Only 2 men in the Open Era have lost more Grand Slam QFs than Andrey Rublev ๐ณ๏ธ (10 after yesterdayโs loss):
Roger Federer๐จ๐ญ(12)
David Ferrer ๐ช๐ธ (11)
Other notable movers:
-Sinner ๐ฎ๐น cracks top 200 (#195)
-Eubanks ๐บ๐ธ gains 473 spots to move up to #676
-Safiullin ๐ณ๏ธ gains 641 spots to move up to #739
-Gasquet ๐ซ๐ท and Djokovic ๐ท๐ธ both competed in their 71st Slam, tying Verdasco ๐ช๐ธ for 3rd all-time
-Djokovic ๐ท๐ธ extends his lead to nearly 3,000 points over Federer๐จ๐ญ
-Murray ๐ฌ๐ง moves within 40 points of cracking the top 10; would have passed Edberg ๐ธ๐ช if he had won his 2R match
-Medvedev ๐ณ๏ธ moves past Nishikori ๐ฏ๐ต and Monfils ๐ซ๐ท; now 7th-highest among active players (#46)
Rublevโs 8 QFs:
โ17 US - l. #1 Nadal
โ20 US - l. #3 Medvedev
โ20 RG - l. #5 Tsitsipas
โ21 AO - l. #4 Medvedev
โ22 RG - l. #20 Cilic
โ22 US - l. #22 Tiafoe
โ23 AO - l. #4 Djokovic
โ23 W - l. #2 Djokovic
No man in the Open Era has made more Grand Slam QFs without ever advancing to the semis as Andrey Rublev. Today was his 8th Slam QF loss, thus sending him past Tommy Robredoโs former mark of 7.
Although he lost today, Matteo Berrettini ๐ฎ๐น has broken into the top 100 of the Open Era Grand Slam Leaderboard with his Wimbledon run.
He has averaged 252 points across his 19 Slams, good for 10th among all active players.
Only 7 men this century have made 3 Grand Slam finals over a 5-tournament stretch.
-The Big 4๐จ๐ญ๐ช๐ธ ๐ท๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ง
-Dominic Thiem ๐ฆ๐น
-Daniil Medvedev ๐ท๐บ
-And now, Casper Ruud ๐ณ๐ด
@PJalihal Simply because Iโm waiting until the tournament is completed to update the sorting, that way you can see where players started the tournament.
With his victory today, Novak Djokovic ๐ท๐ธ has dethroned Roger Federer๐จ๐ญfor the #1 spot on the All-Time Grand Slam Leaderboard.
He has earned 70,945 points at Grand Slams over the course of his career, surpassing Federerโs total of 70,855, and heโs done so in 11 fewer Slams too.
He may have lost his opening round match, but congratulations are nonetheless in order for Richard Gasquet ๐ซ๐ท, who has become just the 5th man to compete in 70 Grand Slams in the Open Era!
Novak Djokovic ๐ท๐ธ and Roger Federer๐จ๐ญplayed 21 sets across their 5 Grand Slam final meetings. All but two of those sets featured at least 10 games (6-4 or longer).
Stefanos Tsitsipas ๐ฌ๐ท is now 6-0 in Grand Slam QFs. With his victory yesterday, he has now cracked the top 80 on the All-Time Grand Slam Leaderboard, passing former Slam champions Thomas Johansson ๐ธ๐ช, Mark Edmondson ๐ฆ๐บ, and Andrรฉs Gรณmez ๐ช๐จ.
Andreas also ranks 9th on the list of men with the most Grand Slams played in the Open Era (67 main draw appearances). Only one other Italian man has played more than 40 (Fognini).
Absolutely ridiculous that Andreas Seppi didnโt get a wildcard in Naples or Florence. He deserved a proper farewell at an ATP tournament in Italy to cap of a pretty successful long career. Seppi won an ATP Title on all 3 surfaces & made nearly $12 Million in Prize Money.
Foeโs Moment ๐
First Grand Slam Semifinal โ
First American man in a Grand Slam SF since Roddick (16 years ago) โ
First Black ๐บ๐ธ man to reach US Open SF since Arthur Ashe โ
Top 20 ranking ๐โ
Congrats @FTiafoe! ๐
#usopen
Although he lost is R1 match, Fernando Verdasco ๐ช๐ธ has become only the fourth man in the Open Era to play in 70 Grand Slams.
Can you name the other 3?
@damiankust Correct on Federer and Lopez, and excellent guesses in Youzhny and Seppi (who competed in 69 and 67, respectively)!
The somewhat surprising answer is Fabrice Santoro, who competed in 70 Slams while only going past the 4th Round once.