The Big 3 of Hard Courts - rank them in order

[Megafanoftennis100]

My personal ranking would be:
Sinner
Djokovic
Federer

Note: this ranking is based only on the peak level of play shown on the surface, not the overall career statistics. And the peak performance has to last at least one full year (or any period of 12 consecutive months).

 

[Biotic]

Djoko - PETE - Lendl

 

[TMF]

Didn't vote because Sinner doesn't belong in the poll option.

Federer
Djokovic
Sampras
Lendl or Connors

 

[pierceforehands]

Didn't vote because Sinner doesn't belong in the poll option.

Federer
Djokovic
Sampras
Lendl or Connors

Yeah this is hilarious. Winning 3 hard court majors in the worst field in history makes you one of the GOATS on hard courts? Yeah right. Swiatek as a female GOAT on clay makes FAR more sense, and for the record I don't consider Swiatek even close to one of the top 3 all time on clay either.

 

[Troicki’sCat]

As much as I appreciate your inclusion of Sinner in here, I don’t think he’s quite there yet. His level is there with them. But he needs a longer list of titles and majors which I believe will happen, and his career hasn’t progressed long enough

 

[Megafanoftennis100]

Didn't vote because Sinner doesn't belong in the poll option.

Federer
Djokovic
Sampras
Lendl or Connors

Please read my post carefully: "Note: this ranking is based only on the peak level of play shown on the surface, not the overall career statistics. And the peak performance has to last at least one full year (or any period of 12 consecutive months)."
In any case, this is how I would rank the top 3:
2024 Sinner
2015 Djokovic
2006 Federer

 

[TMF]

Please read my post carefully: "Note: this ranking is based only on the peak level of play shown on the surface, not the overall career statistics. And the peak performance has to last at least one full year (or any period of 12 consecutive months)."
In any case, this is how I would rank the top 3:
2024 Sinner
2015 Djokovic
2006 Federer

Disagree. I'm sure many fans share the same view.

I'm seeing fanboys say Patrick Mahomes peak higher than Tom Brady. Joe Montana's name isn't mention anymore. LOL

The reeks of recency bias is appalling

 

[inflation_era]

Where both were peak level is probably USO Fed-Djokovic 2007, very close match. Djoko had just beaten the #1 in Canada and is about to win AO08, so he is peak.

 

[Megafanoftennis100]

Where both were peak level is probably USO Fed-Djokovic 2007, very close match. Djoko had just beaten the #1 in Canada and is about to win AO08, so he is peak.

2024 Sinner still beats both.

 

[Winner Sinner]

I would leave Sinner out of these conversations, for the simple reason that he has probably yet to reach his peak.

For example, at the last Australian Open for me we saw the best version of Sinner within a major.
The feeling that in 2025 it can reach, Cas permitting, a level even higher than that of 2024, is very strong.
Already having decided to give up defending the title in Rotterdam I consider it a wise choice which focuses on managing oneself better than last year.


Having said that, it is usually hilarious to read comments that allude to the poor competition Sinner had on hard surfaces, and perhaps they are also the same ones who think that the competition Federer had in his prime on hard surfaces was of high quality rather than mediocre as in reality.

 

[GoatNo1]

bo3 HC - no1e
bo5 HC - djokovic
indoor HC - novak

 

[Megafanoftennis100]

bo3 HC - s1nner
bo5 HC - sinner
indoor HC - jannik

 

[inflation_era]

2024 Sinner still beats both.

I'd say he beats Djokovic, but not Federer.