If I was doing a top five of the players that always bring their best to GS events, it'd be:
1. Murray
2. Nadal
3. Ferrer
4. Djokovic
5. Tsonga
Agree?
1. Murray
2. Nadal
3. Ferrer
4. Djokovic
5. Tsonga
Agree?
Ouch. Cool, I see Youzhny is truly peaking for the Slams. Well, at least I see where does the Monaco vulture moniker came from - below average winning rate on Slams compared to career.Youzhny has a 65% winning record at GS, which is interesting. He does routine a lot of R3, and has racked up several QF/SF over the years, particularly at the US Open. Career percentage is 58%. High ranking of no.8
Verdasco similarly 66% at GS, 59% career. High ranking of no.7.
On the flipside, someone like Monaco is 43% at GS, 57% career. He did make R4 4 times. But that is underachieving for someone who has cracked the top 10, and probably a rarity among top 10 players. Even an underachiever at GS level like James Blake is almost 60% at GS level.
Marinko Matosevic has a career high ranking of no.39, yet is 0-11 at GS level. Has never won a GS main draw match.
Winning percentage in Grand Slam tournaments per court type. Somebody has clocked 98.33 %? Sampras ahead of Federer on grass? Djokovic already No. 2 on hard courts? Djokovic as good as Federer on clay?
Hardcourt % * W–L
1. Switzerland Roger Federer 87.66 135–19
2. Serbia Novak Djokovic 86.60 84–13
3. United States Pete Sampras 86.57 116–18
4. United States Jimmy Connors 85.90 67–11
5. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 85.37 105–18
6. Sweden Björn Borg 84.62 22–4
7. United States Andre Agassi 84.11 127–24
8. United States John McEnroe 83.91 73–14
9. Spain Rafael Nadal 83.52 76–15
10. Sweden Stefan Edberg 80.77 84–20
*minimum 20 wins
Clay % * W–L
1. Spain Rafael Nadal 98.33 59–1
2. Sweden Björn Borg 92.65 63–5
3. Sweden Mats Wilander 83.93 47–9
4. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 81.82 36–8
5. United States Jim Courier 81.63 40–9
6. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 81.54 53–12
7. Switzerland Roger Federer 80.56 58–14
8. Serbia Novak Djokovic 80.00 36–9
9. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 79.79 75–19
10. United States Jimmy Connors 79.73 59–15
*minimum 20 wins
Grass % * W–L
1.. United States Pete Sampras 90.00 63–7
2. Switzerland Roger Federer 89.33 67–8
3. Sweden Björn Borg 88.89 56–7
4. United Kingdom Andy Murray 84.09 37–7
5. Spain Rafael Nadal 83.72 36–7
6. Germany Boris Becker 83.70 77–15
7. United States John McEnroe 83.54 66–13
8. United States Jimmy Connors 83.46 106–21
9. Serbia Novak Djokovic 82.61 38–8
10. Sweden Stefan Edberg 82.05 64-14
*minimum 20 wins