u/anony1911

If you're on this subreddit, then you already know that Stefan Edberg was a six-time slam winner, ranked number one, and finished as the year-end number one two times.

Nevertheless, my sense has always been that he didn't actually have the most impressive record against the best players of his time. The lopsided losing record against his main rival Boris Becker is one you're likely to already know about, but there was also a lopsided winning record against Thomas Muster. He's also one of the few to have a winning head-to-head against Ivan Lendl, though only by one match.

I decided to just look at the numbers to see how they shook out, counting his record against anyone from the 80s or 90s who won a slam, the Olympic Gold, or got to number one in the world. Players in bold were also number one at some point, players highlighted in blue did not win any slams but did win the Olympic Gold (in the case of Mecir and Rosset) or get to number one (in the case of Rios).

It comes out to be relatively even pretty much however you look at it. Total record against all players is 52.99% and against slam winners is 51.61%, both positive, but if you look at the record against just other number ones then it slips into the negative at 46.84%. And obviously if you do number one players who also won slams, you're just subtracting the one match against Rios which makes it a minor adjustment to 46.50%.

You could interpret all of this in different ways, accounting for things like who he played against when he was in his prime, or when they were in their primes, or surfaces, or whatever. One of the interesting things to me is that against Boris Becker, he didn't have a winning head-to-head on any surface. Becker beats him 7-3 on Hard, 13-4 on Carpet, 4-2 on Grass, and then they're tied at 1-1 on Clay.

What do you think? Do these numbers paint a more favorable or less favorable picture of Edberg's record against the best players of his time?

I felt sick to my stomach after this! I've done a lot of research to show what the problem is in case anyone can't see it.

According to an AI summary from a Google search, "yeah yeah yeah" is typically used to "show agreement, acknowledge information, or indicate understanding."

HOWEVER, it can also signal "impatience, boredom, or a desire for the speaker to stop talking and get to the point."

According to Wikipedia, a microaggression is "a term used for commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slight, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicates hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward members of marginalized groups."

So how is someone like Mitch supposed to feel when a privileged ablespeaker like Chrissy is out there yeah yeah yeah-ing people??? Does anyone know if Chrissy has publicly apologized for this????????