Absolute dominance: The biggest victories in Grand Slam finals

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Monday, 09 December 2024 at 08:30
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In the history of modern tennis we have had some cases where Grand Slam finals were not the match that was expected, given the overwhelming superiority of one player over his opponent. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf are some tennis players who were relentless in the deciding match, erasing their rivals from the court.

Below we will review some Grand Slam finals in which everything indicated that they would be epic battles but that finally ended up being totally unbalanced in favor of the winner.

Roland Garros 2008: Rafael Nadal crushes Roger Federer

Nadal faced Federer in one of the most unequal finals of all time, especially considering the level of both players. Nadal pulled the strings from start to finish with ease, winning 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to win his fourth consecutive title in Paris.

For Federer it represented one of the toughest defeats in terms of result of his entire career.

Australian Open 2019: An out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic against Rafael Nadal.

Djokovic met Rafa in the final of the Oceanic major 6 years ago. Both players showed excellent form on the way to the deciding match but in the title match only one took to the court.

Nole handled Nadal, beating him convincingly 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, lifting the trophy in Melbourne for the seventh time.

Wimbledon 1992: Steffi Graf and a tremendous beating of Monica Seles

The final of Wimbledon '92 was a monologue of the fantastic German tennis player, Steffi Graf. Monica Seles barely managed 3 games in the whole match, something that shows the extraordinary level of Graf, who would win her fourth title in the All England after defeating her rival by 6-2 and 6-1.

Australian Open 2007: Serena Williams dominates Maria Sharapova

Unseeded American Serena Williams faced Russian Maria Sharapova in the final. Williams dominated the match from start to finish, winning with a crushing 6-1, 6-2, proving why she is considered one of the best of all time.

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