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In the last decade, Novak Djokovic has won more matches, more titles, more Grand Slams, more Masters and more World Tour Final trophies than any other player.
He has spent more weeks as #1, more weeks in the top #2 and more weeks in the top#3 than any player. (1/9)
In the last decade, Novak Djokovic has won more matches, more titles, more Grand Slams, more Masters and more World Tour Final trophies than any other player.
He has spent more weeks as #1, more weeks in the top #2 and more weeks in the top#3 than any player. (1/9)
He has won the Year End #1 trophy more times than any other player.
He has earned more ranking points than any other player.
He has beaten more top-5, top-10 and top-20 players than anybody else this decade.
He beat his 2 main rivals much more than he lost to them. (2/9)
He has earned more ranking points than any other player.
He has beaten more top-5, top-10 and top-20 players than anybody else this decade.
He beat his 2 main rivals much more than he lost to them. (2/9)
All these facts are recorded in the table at the end of this thread.
But those are just the numbers.
These numbers do not capture the enormity of the 2011 season, when a 23-year-old decided to take on, single-handedly, the 2 players who had dominated the tour for years. (3/9)
But those are just the numbers.
These numbers do not capture the enormity of the 2011 season, when a 23-year-old decided to take on, single-handedly, the 2 players who had dominated the tour for years. (3/9)
And take them on he did... and wrested the #1 ranking from their hands. To start the #AgeOfNovak.
These numbers do not capture the enormity of winning 4 Grand Slams in a row, the Nole Slam. For most of us, this was the 1st. time we saw a man holding all 4 GS trophies. (4/9)
These numbers do not capture the enormity of winning 4 Grand Slams in a row, the Nole Slam. For most of us, this was the 1st. time we saw a man holding all 4 GS trophies. (4/9)
These numbers do not capture the enormity of the 2015 season, when Djokovic made the finals of all elite events and won 10 of them: 3 GS, 6 Masters, the World Tour Finals, setting a new standard for a season.
If we add the quality of the opposition, this mind boggles. (5/9)
If we add the quality of the opposition, this mind boggles. (5/9)
We're not talking about one or two good seasons.
We're talking about unreal domination for a whole decade.
Yet, this is not the impression we get when we read about tennis or hear commentators on TV.
It's as if they are talking of an alternative reality.(6/9)
We're talking about unreal domination for a whole decade.
Yet, this is not the impression we get when we read about tennis or hear commentators on TV.
It's as if they are talking of an alternative reality.(6/9)
People can't ignore all this by accident.
It's not possible for every single journalist to miss these extraordinary facts.
But there is a campaign of misinformation, corporate interests want to sell a certain product. Reality doesn't fit these interests.
(7/9)
It's not possible for every single journalist to miss these extraordinary facts.
But there is a campaign of misinformation, corporate interests want to sell a certain product. Reality doesn't fit these interests.
(7/9)
Well: reality will not go away to fit anybody's interests.
This table reflects, at least numerically, what happened in tennis in the last decade.
#nolefam may not have corporate interests on our side, but we have reality.
I'll take it, thank you very much. 😀 (8/9)
This table reflects, at least numerically, what happened in tennis in the last decade.
#nolefam may not have corporate interests on our side, but we have reality.
I'll take it, thank you very much. 😀 (8/9)
We produce these charts in order to counteract the propaganda.
If we don't do it, nobody else will.
And we care. We want as many people as possible to know the facts.
Ideally, some journos will use this table when doing their decade write-ups.
So share it,if you can. (9/9)
If we don't do it, nobody else will.
And we care. We want as many people as possible to know the facts.
Ideally, some journos will use this table when doing their decade write-ups.
So share it,if you can. (9/9)
