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- 26-05-2013 23:23
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- 26-05-2013 23:29
76-20= 56
56-6=50
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- 26-05-2013 23:31
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- 26-05-2013 23:36
(Original post by Krish4791)
FED>NAD>DJO>MUR Wins - hopefully! We will see once they all retire -
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- 26-05-2013 23:47
(Original post by ubi1)
Jimmy Connors contribution to tennis was unbelievable 1 thousand plus match wins, Borg with 11 slams age 25/6, Mac and lendl were great. Murray is the huge let down to the big four i mean 1 slam and and 9 Masters.Am going to combine match wins, slams and titles of the current 4 with 4 of the 70s and 80s.
See what the other 3 have:
Federer - 17GS, with 5 straight Wimbledons, US Opens & most weeks at No. 1 (consecutive and overall) and countless other records. Longest match winning-streaks on grass and hard courts. Had the 2nd best season of all time (2006). Olympic singles silver, doubles gold.
Nadal - King of Clay. Highest win-streak on clay (81) - eventually snapped by Roger. Has best record ever at RG so far (52-1)* & has positive H2H over the other members of the Top 4. Has Olympic singles Gold. Record for most no. of masters series titles + other records
Djokovic - Had a superb 43-match win streak in 2011 - eventually snapped by Federer. 3rd best season of all time (2011). Only person other than Emerson to have won 3 straight AO titles. Won 5 Masters titles in a year (unmatched)
Murray - Olympics singles gold, doubles silver. first Brit to win Slam in 76 yrs.
Something special is needed, or say another 4 Slams or so, but he definitely deserves to be in the group more so than any other active player. -
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- 26-05-2013 23:55
(Original post by ubi1)
Jimmy Connors contribution to tennis was unbelievable 1 thousand plus match wins, Borg with 11 slams age 25/6, Mac and lendl were great. Murray is the huge let down to the big four i mean 1 slam and and 9 Masters.Am going to combine match wins, slams and titles of the current 4 with 4 of the 70s and 80s.
The Bord/Connors/Lendl/McEnroe Quartet won 118 titles in total (34GS, 73 masters, 11 WTFs).
Our current Big Four have won 111 titles (35GS, 68 masters, 8 WTFs) - so we only really need them to win 8 more such titles to pass the '80s guys as the most dominant Big 4 of all time, which should easily happen this year -
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- 26-05-2013 23:58
I adore Connors. I love watching some of his matches on YouTube. I wish I was around when he was playing because I'd love to have witnessed moments like this live:
Comparing the stats of the big guys from different eras is great but there are some things you can't quantify. Connors, McEnroe and Lendl probably did more for the game because of the personalities than anything else.
If it were a choice between who I'd like to watch then I'd choose the old guys over the new ones. The current players play great tennis but they rarely draw you into the theatre of it all. With Connors, McEnroe and Lendl came a rebellious streak that draws you in in a way that I'm not drawn in by the current top players. They're all too nice, damn it! -
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- 27-05-2013 00:05
Fed>Nad>Djo>Mur
Current 4 have 17+11+6+1 = 35 slams
Current 4 have 76+56+37+26 = 195 titles
current 4 have 897+619+497+400= 2413 match wins
Current 4 weeks at no.1 302+102+83+0= 487 weeks at no.1
Current 4 masters 1000 titles= 24+21+14+11=68 masters 1000 titles
Marvellous 4 of 70/80s Borg>Mac>Conn>Len
They have 11+8+8+7= 34 slams
They have 109+94+77+64= 344 titles
They have 1243+1071+875+608= 3797 match wins
They have weeks at no.1 270+268+170+109=817 weeks at no.1
They have masters 1000 titles= 22+19+17+15= 73 masters 1000 titles -
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- 27-05-2013 00:10
(Original post by ubi1)
Fed>Nad>Djo>Mur
Current 4 have 17+11+6+1 = 35 slams
Current 4 have 76+56+37+26 = 195 titles
current 4 have 897+619+497+400= 2413 match wins
Current 4 weeks at no.1 302+102+83+0= 487 weeks at no.1
Current 4 masters 1000 titles= 24+21+14+11=68 masters 1000 titles
Marvellous 4 of 70/80s Borg>Mac>Conn>Len
They have 11+8+8+7= 34 slams
They have 109+94+77+64= 344 titles
They have 1243+107+875+608= 3797 match wins
They have weeks at no.1 270+268+170+109=817 weeks at no.1
They have masters 1000 titles= 22+19+17+15= 73 masters 1000 titles -
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- 27-05-2013 00:13
(Original post by Krish4791)
I've just checked:
The Bord/Connors/Lendl/McEnroe Quartet won 118 titles in total (34GS, 73 masters, 11 WTFs).
Our current Big Four have won 111 titles (35GS, 68 masters, 8 WTFs) - so we only really need them to win 8 more such titles to pass the '80s guys as the most dominant Big 4 of all time, which should easily happen this year -
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- 27-05-2013 00:19
(Original post by TheMagicRat)
That's some fine work you've done there. Don't know what to make of the numbers. Essentially it's really close on the two things that matter most; slams and Masters titles. -
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- 27-05-2013 00:23
The current guys will no doubt end up way ahead on the slam count.
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- 27-05-2013 00:26
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That's some fine work you've done there. Don't know what to make of the numbers. Essentially it's really close on the two things that matter most; slams and Masters titles. -
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- 27-05-2013 00:42
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- 27-05-2013 08:55
(Original post by ubi1)
Ohh YEAHH! Me and Krish both made a mistake the current 4 have 66 masters.
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- 27-05-2013 12:03
I love Inverdale: "If you've hit it well, can you shout 'Yes!'?
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- 27-05-2013 12:05
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- 27-05-2013 12:08
Nadal out on court now. His first Best of 5 match since June 2012 - let's see how he goes...
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- 27-05-2013 12:43
I love the serve-and-volley play break point down by Brands. Good play on the second break point as well.
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