ATP Results through June, 2017

[El Dude]

Over at Tennis Frontier I was updating a chart I made to contextualize title winners by generation, and just to keep track of results. Here is the updated version, through June (I know Antalya and Eastbourne are just starting, but...)

Now here's a comparison of 2016 through the same point:

As you can see, this year has been far more diverse in terms of generational titles. Last year the 1984-88 group was very dominant, mainly due to Novak but also some Nadal and Murray sprinkled in. The "Lost Generation" (1989-93) had a presence, but the old guys (1979-83) were fading and NextGen (1994-98) hadn't really established itself.

The big difference this year in terms of generations is, obviously, the resurgence of Federer, but also the rise of both younger generations. The 1984-88 group is still the most dominant, but only by an edge over the old guys.

Anyhow, what an interesting year it has been.

 

[Moxie]

For sure Roger is the main reason that 2017 is more purple, but Gilles Muller is having a career year at 34...career high ranking and his lone 2 titles. And Lopez's win today is the biggest title of his career, at 35. Next Gen sprinkling in appropriately.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I believe current title leaders are Roger and Rafa with four titles each. Incidentally, they both have won 1GS, 2 ATP1000s and 1 ATP 500.
Perfect symmetry.

 

[Moxie]

I believe current title leaders are Roger and Rafa with four titles each. Incidentally, they both have won 1GS, 2 ATP1000s and 1 ATP 500.
Perfect symmetry.

No wonder the Fedal Wars are at fever pitch.

 

[El Dude]

Here's another version that uses colors for Big Four only, so you can both compare their dominance in the field, and compare the two years. Not a happy picture for Novak and his fans.

 

[Moxie]

I doubt they needed the graphic, Dude.

 

[El Dude]

Haha, I know - and I didn't create the graphic to piss off Novak's fans. It was just starkly evident after making it, just how far he's fallen.

The crazy thing is that a year ago he seemed unbeatable. I think I started several threads along the lines of: "How can any ever beat Novak? What sort of player is going to beat Novak? How will his decline look?"

One thing I've got to give credit to @Carol for is she is the only Rafa fan I know on these forums that predicted he would find his form again. After two+ years of struggling, everyone else thought or hoped that, at best, he'd have one more good clay season in him and maybe win #15 at Roland Garros. No one expected him to be #1 again, which he probably will be sometime this summer, as soon as after Wimbledon. Carol also said that Novak was in trouble before anyone else did, as far as I can remember. At the time of both, I thought it was just Carol being her usual fangirlish self, but I've learned to respect her intuitions more.

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

Look at that , only Roger and Rafa all over the place. Yes, it's the age of Fedal again. First time since 2010 I guess?

 

[Ricardo]

Look at that , only Roger and Rafa all over the place. Yes, it's the age of Fedal again. First time since 2010 I guess?

Last time they co-gobbled up events to this extent was first half of 2009, when Nadal won AO and Federer got RG.