40-15 still haunts me
Banned
Lets keep this clean , but here are some Federer records I think will stand the test of time even If Novak or Rafa surpass his tally of 20 majors.
1. From 2004 Wimbledon to the 2010 Australian open, Federer reached the semi finals in 23 consecutive majors, winning 14 majors in that period and also going on a streak of 10 straight Grand slam finals and then another 8 grand slam finals respectively. With only Nadal stopping him at the French Open, Federer ( in hindsight ) was 2 match wins away from achieving the double calendar year grand slam and winning 10 Majors in a row! A record that could have undoubtably made him the GOAT player irrespective of numbers. Fed is the only player to have reached all 4 majors in a year, 3 x in his career. In comparison, Novak has only ever reached all 4 major finals in one year once ( 2015), Nadal has never reached all 4 major finals in 1 year
2.Wimbledon,US Open 5peat
Winning 5 straight Wimbledons and 5 straight US Opens is my favourite Fed stat and I rank it up there with Nadals dominance at RG but split between 2 surfaces. The modern 5peat would be like asking Djokovic to win 5 straight Australian titles followed by 5 straight Wimbledons.
It’s an absolutely ridiculous achievement and at least showcases freakish consistency. Even scarier is that Fed could have made it 6 in a row for each championship if not for losing to Nadal and Del Potro
3. 7 straight Wimbledon finals.
Even Nadal at the FO has never got close to this record. The maximum he has is 5 straight FO finals and Djokovics maximum is 4 straight US Open finals..The only male player I know of who beats Feds record here is Lendl with 8 straight US Open finals, but Lendl won 3/8 titles whereas Roger won 6/7
4. 3 years winning 3 majors per year. 2004,2006,2007. 2009 for me was the year that got away as he could definitely have got a 4th year with 3 titles per year. If Novak wins this years Wimbledon, Novak equals this record of 3 grand slams per year for 3 years