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This is in terms of your personal preference. 
If somebody would have told me this time last year that two of the four GS's in 2014 would have be won from players outside of the big four I would have laughed. But it happened! This was definitely a unique year, in my opinion, and one to remember. My take on the four GS's:
Australian Open - this has always been my favourite GS in the past, primarily because I, too, am from Melbourne, and I just get immersed in the whole experience. There's something festive in the air for those two weeks at Melbourne Park. I truly enjoyed this tournament. The Wawrinka vs. Djokovic encounter was brilliant, and it was so great to see Stan get up and win the whole thing. I remember giving him no chances against Nadal because they had met 12 times prior and Stan hadn't even taken a set! Unfortunately, the final wasn't at a really 'high quality' (obviously because of Nadal's injury), but it was very refreshing to see someone else other than the big four hold up the trophy.
French Open - historically, I've never been too fond of this GS just because of its one-sidedness. It was a good tournament, I guess, but yeah, nothing too exciting. I quite liked the final, and, contrary to popular belief, Nadal is awesome to watch on the dirt.
Wimbledon - this was an amazing tournament! Krygois being the highlight, knocking out Nadal and taking the tennis world by surprise. He was an absolute freak and I won't forget staying up until 3-4.00am watching this young champion give it his all. Oh, and that epic 5-setter final was amazing stuff too. The best Wimbledon final since 2008. And just an awesomely fun tournament in general.
US Open - well, this was a shock. I always remember saying to myself 'imagine a GS final between two players that doesn't feature Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, or Murray?'. And it happened! But I certainly didn't expect Cilic vs. Nishikori! A very odd final, but Cilic deserved it. He GOATED in the second week and was simply unstoppable. In saying that, everything still felt rather anti-climatic and just weird. Nadal's exclusion didn't help either. But yeah, I'd say it's more of an interesting GS than an entertaining one.
Anyway, this is how I would rank them:
Wimbledon
Australian Open
US Open
French Open
How about you?
If somebody would have told me this time last year that two of the four GS's in 2014 would have be won from players outside of the big four I would have laughed. But it happened! This was definitely a unique year, in my opinion, and one to remember. My take on the four GS's:
Australian Open - this has always been my favourite GS in the past, primarily because I, too, am from Melbourne, and I just get immersed in the whole experience. There's something festive in the air for those two weeks at Melbourne Park. I truly enjoyed this tournament. The Wawrinka vs. Djokovic encounter was brilliant, and it was so great to see Stan get up and win the whole thing. I remember giving him no chances against Nadal because they had met 12 times prior and Stan hadn't even taken a set! Unfortunately, the final wasn't at a really 'high quality' (obviously because of Nadal's injury), but it was very refreshing to see someone else other than the big four hold up the trophy.
French Open - historically, I've never been too fond of this GS just because of its one-sidedness. It was a good tournament, I guess, but yeah, nothing too exciting. I quite liked the final, and, contrary to popular belief, Nadal is awesome to watch on the dirt.
Wimbledon - this was an amazing tournament! Krygois being the highlight, knocking out Nadal and taking the tennis world by surprise. He was an absolute freak and I won't forget staying up until 3-4.00am watching this young champion give it his all. Oh, and that epic 5-setter final was amazing stuff too. The best Wimbledon final since 2008. And just an awesomely fun tournament in general.
US Open - well, this was a shock. I always remember saying to myself 'imagine a GS final between two players that doesn't feature Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, or Murray?'. And it happened! But I certainly didn't expect Cilic vs. Nishikori!
A very odd final, but Cilic deserved it. He GOATED in the second week and was simply unstoppable. In saying that, everything still felt rather anti-climatic and just weird. Nadal's exclusion didn't help either. But yeah, I'd say it's more of an interesting GS than an entertaining one. Anyway, this is how I would rank them:
Wimbledon
Australian Open
US Open
French Open
How about you?
