This might not be very important to some, but I thought it was interesting. Tsonga's loss today marks the end of one of Federer's streaks, that has spanned over 7 years.
Since 2004 Wimbledon, Federer has either won a GS, lost to an eventual finalist/winner, or lost in the final. Bottom line is, if you beat Federer, you are pretty much guaranteed a spot in the final. But Tsonga has ended this streak today by losing to Djokovic.
Of course this streak probably wouldn't have started if it wasn't for Federer's 23 GS SF streak.
I wonder if there are any lower ranked players who have a similar streak (that would be amazing!! haha)
2004 W: Won
2004 US Open: Won
2005 AO: Lost to Safin in the SF. Safin won the GS
2005 FO: Lost to Nadal in the SF. Nadal won the GS
2005 W: Won
2005 US Open: Won
2006 AO: Won
2006 FO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2006 W: Won
2006 Us Open: Won
2007 AO: Won
2007 FO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2007 W: Won
2007 US Open: Won
2008 AO: Lost to Djokovic in SF. Djokovic Won the GS
2008 FO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2008 W: Lost to Nadal in Final
2008 US Open: Won
2009 AO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2009 FO: Won
2009 W: Won
2009 US Open: Lost to Del Potro in Final
2010 AO: Won
2010 FO: Lost to Soderling in QF. Soderling reached the final
2010 W: Lost to Berdych in QF. Berdych reached the final
2010 US Open: Lost to Djokovic in SF, who reached the final
2011 AO: Lost to Djokovic in SF. Djokovic won the GS
2011 FO: Lost to Nadal in final
2011 W: Lost to Tsonga in QF after leading 2 sets to none. End of streak
Since 2004 Wimbledon, Federer has either won a GS, lost to an eventual finalist/winner, or lost in the final. Bottom line is, if you beat Federer, you are pretty much guaranteed a spot in the final. But Tsonga has ended this streak today by losing to Djokovic.
Of course this streak probably wouldn't have started if it wasn't for Federer's 23 GS SF streak.
I wonder if there are any lower ranked players who have a similar streak (that would be amazing!! haha)
2004 W: Won
2004 US Open: Won
2005 AO: Lost to Safin in the SF. Safin won the GS
2005 FO: Lost to Nadal in the SF. Nadal won the GS
2005 W: Won
2005 US Open: Won
2006 AO: Won
2006 FO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2006 W: Won
2006 Us Open: Won
2007 AO: Won
2007 FO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2007 W: Won
2007 US Open: Won
2008 AO: Lost to Djokovic in SF. Djokovic Won the GS
2008 FO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2008 W: Lost to Nadal in Final
2008 US Open: Won
2009 AO: Lost to Nadal in Final
2009 FO: Won
2009 W: Won
2009 US Open: Lost to Del Potro in Final
2010 AO: Won
2010 FO: Lost to Soderling in QF. Soderling reached the final
2010 W: Lost to Berdych in QF. Berdych reached the final
2010 US Open: Lost to Djokovic in SF, who reached the final
2011 AO: Lost to Djokovic in SF. Djokovic won the GS
2011 FO: Lost to Nadal in final
2011 W: Lost to Tsonga in QF after leading 2 sets to none. End of streak