Greatest Players of All Time - according to Tennis Abstract

GAMEOVER · Pro player

RE: Greatest Players of All Time - according to Tennis Abstract

indiana · Tennis legend

One thing though is that much as I like Andy R, I too am a bit surprised that he has come out so high.

It leaves me even more wondering if I have been a fair bit pessimistic with my initial #60 estimate for Muzza.

GAMEOVER · Pro player

Just had a look through and Andy Roddick was not on my list.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
One thing though is that much as I like Andy R, I too am a bit surprised that he has come out so high.

It leaves me even more wondering if I have been a fair bit pessimistic with my initial #60 estimate for Muzza.

I havent got my list to hand but think I had Andy M. eventually around 40 on my list, maybe mid 40's, can t remember to be honest

GAMEOVER · Pro player

No.79 Is David Ferrer. Not on my list and a player I would never have thought of.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
No.79 Is David Ferrer. Not on my list and a player I would never have thought of.

Cam Norries idol, some would say! Yeah, nowhere near my thoughts let alone my list ! This is getting very interesting now!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/05/28/the-tennis-128-no-79-david-ferrer/

Good read and shows its not all about slams.

indiana · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
No.79 Is David Ferrer. Not on my list and a player I would never have thought of.

Muzza underestimate squared.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Next update on this is due Wednesday now!

GAMEOVER · Pro player

No 78 is pre war French player Simone Mathieu.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/06/01/the-tennis-128-no-78-simonne-mathieu/

A name I know but know nothing about until reading this. I am afraid she was not near my top 50 list at all!

the two French titles she won in 1938 and 39 were with a very depleted field as the events clashed with Wimbledon and players had to choose in those years, and she took advantage. The war also curtailed her career though and she actually participated in it as a Captain.

Interesting story

GAMEOVER · Pro player

JonH comes home wrote:
www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/06/01/the-tennis-128-no-78-simonne-mathieu/

A name I know but know nothing about until reading this. I am afraid she was not near my top 50 list at all!

the two French titles she won in 1938 and 39 were with a very depleted field as the events clashed with Wimbledon and players had to choose in those years, and she took advantage. The war also curtailed her career though and she actually participated in it as a Captain.

Interesting story

Not in my list either .

dodrade · Satellite level

Given how many surprises there have been so far can we guess by now some big names are likely to miss out?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

dodrade wrote:
Given how many surprises there have been so far can we guess by now some big names are likely to miss out?

Im sure a few will- I made a list of the top 25 men and top 25 women I expected to see, a de facto top 50, so far only 1 has been named (Shirley fry) but I dont expect all the other 49 to be left. I actually said 26 women in a top 51 as I had Naomi Osaka on the edge and eventually decided that although she has 4 slams, her longevity and lack of consistency at the top would count against her.

indiana · Tennis legend

Given it's in the main part an algorithm combining algorithms it's difficult to see any big names ( in the sense of having big time winning history ) missing out big style. Might though shed a slightly different light on relative achievements compared to how many of us rate them in our memories.