MTL - Match Point-Chapter 1373 giant killer

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In the current ATP professional tennis world, among the "Big Four" members, Nadal was born in 1986, and both Djokovic and Murray were born in 1987.

In other words, this group of players is in the golden period, and players of the same age group are no exception, showing a comprehensive blowout situation.

France has such a group of players from the golden age. At their peak in 2014, they occupied three of the top ten places 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 most recognizable one. From talent to character, from achievement 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.

Surprised Murray in the first round, then eliminated Gasquet, Youzhny and Nadal all the way, defeated four top ten players in the world to enter the final, and on the final stage against Djokovic, first In the next set, it was a pity that they suffered a reversal in the end and missed the championship.

At the end of the same year, Tsonga won the Paris Masters strongly.

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". Djokovic and Murray are potential giant players who have grown together and improved together.

Later, in the Toronto Masters in 2014, Tsonga defeated Murray, Djokovic and Federer successively and became the champion. Players, that feat alone deserves a lot of credit.

Later, at the Australian Open at the beginning of this year, Gao Wen achieved this feat in the Grand Slam, defeating Nadal, Murray and Djokovic to win the championship, which also established Gao Wen's position as the leader of the new generation in one fell swoop. However, on the whole, compared with Tsonga, Gao Wen is still a little "immature"——

It mainly refers to time.

Gao Wen rose rapidly in less than a year and lacked a foundation; while Tsonga has continuously proved himself over a long period of time.

Previously, a record was mentioned:

First of all, in the Grand Slam, against the three giants of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic, there are only four players who have all won records:

Murray, Wawrinka, Berdych, Tsonga.

Secondly, when the three giants ranked No. 1 in the ATP world, there were only three players who had defeated them:

Murray, Del Potro, Tsonga.

In the end, the above two records cross, and only Murray and Tsonga can accomplish such a feat.

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".

Looking at it from another perspective, Murray, Wawrinka and Del Potro have all reached the top of the Grand Slam champion and left their names in the long river of history. Among them, Murray has even reached the top of the world; therefore, Berdych and Tsonga have always been considered "the strongest who have not won a Grand Slam title".

There is a piece of data that can provide some proof, "As of 2021, the player who has defeated the Big Four most times"—

Wawrinka, 21 times, three wins Federer, three wins Nadal, six wins Djokovic, nine wins Murray.

Del Potro, 20 times, seven wins over Federer, six over Nadal, four over Djokovic, and three over Murray.

Berdych, 19 times, Federer six, Nadal four, Djokovic three, Murray six.

Tsonga, 18 times, six wins Federer, four wins Nadal, six wins Djokovic, two wins Murray.

It is clear at a glance.

Of course, in addition to this, Cilic, Kei Nishikori, Dimitrov, Simon and other players also have the performance of defeating the Big Four; among the new generation of players, Kyrgios, Sisipas, Zwillie Players such as Maverick, Medvedev, etc. have also accomplished such a feat, but their times are added up, and none of them are in double digits.

The only exception is Tim.

As of 2021, Tim has defeated the Big Four a total of 19 times, five wins over Federer, six wins over Nadal, six wins over Djokovic, and two wins against Murray.

Here, the data can tell a lot.

It's no wonder that people always say "born at the wrong time". Although Berdych and Tsonga have never won a Grand Slam, their strength is beyond doubt.

Moreover, Berdych rose in 2007 and Tsonga rose in 2008. The golden period of the careers of the two players basically overlapped perfectly with the peak period of the Big Four, but they can still achieve such outstanding results, which is enough to show that They're excellent too.

To some extent, Berdych and Tsonga can be seen as two sides of the tennis game, representing two styles:

Berdych, rules, calm, solid.

Tsonga, passion, violence, thickness.

In Berdych's games, there is often a lack of passion. His skills and abilities have reached the peak, but he has never been able to break through the shackles.

In direct contrast is Tsonga, who is hot enough and explosive enough, but often at critical moments, the technical level is prone to fluctuations.

Watching Tsonga's game is a kind of enjoyment.

This player is nicknamed "Tennis Ali" by fans because he looks exactly like boxing champion Muhammad Ali. His game style is indeed like that of a boxer, full of energy, passion, fists to the flesh, and crisp. , and refreshing, simple and pure.

While equally violent, Tsonga and del Potro are slightly different.

Del Potro is a typical baseline player. Although both players are tall and bulky, resulting in insufficient mobility and stronger offense than defense; but the difference is that Del Potro still has the ability to deal with the baseline, while Tsonga Prefers to take the initiative to make up for defensive deficiencies.

Therefore, Tsonga often likes to raid the Internet.

Moreover, his surfing is different from most of the current players. He can often create opportunities for himself through the suppression of absolute power. A trick of the pace of the game.

Serving, forehand, surfing, these skills are all Tsonga's strengths; movement, backhand, endurance, these are Tsonga's relative shortcomings.

Especially on hard courts ~ www.novelbuddy.com ~ Tsonga can often bring out his own characteristics to the extreme, allowing tennis to burst out with the charm of boxing.

In the four Grand Slams, Tsonga has had outstanding performances—

The Australian Open is preferably the final. In addition, there will be one semi-final and three quarter-finals.

French Open, two semi-finals, one quarter-finals.

Wimbledon, two semi-finals, two quarter-finals.

US Open, three quarter-finals.

Overall, the U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam in which Tsonga has not reached the semi-finals, but the worst average performance is the French Open on clay.

Although it is the biggest hope of winning the championship in France every year, clay is obviously not Tsonga's best venue, which is a pity.

Perhaps, some people are curious about such outstanding talents and abilities, but why didn't Tsonga perform better in his career?