In the current ATP professional tennis world, among the "Big Four" members, Nadal was born in 1986, and Djokovic and Murray were both born in 1987.
In other words, this group of players is in their prime period, and players of the same age group are no exception, showing a comprehensive blowout.
France has such a group of players from the golden era. At their peak in 2014, they occupied three of the top ten spots in the world.
Tsonga, Monfils, Gasquet, Simon, the four players are the core members.
Among them, Tsonga, who was born in 1985, is undoubtedly the most representative and recognized one. From talent to character, from achievements to strength, he is strong in all aspects.
As early as 2008, Tsonga, who was ranked 38th in the world at the time, became famous in the Australian Open as an unseeded player.
He upset Murray in the first round, and then eliminated Gasquet, Youzhny and Nadal along the way. He defeated four of the top ten players in the world to reach the finals, and in the finals against Djokovic, he first
In the next set, it was a pity that we encountered a reversal and missed the championship.
At the end of the same year, Tsonga won the Paris Masters.
At that time, neither Djokovic nor Murray had fully grown up, and the concept of "giant" did not exist at all. It was still the era of "Federer VS Nadal". In people's eyes, Tsonga and Tsonga were the main themes.
Djokovic and Murray are potential giant players who have grown and improved together.
Later, in the 2014 Toronto Masters, Tsonga defeated Murray, Djokovic and Federer to win the championship. He also became the first person in the past ten years to defeat three giants in the same event to win the championship.
Player, this feat alone is something to write home about.
In direct contrast, Tsonga is hot enough and explosive enough, but often prone to technical fluctuations at critical moments.
Serving, forehand, and netting are all Tsonga's strengths; movement, backhand, and endurance are Tsonga's relative shortcomings.
In the four Grand Slams, Tsonga has performed well——
Tsonga, passion, violence, thickness.
Berdych, nineteen times, beat Federer six times, Nadal four times, Djokovic three times and Murray six times.
To a certain extent, Berdych and Tsonga can be seen as two sides of the same tennis game, representing two styles:
In the end, if the above two records intersect, then only Murray and Tsonga will accomplish such a feat.
Gao Wen rose to prominence quickly in less than a year but lacked a foundation; while Tsonga has continuously proven himself over the years.
No wonder people always say they were born at the wrong time. Although Berdych and Tsonga have never won a Grand Slam, there is no doubt about their strength.
Wawrinka, 21 times, beat Federer three times, Nadal three times, Djokovic six times, and Murray nine times.
Secondly, when the three giants ranked first in the ATP world, there were only three players who had defeated them:
From another perspective, Murray, Wawrinka and Del Potro have all reached the Grand Slam championship and left their names in the history. Among them, Murray has even reached the world number one; therefore,
Berdych and Tsonga have always been considered "the strongest players who have not won a Grand Slam championship."
As of 2021, Tim has defeated the Big Four a total of 19 times, defeating Federer five times, Nadal six, Djokovic six, and Murray twice.
Here, the data can explain a lot.
Previously, a record was mentioned:
First of all, in the Grand Slam arena, there are only four players who have a winning record against the three giants Federer, Nadal and Djokovic:
Del Potro, twenty times, defeated Federer seven times, Nadal six times, Djokovic four times, and Murray three times.
The only exception is Tim.
Therefore, Tsonga often likes to raid the Internet.
At the Australian Open, the best is the final. In addition, there is one semi-final and three quarter-finals.
Murray, Wawrinka, Berdych, Tsonga.
It is precisely because of this that Murray has been considered the "Big Four" for a long time, while Tsonga is considered the strongest player outside the "Big Four".
Especially on hard courts, Tsonga is often able to bring his own characteristics to the extreme, making tennis burst out with the charm of boxing.
Tsonga, eighteen times, beat Federer six times, Nadal four times, Djokovic six times and Murray twice.
It's clear at a glance.
It mainly refers to time.
Although equally violent, Tsonga and del Potro are slightly different.
Moreover, his net play is different from that of most players today. He is often able to create opportunities for himself through the suppression of absolute strength. The entire net attack seems to be easy and smooth, retro and classic, and at the same time, he can become a trump card rather than change.
Game pacing tricks.
Of course, in addition, players such as Cilic, Kei Nishikori, Dimitrov, Simon and other players have also performed well in defeating the Big Four; among the new generation players, Kyrgios, Tsitsipas, Zwillie Jr.
Players such as Husband and Medvedev have also accomplished such a feat, but when their times are added up, none of them reaches double digits.
This player is nicknamed "Tennis Ali" by fans because he looks like boxing champion Muhammad Ali. His playing style is indeed like that of a boxer, full of energy, passion, punches to the flesh, clean and neat, not only violent
, and refreshing, simple and pure.
Later, at the Australian Open at the beginning of this year, Gauvin completed this feat in the Grand Slam arena, defeating Nadal, Murray and Djokovic to win the championship. This also established in one fell swoop that Gauvin became a leader of the new generation.
identity, but overall, Gawain is still a little "immature" compared to Tsonga——
There is a data that can give a glimpse of some proof, "the player who has defeated the Big Four the most times as of 2021"——
Murray, Del Potro, Tsonga.
Berdych is disciplined, calm and solid.
Del Potro is a typical baseline player. Although both players are tall and bulky, resulting in insufficient mobility and stronger offense than defense; the difference is that Del Potro still has the ability to maneuver the baseline, while Tsonga is not.
He prefers to take the initiative to make up for his defensive deficiencies.
In Berdych's games, there is often a lack of passion. His skills and abilities have reached their peak, but he has never been able to break through the shackles.
Moreover, Berdych rose to prominence in 2007, and Tsonga rose to prominence in 2008. The prime periods of the careers of these two players basically overlapped perfectly with the peak periods of the Big Four, but they were still able to achieve such outstanding results, which is enough to show that
They're excellent.
French Open, two semi-finals and one semi-final.
Watching Tsonga play is a pleasure.
Wimbledon, two semi-finals, two semi-finals.
US Open, quarterfinals three times.
Overall, the US Open is the only Grand Slam where Tsonga has not reached the semi-finals, but the worst average performance is the French Open on clay courts.
Although France is France's biggest hope of winning the title every year, clay is obviously not Tsonga's best surface, which is a pity.
Perhaps, some people are curious, with such outstanding talent and ability, why didn't Tsonga perform better in his career?
