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Ranking every 2017 Grand Slam Title by Difficulty
Published by Bede Briscomb
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer celebrate their Grand Slam victories in 2017; Getty Images
From Roger Federer’s Australian Open title to Jelena Ostapenko winning Roland Garros at 20-years-old, we ranked the most impressive Grand Slam titles in 2017.
Apart from finishing the year as world No.1, winning a Grand Slam is the hardest thing to do in tennis. But some Grand Slam titles are more impressive than others, depending on who one plays, the surface one plays on and the expectations going into the tournament. Using that criteria we ranked every Grand Slam in 2017, from the least impressive run to the most impressive.
8. Rafael Nadal, US Open
Rafa didn’t play a seeded opponent until the semifinal. THE SEMIFINAL! He also didn’t play anyone ranked inside the top 20. In the list of all-time easiest Grand Slams, the 2017 men’s US Open surely cracks the top five.Difficulty meter: 5/10
7. Roger Federer, Wimbledon
He didn’t drop a set all tournament, so it can’t of been all that hard, right? Well, sort of. Roger caught a break when Novak pulled out, setting up a much easier semifinal against Tomas Berdych, and the final against a banged up Marin Cilic also worked in his favour. Still, disposing of giant-killer Mischa Zverev, ATP finals champion Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic isn’t small potatoes by any means.Difficulty meter: 7/10
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6. Garbine Muguruza, Wimbledon
Cristea, Rybarikova, Kuznetsova, Kerber, Williams — Garbi’s Wimbledon opponents were no slouches, and she played excellent tennis throughout the tournament, but the Spaniard is a combined 16-10 against those women (16-8 if you exclude a 2015 retirement and her loss against Venus months later in Singapore) and while she *technically* defeated the one seed and defending champion, that one seed hadn’t reached a final at any tournament all year and had already amassed five first-round bombs.Difficulty meter: 7/10
5. Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros
It looked easy. It always does when Rafa plays on clay. But wins over future French Open-champion Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka is not easy, especially considering Thiem had just beaten Nadal in the previous tournament in Italy.Difficulty meter: 7/10
4. Jelena Ostapenko, Roland Garros
Ostapenko was on everyone’s radar, but having just turned 20 no one expected her to win the French Open. The Latvian only faced one top ten seed but still faced tough outs in Caroline Wozniacki, Sam Stosur and a red-hot Timea Bacsinszky.Difficulty meter: 7.5/10
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3. Serena Williams, Australian Open
Serena won a Grand Slam while pregnant. She also defeated Lucie Safarova and Nicole Gibbs. And she won while pregnant. She also beat Barbora Strycova, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and her sister Venus. And she won a Grand Slam as a pregnant person. She also didn’t drop a single set tournament. Not. One. Set. Oh, and you know what else? SHE WON A GRAND SLAM PREGNANT!!!Difficulty meter: 8.5/10
2. Sloane Stephens, US Open
There was literally no breezes in Sloane’s US Open run. Coming off limited preparation, Stephens got Cibulkova (struggling for form but still a WTA finals champ) in the first round, Ash Barty in her breakout year, WTA Elite Trophy winner Julia Goerges, a brimming-with-confidence-after-beating-Sharapova Anastasia Sevastova, the almighty Venus Williams and Madison Keys.Difficulty meter: 9/10
1. Roger Federer, Australian Open
As the 17 seed, Federer beat four men ranked in the top ten (Nishikori, Wawrinka, Nadal and Berdych) — and it’s not like any of those men were tired or in poor form, they were all coming off excellent 2016 seasons with successful campaigns in Melbourne. Roger braved three five-setters in fourteen days, including one nervous semifinal where Wawrinka won the third and fourth set and was closing in on Roger like he was the shark from Jaws. One of the most memorable Grand Slam runs of all time.Difficulty meter: 9.5/10
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Like Big Mac would say : "YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!!"
Ridiculous really, everybody knows that Thiem is mentally very weak in the major tournaments, and Stan was totally fried for the final.
Difficulty meter : 3/10.
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Thomas Fabbiano trains with Roger Federer in Dubai
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“I knew Federer was in Dubai. Yesterday Ivan Ljubicic texted me asking if I was available to train with Roger. I had already a planned practice with my coach to improve some of my shots, but I couldn't miss this opportunity. I can't deny that having the person I admired so much for years on TV, on the other side of the net, had a certain impact on me. I thank this sport for making me feel these emotions”, wrote Fabbiano.
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Yes, this really did happen! @rogerfederer bossing @andy_murray in a kilt in Glasgow pic.twitter.com/GllLfJQHEJ
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) December 23, 2017
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A look back at 2017: The year it has been...
December 21 at 10:00am
The brilliant year that was for 5x #AusOpen champ @rogerfederer. #Rolex pic.twitter.com/mDBQ2ccEnY
— #AusOpen(@AustralianOpen) December 21, 2017
Roger Federer with ROLEX
December 21 at 10:51am
No words needed... @rogerfederer @AustralianOpen @GS_Trophy18 pic.twitter.com/nkownHvuIP
— B (@mab2b17) December 23, 2017
But when it came to grass—and backhands—in 2017, one man filled the frame: Not a set dropped from first match in #Halle to last at @Wimbledon by @rogerfederer A pleasure, as always. #XmasEvephotoshare pic.twitter.com/MXc7pVO58q
— Marianne Bevis (@MarianneBevis) December 24, 2017
And talking of packed out practice sessions, this guy got a few into @usopen Grandstand on Kids Day. Colourco-ordinated with the tournament logo: an accident, surely? @rogerfederer #XmasEvephotoshare pic.twitter.com/cOx7lVNjYt
— Marianne Bevis (@MarianneBevis) December 24, 2017
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