In yesterday's article, we systematically introduced the career losing streak of one of the most men's singles titles in the history of the Indian Wells Masters.
So, what about Federer, who is known as the fifth Grand Slam in the tournament, and his career losing streak is even better than that of Germany? The answer is the same 5 times, and the details are as follows:
In 1999, the Dai Cup (0-2 Poggie), Monka (R1 0-2 Spadeja), the French Open (R1 1-3 Raft), the Queen's Cup (R1 0-2 Black), Wimbledon (R1 2-3 Novak), Gstaad (R1 0-2 Ainoy), the Dai Cup (2-3 Van Gaas, 1-3 Mali) and Washington (R1 0-2 Fawu) lost nine in a row
Federer's first losing streak was a wave of nine consecutive defeats! It's hard to imagine! In 1999, his first Grand Slam appearance was the French Open, where he lost to the Australian star Raft, who would go on to become a Grand Slam champion. That year's nine-game losing streak also included two Davis Cup losses, as well as two grass-court events, Wimbledon and the Queen's Cup.
In 2000, Miami (R2 0-2 Zabaleta), Monca (R1 1-2 Novak), Barcelona (R1 0-2 Bruguera), Roma (R1 1-2 Medvedev), Hamburg (R1 0-2 Pavel), San Poltan (R1 0-2 Hanch) lost six in a row
In 2000, Halle (R2 0-2 Zhang Depei), Nottingham (R1 0-2 Berg), Wimbledon (R1 0-3 Kafelnikov), Gstaad (R1 1-2 Kreitegar) lost four in a row
In 2000, Toronto (R1 1-2 Hewitt), Cincinnati (R1 0-2 Klavitt) and Indianapolis (R1 0-2 Sekulo) lost three in a row
It didn't take long for Federer to suffer a rare record of at least three consecutive defeats in the same season, against the likes of Grand Slam champions Hewitt, Bruguera, Kretga, Kafelnikov and Zhang Depei, on hard grass and clay. Interestingly, Federer's list of opponents who have lost several times in a row has a player named Novak.
In 2002, Gstaad (R2 1-2 Spaneco), Toronto (R1 0-2 Canas), Cincinnati (R1 1-2 Ljubicic) and Nagashima (R1 1-2 Masu) lost four in a row
Federer's record began to stabilize when he beat Sampras in the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2001, and it was only once in a row in his long 20-year career, including Ljubicic, who later became his coach.
Looking back at Federer's losing streak, he has lost Wimbledon, Halle, Cincinnati and other tournaments that he has been most successful and decorated in the future. He also suffered the fewest consecutive defeats in the middle and late stages of his career among the Big Three, so what is the reason for this? Looking forward to your point of view!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)