Who is THE GREATEST front-runner in tennis history?

Nadal only lost ONE match in grand slams after leading 1 set to love.

Is Nadal the GOAT front-runner or has their been better?

Why don´t you take the weekend off...

Why don´t you take the weekend off...

lol, leave her alone, she is one of rafa's wives in MTF! rafa has many wives all over the world.

Nadal only lost ONE match in grand slams after leading 1 set to love.

Is Nadal the GOAT front-runner or has their been better?

yes he is, i think he is 76-1 when he wins the 1st set in slams and his only loss after winning the 1st set was to ferrer in 2007 US open, and that whole tournament he had tendinitis and esp. in that match. rafa's legend grows.

mathieu

mathieu

Hernandez for sure.

Hernandez for sure.

oh please, enough with the herdandez is god thing.

Safin.

Hantuchova

Melzer

Do you only start threads to fish compliments for Nadal?

Coria

Do you only start threads to fish compliments for Nadal?

No I'm asking who else has a high win/loss record in matches where they win the 1st set :mad:

No I'm asking who else has a high win/loss record in matches where they win the 1st set :mad:

Federer does.

What is Federer's record?

please everyone badrep this threadstarter.

What is Federer's record?

I'm not exactly sure. They quoted it at the Australian Open final, pointing out how important the first set was to both players because they both had incredible records of going on to win the match. Turns out they were right. The only GS loss Federer has suffered in the last 4 years after winning the first set was Roland Garros final 2006.

Sampras lost 3 GS matches after leading by a set. Didn't do the percentage, but that's got to be pretty damn good.

What is Federer's record?

Federer has lost 2 GS matches after winning the fist set. So that "may" well mean he and Sampras are the two best front runners in GS history at this point in time. Of course a lot of research would need to be done to support that statement and I'm not willing to do it. There must be an easier way that just looking up each guy which is what I did. Where is Voo when you need him..

Do you only start threads to fish compliments for Nadal?

Well that is kind of obvious.

Federer has lost 2 GS matches after winning the fist set.

Actually, I've found 4. Against Rafter at RG 99, against Nalbandian at US Open 03, against Safin at Oz Open 05 and against Nadal at RG 06. He's played a good deal more GS matches than Nadal, but Nadal's percentage would still be higher.

Federer has lost 2 GS matches after winning the fist set. So that "may" well mean he and Sampras are the two best front runners in GS history at this point in time. Of course a lot of research would need to be done to support that statement and I'm not willing to do it. There must be an easier way that just looking up each guy which is what I did. Where is Voo when you need him..

Federer has lost four after winning the first set.

Rafter, Nalbandian, Safin and Nadal.

Plus I don't think this is the best way to measure "best front runner" just because you win the first set.

Whether you win the first set is irrelevant, the issue is whether you win the match after winning the first set. Cos if you don't win the match then it shows you let the other guy back in the match, and thats a big flaw to have for a top player.

What are you talking about? Idiot. I'm not disputing that, but what about being 2 sets to 1 up, or even 2-0 up, none of this is mentioned.

Then mention it, the title is referring to front-runners, so all evidence is accepted.

Federer has lost four after winning the first set.

Rafter, Nalbandian, Safin and Nadal.

Plus I don't think this is the best way to measure "best front runner" just because you win the first set.

I agree with that and must have missed 2 going through there. There has to be an easier way to figure that out. I would bet there are a lot of players with a very good percentage going on to win a match after winning the first set.

marko djokovic for sure

I agree with that and must have missed 2 going through there. There has to be an easier way to figure that out. I would bet there are a lot of players with a very good percentage going on to win a match after winning the first set.

Mac you were a pretty good front yourself no? At least thats what Brad says :)

Mac you were a pretty good front yourself no? At least thats what Brad says :)

Good point, I need to look up my own record, just to lazy to do it !!!

Safin.

Good point, I need to look up my own record, just to lazy to do it !!!

:lol:

nadal is 76-1 win-loss after winning 1set set, best in history.

IN GRAND SLAMS (Win/Loss after winning the first set.

Sampras - 188 to 4 Ratio (i think) is 47:1
Federer - 151 to 4 Ratio (i think) is 38:1
Nadal - 76-1 Ratio (i think) is 76:1

Nadal has the better record

Sampras and Federer both have better amount of wins, but Nadal is only 22 and will probably beat them in that department too.

Dont lie kf and Sapeod, its Safin.

Front runner is also when a player leads in the current set (having a break up).

Safin may well be the greatest front runner in history, right up until he loses.

I am.

I corrected the ratios :o Safin might be? :shrug:

Melzer

:worship:

Front runner is also when a player leads in the current set (having a break up).

This.

If you're an opposing player....I would say you would least want SAMPRAS to get a break up on you, because you know you aren't coming back in that set.

sampras was a dull moron that killed tennis, his name should be erased from the sport.

Safin may well be the greatest front runner in history, right up until he loses.

:haha::haha::haha::haha::haha: If i had place in my sig i would definitely put this post there. Awesome.

sampras was a dull moron that killed tennis, his name should be erased from the sport.

Thought Oz was asleep. You must be taking the piss cos Sampy and Rafa is one and the same thing at opposite ends of the spectrum. Good comic relief as always!

On to other things. Go to the haircut thread and make some comments on Murrays hair, i feel like laughing some more.

sampras was a dull moron that killed tennis, his name should be erased from the sport.

Nice job commenting on the actual subject at hand....and making yourself look like an absolute moron in the process. Go back to trolling the WTA forums....maybe there they are dumb enough to fall for your act.

sampras was a dull moron that killed tennis, his name should be erased from the sport.
You haven't been partying with Lopez, have you? Or are you always this retarded?

Djokovic for sure

Adam Chadaj

Don't know about statistics, but for me it had to be Fed. With Fed a set up during his peak years, there was almost no hope for his opponent.