[100][101][102][103] Djokovic won the title, as well as the first three Masters titles of the year in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo. He then withdrew from the tournament before his semifinal encounter against Nick Kyrgios,[138] the latter of whom then advanced to his first major final. Head-to-head, greatest matches, stats: here is our guide - ahead of their next clash in the 2022 Roland-Garros quarter-final Rafael Nadal et Novak Djokovic lors d'une exhibition Milan en 2016 Paul Bonnaud May 29, 2022 Share this story 1, the Serbian channelled the experience . . The Big Three have been competing to win the most Grand Slam men's singles titles of all time. Nadal has won a record 14 French Open titles, Djokovic a record 10 Australian Open titles, and Federer a record eight Wimbledon titles. Despite being down two sets to love in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Djokovic rallied to win the title in five sets. On 23 September 2022, Federer retired from professional-level tennis at the 2022 Laver Cup, having struggled with a knee injury for the past couple of years, ending the age of the Big Three. 2. Federer then captured three of the four majors in 2004, losing only at the French Open, as well as becoming the world No. Nadal won both, with the latter final often described as one of the greatest tennis matches of all time. He won ten titles, including three majors (only the fifth man in the Open Era to do so) and five Masters titles (a then-record), enjoyed a 41-match winning streak (from the start of the season to his loss to Federer in the semifinals of the French Open), amassed a record amount in prize money, and ascended to the world No. A victory at the Swiss Indoors in Basel and one at the 2016 Cincinnati Open proved that Borna Coric was not intimidated by the Spaniard. The Italian triumphed just once against Nadal in nine attempts, at the 2008 Rotterdam Open. 909 Almost a decade later, Federer came close to repeating that feat. At the ATP Finals, Murray beat Djokovic 63, 64, claiming the title and the No. The French Open itself was postponed to late September, while Wimbledon was cancelled. Defeated Novak Djokovic and Rafael . [14] Despite occasional injury breaks by individual members of the Big Three, they maintained their collective dominance at the majors through to 2022. It was the Swiss firstmajortitle and with this win, he became the first man outside theBig Fourto win a major sinceJuan Martn del Potrowon the2009 US Open. Nadal and Djokovic dominated the 2013 season. 3 did, however, lose to the Mallorcan on eight occasions. The American has an identical 1-8 head-to-head record against Roger Federer as well, beating the Swiss player at the 2008 Indian Wells Open. Considering the incredible dominance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and that a player like Stan Wawrinka - who won three Slams - won only 12 matches against the Big Three (three against Federer, three against Nadal, and six against Djokovic), we can say that Murray, del Potro and Tsonga's goal is very important for this tennis era. Thiem has a solid record against Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic. This was only Nadal's second defeat at the French Open, seeing him drop to No. The Big Three is a common nickname in tennis for the trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, each considered to be among the greatest players of all time. After winning the title Daniil said, You never know if youre going to achieve [winning a major] in your career. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Meanwhile, Murray continued to rise in the rankings, reaching his first major quarterfinal at Wimbledon, losing to Nadal. Wawrinka himself has downplayed the suggestion that he be included in an expanded "Big Five", describing Murray as "well ahead" of him. Tsongas star has waned in recent years as he became gripped by a knee injury, but his record here really shows what a good player he was at his peak. [106] This was also the first time he had beaten another member of the Big Four in a tour match since Wimbledon 2013, ending a streak of 12 losses against the other members. But I am trying to win every match. Djokovic was unable to compete at the Australian Open for being unvaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic rebounded to win a record 36th Masters title in the Italian Open two weeks later. Baghdatis had a slightly better record against Roger Federer, winning at the 2010 Indian Wells Open. With the win, Nadal equaled Federer's all-time record of 20 major singles titles and extended his own record to 13 titles from the same major tournament. Speaking of players who had the hitting power but have been cruelly curtailed by injury, welcome to the party Juan Martin! In the Wimbledon final, Murray beat Raonic in straight sets to win his second Wimbledon title, and third major title overall. 2, while Djokovic, who lost in the quarterfinals, fell to world No. Your login session has expired. Djokovic, Federer and Nadal have been dominating the game for about two decades and their influence has become unparalleled. . Alexander Zverev has beaten Nadal and Federer once on clay and grass, and Djokovic thrice on hardcourt Alexander Zverev's sole victory over Rafael Nadal on clay came in the 2021 Madrid. Stan Wawrinka has won three Grand Slam titles in his career. Nadal was the clear world No. Tomas Berdych (13 wins against the Fab 3). The issue of his vaccination status meant he could not compete at last year's. It's just different times and definitely more athletic, there's no doubt about that. Nalbandian became the first player to defeat Nadal, Djokovic and Federer in the same tournament, doing so to win his first Masters 1000 title. Having said that, Dominic Thiem has lost some important matches against the Fab 3, as he was beaten by Nadal in two French Open finals and by Djokovic in the Australian Open. There, Djokovic defeated Federer in the longest Wimbledon men's final in history. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were born a week apart, played each other as juniors,[23] and both made their major debuts in 2005. [65][66] Murray defeated Djokovic in the final, becoming the first Briton to win the men's singles title in 77 years. Federer won his final title at age 36, Nadal won his most recent title at 36, and Djokovic at 35. see also ITF team competitions: Olympics, Davis Cup, Hopman Cup and ATP team competitions: Laver Cup, ATP Cup, United Cup, Fellow top players, including David Ferrer, Tom Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Stan Wawrinka and Andy Roddick have all spoken about the dominance of the Big Three (and Murray until 2017) and the challenge they have faced in matching them. The only player to clinch the no.1 spot in the Federer-Nadala-Djokovic era. Next to them is Pete Sampras, who has won a total of 14 grand slams, mind the gap. The 34-year-old Serbian won his first Grand Slam title 13 years ago when he beat Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in four sets at the 2008 Australian Open. Nadal returned in Montreal where he defended his title. Nadal ended 2019 as the world No. Federer finished the year at world No. I saw so many finals. Nadal achieved his 36th Masters victory by defeating Djokovic in the Italian Open final. ", "The Seven Players Who Could Win Their First Grand Slam", "French Open champion Stan Wawrinka can make 'Big Four' the new 'Big Five', says Barry Cowan", "Wawrinka doesn't want Big Four to become Fab Five", "How the Fab Five has dominated men's tennis", "Andy Murray growing in belief after reaching French Open semi-finals", "Membership in Big Four not of huge interest for Wawrinka", "Golden Era of tennis lost on most American fans", "The golden era of tennis is upon us and ain't it grand? and Juan Martn del Potro are the only other tennis players to have won a Major title other than the Big 3. However, he still holds a solid record against the Fab 3. [48], The 2011 season was dominated by Novak Djokovic. [107] Djokovic defeated Federer in the Rome final. 51 bested the Mallorcan at the Argentina Open. A lot of the tennis stars such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Pete Sampras among the others have held the number 1 rank. Djokovic leads both Federer and Nadal in head-to-head matchups, 26-22 and 28-26, respectively. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Taking nothing from Australia, Hewitt did have a bit of an upper hand against the young Federer and Nadal. [13] Djokovic has been a dominant player since the beginning of 2011, gradually approaching or surpassing Federer and Nadal's career achievements. Daniil Medvedev won their US Open final in straight sets to leave Djokovic tied with Federer on 20 major triumphs. Against Djokovic, however, the Canadian has a poor record, losing all 12 matches that the two have been a part of. 1 has only one victory against Roger Federer on grass, but it came in what was probably the most important match of his career, the final of the 2012 London Olympics. He returned to the tour at Indian Wells and struggled much with form, failing to reach the quarterfinals of any of his first five tournaments after surgery. Over the past two decades, men's tennis has had Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and also Federer and Novak Djokovic. Thats amazing for me. [197], Djokovic, Federer, Nadal make up the top three prize money leaders of all time (not adjusted for inflation).[198]. Nadal and Murray both struggled against the Serb, with Nadal losing all four of his encounters in straight sets, and Murray winning only one of his seven encounters, in Montreal. He also beat the Swiss in straight sets in the 2014 Davis Cup Finals, but it wasn't enough to prevent Switzerland from winning the title. Federer defeated Djokovic in the semifinals, while Murray reached his first major final after upsetting the top-ranked Nadal in four sets. Nadal won two Majors and five Masters events, and was runner-up at the ATP Finals. [25] He also won two Masters titles and five overall titles during the season, finishing 2007 as the world No. In 2009, the quartet held the top four places in the rankings for the entire calendar year. . He beat Nadal for the second time a couple of years later at the Brisbane Open. . 1 in straight sets. Djokovic was then only one title away from tying Federer and Nadal for the most men's singles majors of all time. Federer: 9 Nadal: 4 Djokovic: 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16) As 2013 came to a close, Federer's fall in the rankings prompted many sources to debate whether the dominance of the Big Four had ended. Only Murray. Additionally, on 11 September 2017, Nadal and Federer were ranked No. Maybe we play less matches today because it's more taxing, but we do play less best of five set tennis than they used to play. 1 ranking, all since 2012, saw him listed more comfortably alongside the other three members during the mid-2010s. [46] At the start of the year, Federer continued his dominance as the world No. In a recent press conference, Djokovic shared his thoughts on the next generation of tennis players and his own legacy in the sport. Nadal successfully defended his title over Djokovic in a straight-sets final. 1 in true Big-4 style", "New Big 5: Is Marin ili the real deal? At 2018 Wimbledon, Federer lost to Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals despite holding a two-sets-to-love lead and holding a match point in the third set, having suffered a hand injury at the start of the grass season. However, it is not impossible, and Thiems own record will give him cause for optimism moving forward. 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