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Is the competition on clay stronger than on grass or vive versa? I shall compare players on clay with players on grass using an objective and data-driven method.
Method: I compared the best performance of players at Roland Garros (RG) and Wimblebon (WB), and used the ATP ranking as a tie-breaker in case two players are tied.
Objective and data-driven ranking:
Thiem on clay (1 F, 2 SF at RG) >>> Cilic on grass (1 F, 0 SF at WB)
Schwartzmann on clay (1 QF at RG, #11 in the world) >>>> Kyrgios on grass (1 QF at WB, #21 in the world).
Zverev on clay (1 QF at RG) >>>>> Zverev on grass (0 QF at WB).
Djokovic on clay (1 RG title) <<<< Djokovic on grass (3 WB titles).
Del Potro on clay (2 SF at RG) >>>> Del Potro on grass (1 SF at WB).
Goffin on clay (1 QF at RG, #9 in the world) >>>>> Müller on grass (1 QF at WB, #60 in the world).
Results: Competition on clay is clearly stronger than competition on grass. It seems like Federer is not that dominant on grass anymore, and their fans need to think of new excuses.
Method: I compared the best performance of players at Roland Garros (RG) and Wimblebon (WB), and used the ATP ranking as a tie-breaker in case two players are tied.
Objective and data-driven ranking:
Thiem on clay (1 F, 2 SF at RG) >>> Cilic on grass (1 F, 0 SF at WB)
Schwartzmann on clay (1 QF at RG, #11 in the world) >>>> Kyrgios on grass (1 QF at WB, #21 in the world).
Zverev on clay (1 QF at RG) >>>>> Zverev on grass (0 QF at WB).
Djokovic on clay (1 RG title) <<<< Djokovic on grass (3 WB titles).
Del Potro on clay (2 SF at RG) >>>> Del Potro on grass (1 SF at WB).
Goffin on clay (1 QF at RG, #9 in the world) >>>>> Müller on grass (1 QF at WB, #60 in the world).
Results: Competition on clay is clearly stronger than competition on grass. It seems like Federer is not that dominant on grass anymore, and their fans need to think of new excuses.
