The Calendar Slam moving forward?

[BGod]

NO, not Djokovic.

Just that I think the volume numbers of the Big 3 will stand for a loooooong time.

However I think one interesting talking point that the ATP could push is if a guy is running the tables. Ala Don Budge.

Say a guy wins 6 Slams in a row including Calendar Slam, then wins another Calendar and couple more Slams, something like this:

Year 1
WIN
WIN
WIN
WIN

Year 2
WIN
WIN
SF
QF

Year 3
WIN
SF
F
N/A

Year 4
WIN
WIN
WIN
WIN

Year 5
WIN
SF
F
QF

So you have 12 Slams overall, way short, but this guy has 2 Calendar Slams and won 6 and 5 in a row separately. Looking at a lot of weeks at #1 with likely 3 YE and maybe a 4th.

This is kind of like Ovechkin vs. Gretzky or Jordan vs. Kareem/Russell. Russell had 11 rings and 5 MVPs to Jordan's 6 and 5 bur Jordan for his era got 6 in 8 and Finals MVP in all of them (albeit that award didn't exist in Russel's day). Consequently, Kareem held most career records and still does, had 6 League MVPs and 6 rings like Jordan but Jordan again had 6>2 Finals MVPs. Ovechkin meanwhile can't match Gretzky's Hart or Art Ross titles and never the single season goals records or even the all-time career goals (though plausible) however he tied Bobby Hull's 7 time league lead in goals in a 30 team era (Hull did it in 6 team era) and likely to do it an 8th time to Gretzky's 5.

 

[r2473]

Just that I think the volume numbers of the Big 3 will stand for a loooooong time.

looooooong

I fixed the spelling for you

 

[Mugu]

there is no question in my mind your hypothetical player would be the GOAT. my questions would be: if Nadal or Djokovic or Sampras (maybe some
others) had been able to win just 1 calendar slam, would that get them to the top of the list right now? and what if a player comes along and
just wins 1 calendar slam and that's it. where would they rank? how much juice does winning a calendar slam give you?

 

[Deon Sanders]

there is no question in my mind your hypothetical player would be the GOAT. my questions would be: if Nadal or Djokovic or Sampras (maybe some
others) had been able to win just 1 calendar slam, would that get them to the top of the list right now? and what if a player comes along and
just wins 1 calendar slam and that's it. where would they rank? how much juice does winning a calendar slam give you?

Calendar slam on its own is worthless in a GOAT discussion

One amazing year does not a GOAT make

It certainly would be another stat on the pile if they ever got in consideration for the title