Because nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row.
The famous response when asked by a reporter how he had ended a run of 16 consecutive defeats against fellow American tennis player Jimmy Connors.
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Genius!
I was reminded of it when Thomas Berdych beat Federer in the Australian Open after the same number of consecutive defeats haha.