For young players … and all players!
For all players who hate to lose a point and get mad very quickly… and lose their composure …You will find that the statistics of the 3 G.O.A.T s – Greatest Of All Time – are significant …
Federer, in his speech in Dartmouth, made an important point to remember for all players …
“In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches… and I won in those matches Only 54% of the points”
And I wanted to see the stats of his toughest rivals, Nadal and Djokovic, …what about them and their own records…
I was amazed to see, among these all three top players, the same numbers 82 or 83 % as percentage of matches won… and 54 % as percentage of points won…
STATS ARE THE LAST TOP 3
“In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 82% of those matches…
Now, I have a question for all of you… what percentage of the POINTS do you think I won in those matches? Only 54%.” Roger Federer (2024)
“In the 1,307 singles matches, Nadal played in his career, he won 82% of those matches…
Now, I have a question for all of you… what percentage of the POINTS do you think he won in those matches? Only 54%.”
“In the 1,346 singles matches, Djokovic played in his career, he won 83 % of those matches…
Now, I have a question for all of you… what percentage of the POINTS do you think he won in those matches? Only 54%.”
Federer
PLAYED 1526 matches
Total % points Won 70% on serve – 40% on return: TOTAL 82 %
Break point faced: 6459 and saved 67%
Break point opportunities 11 946 and converted 41%
Nadal
PLAYED 1307 matches
Total % points Won 67% on serve – 42 % on return: TOTAL 82 %
Break point faced: 6556 and saved 66%
Break point opportunities 11 233 and converted 45%
Djokovic
PLAYED 1346 matches
Total % points Won 68% on serve – 54% on return: TOTAL 83 %
Break point faced: 6595 and saved 66%
Break point opportunities 11 411 and converted 44%
| Matches | Total % points WON | Break point faced | Break point opportunities | ||||||
| number | TOTAL % of matchesWON | Serve % | Return % | TOTAL % | number | Saved % | number | Converted % | |
| Federer | 1526 | 82 | 70 | 40 | 54 | 6 459 | 67 | 11 946 | 41 |
| Nadal | 1307 | 82 | 67 | 42 | 54 | 6 556 | 66 | 11 233 | 45 |
| Djokovic | 1346 | 83 | 68 | 42 | 54 | 6 595 | 66 | 11 411 | 44 |
Source ATP Tour
https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/06/2024-commencement-address-roger-federer
“In tennis, perfection is impossible…
In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches…
Now, I have a question for all of you… what percentage of the POINTS do you think I won in those matches?Only 54%.
In other words, even top-ranked tennis players win barely more than half of the points they play.
When you lose every second point, on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot.
You teach yourself to think: OK, I double-faulted. It’s only a point.
OK, I came to the net and I got passed again. It’s only a point.
Even a great shot, an overhead backhand smash that ends up on ESPN’s Top Ten Plays: that, too, is just a point.
Here’s why I am telling you this.
When you’re playing a point, it is the most important thing in the world.
But when it’s behind you, it’s behind you… This mindset is really crucial, because it frees you to fully commit to the next point… and the next one after that… with intensity, clarity and focus.
The truth is, whatever game you play in life… sometimes you’re going to lose.
A point, a match, a season, a job… it’s a roller coaster, with many ups and downs.And it’s natural, when you’re down, to doubt yourself. To feel sorry for yourself.
And by the way, your opponents have self-doubt, too. Don’t ever forget that.
But negative energy is wasted energy.
You want to become a master at overcoming hard moments.
That to me is the sign of a champion.
The best in the world are not the best because they win every point…
It’s because they know they’ll lose… again and again… and have learned how to deal with it.
You accept it. Cry it out if you need to… then force a smile.
You move on. Be relentless. Adapt and grow.
Work harder. Work smarter.
Remember: work smarter.
Roger Federer – Dartmouth University – June 9th 2024
Jacques Hervet 