Toughest draw for each Big 4 member in slams they won

[rografnovand]

All we see these days are "weak draw" claims
What were the slam wins of each of the big 4 members which had the toughest draw for them?
For me

• Federer:
  • Wimby 2012 (30 YO, beat No 1 Nole and Peaking Murray)
  • AO 2017 (Berdych, Nishikori, Wawrinka, Nadal in 4 out of his last 5 matches, 3 of them being 5 setters and 3 of the 4 being players who had beaten him in grand slams before)
• Nadal:
  • AO 2009 (back 2 back epics),
  • FO 2014 (doubtful form coming into the FO, beat Ferrer, (post back surgery)Murray and Djokovic in last 3 matches)
• Djokovic:
  • AO 2012 (back 2 back epics)
  • Wimby 2014(coming in as Chokovic and not winning a GS in last 5 events, beat Tsonga, CIlic, Dimitrov and Federer)
• Murray:
  • USO 2012 (Beat Cilic, Berdych and Djokovic, first GS)

Honorable mentions (tough draw slams which they didn't win)
- Federer: French Open 2011
- Nadal: AO 2012, 2014
- Djokovic: FO 2015
- Murray: AO 2013, Wimby 2012

 

[TheAssassin]

Some other mentions:

Federer 2004 AO
Nadal 2013 FO
Djokovic 2015 W

 

[metsman]

Wimby 2004 for Fed is up there. Hewitt, Grosjean, Roddick were the #3, #5, and #2 grass courters at the time. Also faced Johansson (who would have a great run the next year and played pretty well, Federer was absurd in that match) and navigated a botting Karlovic. That's 5 guys who can play on grass. It's between that and AO 17 although 2004 Fed loses 2 sets max against Nishikori/Stan/Nadal combined so it's important to keep that in mind.

 

[mike danny]

For tough draws it's AO for all 3 of them:

Fed AO 2017, Nadal AO 2009, Djokovic AO 2012. Proof that AO belongs with the other 3 slams.

 

[mike danny]

Other tough draws:

Federer USO 2007: 3 consecutive top 5 players, all of whom played well and all of whom could play on HC + in form Lopez.

Nadal: FO 2013: a slew of great clay court players + his nemesis.

Djokovic: USO 2011: Fedal combo.