Was reading a recent interview with Pete Sampras. He was very gracious towards Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Would he have thought in 2002 (when he left the 14 Grand Slam titles mark), after having broken the then 35-year-old Roy Emerson's mark (12), that in less than 20 years, 3 guys (!!!) would …
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Who had the greatest “ATP Grand Slams” year in the last 33 years?
Each year we have 4 Grand Slams: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. I.e. 4 X 7 = 28 matches. A perfect year will be 28-0, leading to the Grand Slam. The usual suspects (a.k.a "Big Four") dominates, as you can see below. The closest one has come to the perfect "28-0" record …
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The amazing global phenomenon – Roger Federer
It was the year 2012 and I was in USA for a work-related visit to the corporate headquarters. Wimbledon 2012 was going on. When Federer beat Djokovic in the Semi-Finals, it was obvious that he would be the firm favorite in the Finals, against Andy Murray. Though Federer would go on to lose the first …
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No:18!
Even the most optimistic Roger Federer fan would not have anticipated what happened in January 2018, at the Australian Open. When Federer won Wimbledon in 2012, most fans like me would have come to terms with the fact that the heydays were over and we would have to resign ourselves to sporadic results or even …
2015 US Open: Some random thoughts …
(1) Federer gave a very good fight to Djokovic, but one always had the feeling that Djokovic would ultimately prevail. Though few would call Djokovic's game "pleasing on the eye" (Federer is an artist with the racket, by comparison), the dude is the complete package as far as a Tennis pro go. Good serve? CHECK. …
Sampras versus Federer – A comparison …
Now that Rafael Nadal seems on the highway to becoming the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) in a few years, it is appropriate time to confirm if Roger Federer is indeed the current GOAT. There are several former greats who are mentioned in the GOAT discussions regularly, Bjorn Borg (3 years of winning consecutive French …
Is Nadal on way to be the GOAT?
In my humble opinion, Yes! Note: GOAT means "Greatest Of All Time". Let me try and explain my point of view. I am the biggest Roger Federer fan around. Ever since I saw that wonderful performance at 2003 Wimbledon. It was so refreshing to see a Serve & Volley player after the Leyton Hewitts of …
Is Federer GOAT when Nadal has had his number?
Roger Federer has won 16 Grand Slam titles, reached the Finals of 6 others (where he lost to Nadal (5) and Del Potro (1)). He had reached 10 successive Grand Slam Finals, another run of 8 successive Grand Slam Finals, 23 successive Grand Slam Semifinals, 24 successive Grand Slam Quarterfinals (ongoing streak) and last but not …
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