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There is a lot of talk these days about what path Djokovic should take to try to win his 25th slam in this edition of the Australian Open.
Limited to the last 5 rounds;
Machac
Lehecka
Alcaraz (possible)
Zverev (possible)
Sinner (possible)
Only between possible quarterfinal, semifinal and final, in theory he should try to beat the current top 3 players in the ranking in succession, which is already quite an anomalous case, given that I don't think that since the existence of the computerized ranking system there have been many cases of players capable of winning a slam after beating the top 3 players in the ranking.
Having said this, the thread asks what was the most complicated path that a single member of the big three had to face within a major to achieve success.
Limited to the last 5 rounds;
Machac
Lehecka
Alcaraz (possible)
Zverev (possible)
Sinner (possible)
Only between possible quarterfinal, semifinal and final, in theory he should try to beat the current top 3 players in the ranking in succession, which is already quite an anomalous case, given that I don't think that since the existence of the computerized ranking system there have been many cases of players capable of winning a slam after beating the top 3 players in the ranking.
Having said this, the thread asks what was the most complicated path that a single member of the big three had to face within a major to achieve success.