - US 4R - Pablo Carreno Busta, (0/4) (defaulted in 1st set)
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Credit to @ghostofMecir for the Joker data
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