In the history of men’s tennis, John Isner has participated in and won the most tiebreaks, while Novak Djokovic has the greatest winning percentage.
Here are the top seven male tennis athletes who have exceptional playing careers and achieved excellent and world-breaking rankings.
-
Novak Djokovic – 66.3%
Novak Djokovic has won 334 out of 504 tiebreakers, adding another feather to his already impressive resume and demonstrating his resilience under pressure. Moreover, Djokovic has a 78.4% (40–11) victory percentage, which is the greatest record in five-set matches.
-
Roger Federer – 65.4%
Roger Federer concluded his career with a 466–247 win-loss record, falling short of 500 tiebreaker victories.
-
Arthur Ashe – 65%
Arthur Ashe, with a 165-89 win-loss record, is one of three players to win 65% of their tiebreakers. The great American, a three-time Grand Slam champion, is among those affected by the tiebreakers’ late implementation.
-
Andres Gomes – 63.2%
The legendary Andres Gomez of Ecuador dominated the clay courts. He only achieved a Grand Slam there, defeating Andre Agassi in the 1990 French Open final. Furthermore, he only participated in three tiebreakers, all of which occurred in the opening two rounds. In tiebreakers, Gomez concluded with a win-loss record of 182-106.
-
Pete Sampras – 62.8%
Pete Sampras was also an expert at utilizing his greatest weapon—his serve—to escape difficult circumstances. Exactly 522 tiebreakers were played by the 14-time Grand Slam champion, and he prevailed in 328 of them.
-
Andy Roddick – 62.1%
Andy Roddick was renowned for his ability to escape difficult situations with powerful serves, and it goes without saying that he excelled in tiebreakers. Throughout the course of his 12-year career as a singles player, the 2003 US Open champion won 303 of 488 tiebreakers. His overall win-loss record was 612–213 (74.2%).
-
John McEnroe – 61.8%
John McEnroe, the seven-time Grand Slam champion, has an 883–198 lifetime win-loss record in singles. He only participated in 306 tiebreakers during his remarkable career. With a record of 189-117 in tie-breakers, he ended his athletic journey.
Source: Tennis365