In 2013 many including me thought that Federer was essentially done after failing to win any big title (GS, M1000, WTF etc) and producing poor results against players many know he would have beaten in the past. Nonetheless, he dusted himself off and got to work having hired Edberg to be his coach. This produced a string of stunning victories and led to numerous titles from 2014 to 2015. He has beaten numerous of his rivals all apart from one in the biggest stages. Lets examine below -
Federer's main rivals since 2013
1) Nadal - 0 - 1
2) Murray - 5 - 0
3) Wawrinka - 5 - 2
4) Djokovic - 5 - 7
Federer stats since 2014 (Finals and Titles) -
11 Finals in 2014, his most since his 2007 season (1 250, 2 500, 2 M1000 & 1 GS Final)
9 Finals in 2015 (2 250, 2 500 and 1 M1000, 2 GS Finals)
His finals record vs Djokovic during 2014/2015 period -
2 - 6
Federer has beaten Djokovic in 1 Masters 1000 Final and 1 Dubai 500 Final.
Djokovic has beaten Federer in
1) 3 Masters 1000 Finals
2) 3 GS Finals
3) 1 WTF (Walkover for Novak)
So basically Federer has shown he can beat the rest of the tour and his main rivals with ease at times (Wimbledon 2015 against Murray, Wimbledon 2014 and US Open 2015 with Stan) but against Novak Federer is simply facing a player who refuses to lose on the biggest stages (like Nadal) and now Federer is facing a mental block against Novak similar to the Rafa situation.
Make of it what you will but this dude could have been on 18 - 20 slams if he had beat Novak in one of those finals.
Federer's main rivals since 2013
1) Nadal - 0 - 1
2) Murray - 5 - 0
3) Wawrinka - 5 - 2
4) Djokovic - 5 - 7
Federer stats since 2014 (Finals and Titles) -
11 Finals in 2014, his most since his 2007 season (1 250, 2 500, 2 M1000 & 1 GS Final)
9 Finals in 2015 (2 250, 2 500 and 1 M1000, 2 GS Finals)
His finals record vs Djokovic during 2014/2015 period -
2 - 6
Federer has beaten Djokovic in 1 Masters 1000 Final and 1 Dubai 500 Final.
Djokovic has beaten Federer in
1) 3 Masters 1000 Finals
2) 3 GS Finals
3) 1 WTF (Walkover for Novak)
So basically Federer has shown he can beat the rest of the tour and his main rivals with ease at times (Wimbledon 2015 against Murray, Wimbledon 2014 and US Open 2015 with Stan) but against Novak Federer is simply facing a player who refuses to lose on the biggest stages (like Nadal) and now Federer is facing a mental block against Novak similar to the Rafa situation.
Make of it what you will but this dude could have been on 18 - 20 slams if he had beat Novak in one of those finals.