Title Droughts of Federer and Nadal and Djokovic

[McEnroeisanartist]

Looking at the title droughts of Federer and Nadal that were more than 6 months :

Federer
February 2001 to January 2002
October 2008 to May 2009.
January 2010 to August 2010
January 2011 to November 2011
August 2012 to June 2013
June 2013 to March 2014

Nadal
August 2004 to February 2005
June 2006 to March 2007
July 2007 to April 2008
May 2009 to April 2010
October 2010 to April 2011
June 2011 to April 2012
June 2012 to February 2013
June 2014 to March 2015

It is amazing to say the least that from January 2002 to October 2008, 6.5 years, Federer, never went more than 6 months without winning a title.

Djokovic
May 2008 to November 2008
February 2010 to October 2010

 

[Towser83]

Nadal has spent a couple of times out of the game for a while. Impressive from Djokovic I have to say

 

[tennisaddict]

Starting 2011, has there been a 2 month period that Novak does not have a title ?

 

[Mainad]

Starting 2011, has there been a 2 month period that Novak does not have a title ?

Don't think he won anything between the 2011 USO and the 2012 AO, a period of 4 months nor between 2012 Miami and 2012 Toronto, another 4 month period.

I think there was about a 6 month period between 2013 MC and 2013 Beijing, a 4 month period between 2013 WTF and 2014 IW and about a 3 month gap between 2014 Wimby and 2014 Beijing.

 

[McEnroeisanartist]

Looking at title droughts of 6 or more months of Sampras:

December 1990 to July 1991
October 1998 to June 1999
June 2000 to September 2002

 

[Mustard]

Nadal's career has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. A lot of title droughts and tough times, and the most amazing highs when things are going well. Give me that over consistency per se. And it's not like Nadal lacks consistency, with his 10 years in a row and counting of winning at least 1 major.

 

[spinovic]

Nadal's career has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. A lot of title droughts and tough times, and the most amazing highs when things are going well. Give me that over consistency per se. And it's not like Nadal lacks consistency, with his 10 years in a row and counting of winning at least 1 major.

Nadal has always dominated the clay. His results away from clay have been a little more erratic...great runs mixed with some injuries and disappointing losses.

There is no shortage of amazing accomplishments from either Federer or Nadal. What they've done, dominating the sport for 7 years (2004-10), will probably never happen again. I realize their accomplishments extend beyond that window, but that time period was when those two alone won virtually everything that mattered. I just don't think we'll ever see it again.

5 of 7 Australian Opens
Every Roland Garros
Every Wimbledon
6 of 7 US Opens

25/28 Majors

#1 ranking for nearly the entire 7 years.

Mind boggling stuff.

 

[m2nk2]

Nadal has always dominated the clay. His results away from clay have been a little more erratic...great runs mixed with some injuries and disappointing losses.

There is no shortage of amazing accomplishments from either Federer or Nadal. What they've done, dominating the sport for 7 years (2004-10), will probably never happen again. I realize their accomplishments extend beyond that window, but that time period was when those two alone won virtually everything that mattered. I just don't think we'll ever see it again.

5 of 7 Australian Opens
Every Roland Garros
Every Wimbledon
6 of 7 US Opens

25/28 Majors

#1 ranking for nearly the entire 7 years.

Mind boggling stuff.

Yep. But all it takes is another weak era. Which looks likely to occur after this one. But imagine let's say just 1 player instead of 3. It could be Djoko

 

[ultradr]

For Nadal's case, it has been more of "off-season" due to injury.

He has had 6+ month off season injury breaks every 1 - 2 years since 17.

 

[Mustard]

For Nadal's case, it has been more of "off-season" due to injury.

He has had 6+ month off season injury breaks every 1 - 2 years since 17.

He really hasn't. Before 2012 Wimbledon, the longest break away for Nadal was that career threatening foot injury in late 2005, which caused him to miss the 2005 Paris Indoors, 2005 Masters Cup, and the 2006 Australian Open. He was back in February 2006.