Too bad Fed was the latest bloomer of the BIG 3...

[Neptune]

but then Federer beat djokovic handily in 2012 using his old racket and style of play. After the racket change he got dominated from the back of the court in 14/15. Djokovic too good ?

Cherry picking a game here and there all you want, overall after 2011 Nole-Fed 21-10.

 

[fedfan24]

Cherry picking a game here and there all you want, overall after 2011 Nole-Fed 21-10.

wasn’t fed 13>6 before 2011?
I was referring to slams specifically. He had no problem defeating djokovic pre racket change, then went 0-6 with the larger racket and older age.

 

[GoatNo1]

but then Federer beat djokovic handily in 2012 using his old racket and style of play. After the racket change he got dominated from the back of the court in 14/15. Djokovic too good ?

the period paris14-RG16 is the most powerful version of any player to ever take a rack in his hands.

 

[fedfan24]

the period paris14-RG16 is the most powerful version of any player to ever take a rack in his hands.

so Federer was just as good in 14-16 as 11-12 but djokovic elevated to a level that was too good. Fair enough.

 

[TMF]

Nobody does that other than haters. Nevertheless the H2H is a minus in his GOAT claims (the one against Djoko not so much). It is great for Fed that he improved it in later years but no need to make up additional wins that did not happen.

I disagree. I've stressed this many times that H2H against individual player is a flaw stat - in or out of form, age different, # of meeting on best/worst surface, matchup advantage, etc

The only objective comparison between players is the win/lost record in a season - adept to all dynamic playing style, all 3 surfaces, fast/slow courts, and most importantly, a large sample size