Is this No1e's record?

[Billie]

The win against Rafa today is Nole's 30th against top 10 opponent this season.  This is his 15th consecutive final of the season.  Just amazing to me.

 

[Mastoor]

Top List of number of matches won against Top 10 players

1. Djokovic, 30, 2015 current

2. Djokovic, 24, 2012  2. Djokovic, 24, 2013  2. Nadal, 24, 2013

5. Djokovic, 21, 2011

6. Federer, 19, 2006 6. Djokovic, 19, 2014

8. Federer, 18, 2004

There are several things that can be inferred from the list and I’ll talk about them when we have a final count for the season, after No1e finishes at WTF tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

[Billie]

The guys in Nole's web team were busy compiling Nole's records and significant achievements, here they are:

– First man to win five Australian Open titles
– Third man alongside Rod Laver and Roger Federer (in the Open Era) to reach all four Grand Slam finals in one year
– Second man alongside Federer (in the Open Era) to win three Grand Slams in a single season multiple times
– First man since Federer (2007) to defend Wimbledon title
– First man to defeat Federer twice at Wimbledon
– First man to defeat Federer three times at the US Open
– Second man alongside Soderling to defeat Nadal at Roland Garros
– First man to defeat Nadal in straight sets at Roland Garros
– First man to defeat both Federer and Nadal at all four Grand Slams
– First man to hold tied/positive H2H record against Federer at all four Grand Slams
– First man to eliminate all other defending Slam champions in a calendar year
– Sixth man with double digit Grand Slam titles
– First man to win six Masters events in one year
– First man to win six Masters tournaments at least three times (IW, Miami, Rome, Rogers Cup, Shanghai, Paris)
– First man to win four Masters 1000 events at least four times (IW, Miami, Rome, Paris)
– First man to win Indian Wells-Miami double three times
– First man to win the Australian Open-Indian Wells-Miami triple two times
– First man to win the first three Masters events of the year (IW, Miami, Monte Carlo)
– The only player to win four titles in Indian Wells
– The only player to win Shanghai Rolex Masters 3 times
– The only player to win Paris Masters four times
– First man to win three BNP Paribas Masters titles in a row
– First man to reach final of eight Masters tournaments in a year
– First man to win five or more Masters events in one year on two occasions
– First man to win five consecutive Masters tournaments in which he participated (done twice)
– Recorded most Masters wins in a season – 39
– Won most hard court Masters titles – 19
– Had second longest Masters winning streak (30, only bettered by his other streak – 31)
– Highest amount of points (16,785)
– Largest points lead over no.2 (8,535)
– First no.1 not to drop any ATP points for 12 months, from Shanghai 2014 semi-finals to 2015 World Tour Finals Round Robin stage
– First man to beat Nadal at every big clay-court tournament
– First man to beat Federer five times in one season
– First man to beat Nadal, Federer and Murray at least 21 times each
– First man since Federer (2007) to hold no.1 ranking for an entire calendar year
– Longest run of final tournament appearances in one season – 15 finals in a row
– Tied with Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe in third place with 4 year-end no.1 finishes (Sampras 6, Federer and Connors 5)
– Fifth player in the all-time list with number of weeks spent at no.1 (174 weeks of reign)
– Record number of top 10 wins in a season – 31
– First man to have 20+ wins over top 10 players in four seasons
– First man to beat all top 10 players in a calendar year
– Longest winning streak at ATP World Tour Finals – 15 victories in a row
– First man to win four ATP World Tour Finals titles in a row

 

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[britbox]

^ Is that all?  

 

[Mastoor]

^ Is that all?

No, we should point out that while No1e won 31 match against top 10 players after consistently winning 19 or more matches against top 10 players since 2011, Federer was winning 19 or less when he was dominant player.

Why is this of crucial significance? This proves that the era of Federer's dominance was definitely week era (comparing to last 5 years).

 

[Mastoor]

Top List of number of matches won against Top 10 players

1. Djokovic, 31, 2015

2. Djokovic, 24, 2012 2. Djokovic, 24, 2013 2. Nadal, 24, 2013

5. Djokovic, 21, 2011

6. Federer, 19, 2006 6. Djokovic, 19, 2014

8. Federer, 18, 2004

Djokovic, 18, 2016 current