[41] Federer subsequently surpassed Sampras' record by winning his 15th major title at Wimbledon.[42]. They have been ranked as world No. [205] Nadal stopped Djokovic from completing a non-calendar year Grand Slam at the 2012 French Open and has delivered eight of Djokovic's defeats at the tournament, while Djokovic has delivered two of Nadal's three losses at Roland Garros and outlasted him in the longest major final in history at the 2012 Australian Open. The four of us? [197], Djokovic, Federer, Nadal make up the top three prize money leaders of all time (not adjusted for inflation).[198]. Creator: Cameron Spencer Credit: Getty Images Copyright: 2018 Getty Image, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16 wins against the Fab 3). Crucially, that solitary win over the Spaniard in Paris (2015) made Djokovic the second (after Sweden's Robin Soderling in 2009) and last person to beat Nadal at the clay Slam. Djokovic's 2016 Australian Open victory was especially impressive, as he came back from a two-set . 1 ranking for a 310th week. [86][87] Nadal struggled early in the clay season at his traditional favorite tournaments of Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. 2 in August and ending the 211-week reign of Federer and Nadal as the top two ranked players. Nadal made the final at all eight clay-court tournaments he played, winning six; he also made the semifinals at all eight of his hard-court tournaments, winning four titles. At the US Open, Federer pulled out of the tournament due to his need for further knee surgery, while Nadal also withdrew due to a nagging foot injury. However, Wawrinka has reached seven fewer Grand Slam singles finals, has won 13 fewer Masters titles than Murray, and has peaked at only number 3 in the world rankings. At the US Open, Djokovic reached the final but was defeated once again by Stan Wawrinka in a Grand Slam singles final. James Blake won his first three matches against the Spaniard before losing the next four. And thats not easy. Nadal ended 2019 as the world No. Something quite amazing. He is the only player . From 2005 to 2010, they ended each season as the world's top two players. 1 for a record 378 weeks, Federer for 310 weeks, Nadal for 209 weeks, and Murray for 41 weeks. While many have prevailed against one of the three great legends of the game, only a small number have managed to beat two of them. Stan Wawrinka has won three Grand Slam titles in his career. The GOAT debate has increasingly become centered around Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, as the trio have made themselves a part of tennis history with their continued dominance. [80] Murray and Federer fell to sixth and eighth in the rankings respectively,[81] and after the tournament, several players expressed the opinion that they were now capable of challenging the Big Four. Andy Murray is surely the 4th best player of this generation. He broke Pete Sampras's all-time record 14 Grand Slam titles at 2009 Wimbledon. He acknowledged that new talents are emerging all the time, and that the sport is constantly evolving. Murray has won three Majors: Wimbledon 2013 and 2016 (respectively against Djokovic and Raonic) and the US Open 2012, against Djokovic. In the following three years (20052007), Federer almost dominated the tennis scene entirely. Its tough to remember a player robbed of as much talent by injury as the Argentinian, who lost his forehand to wrist injuries before he could even really get his career started. Federer finished the season having reached all four major finals for the third time in his career following 2006 and 2007. [166][167], Even initially, some tennis commentators, including Murray himself,[168] spoke of a "Big Three" or "Trivalry",[169] due to Murray's lesser achievements than those three players. Federer withdrew from the remainder of the 2016 season due to a knee injury, missing the Olympics and US Open.[116]. After withdrawing from Indian Wells due to injury, Nadal initially struggled upon returning for the clay-court season, losing in the semifinals at Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid. However, Nadal and Djokovic have him slightly beaten. At the Olympics, Djokovic was knocked out of the men's singles in the opening round by Juan Martn del Potro, in a repeat of the bronze medal match from four years earlier. 1 ranking on 5 November to Djokovic, who ended the a second consecutive season there. . 1 in true Big-4 style", "New Big 5: Is Marin ili the real deal? Tomas Berdych had a career to cherish. Federer, however, won the title without dropping a set by beating Marin ili in the final. Despite being down two sets to love in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Djokovic rallied to win the title in five sets. ", "Wimbledon: Young guns Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov look to progress", "Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to win Wimbledon title", "Roger Federer beats David Ferrer to claim Cincinnati title", "Rafael Nadal withdraws from 2014 U.S. Open with right wrist injury", "Andy Murray beats Tommy Robredo to win Valencia Open", "Roger Federer out of ATP World Tour final v Novak Djokovic", "Roger Federer finishes the job to clinch Swiss triumph", "Australian Open 2015: What did we learn Down Under? He failed to win a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2002, losing to Nadal for the fourth time in a French Open final. He holds a solid record against the Fab 3. Nadal has won a record 14 French Open titles, Djokovic a record 10 Australian Open titles, and Federer a record eight Wimbledon titles. This was only Nadal's second defeat at the French Open, seeing him drop to No. Current through the 2023 Australian Open. Meanwhile, Murray continued to rise in the rankings, reaching his first major quarterfinal at Wimbledon, losing to Nadal. Debating When Roger Federer Will Fade From the Big Three Conversation. 1 ranking with Nadal overtaking him by 100 points. [46] They comprised six of the eight Grand Slam finalists and won a combined 16 tournaments (compared to six for the other four competitors at the 2010 ATP Finals). Federer won his first Grand Slam title in 2003, Nadal in 2005, and Djokovic in 2008. All four players qualified for the year-end championships, which Djokovic won. 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[132], Djokovic had hoped to emulate Steffi Graf's 1988 Golden Slam in men's tennis by winning the singles Olympic gold and the US Open. Federer, meanwhile, won his tenth title in Halle, making him the only player in the Open Era besides Nadal to win ten titles at the same event. 4, his lowest ranking since October 2009 and his first time outside the top two of the rankings since March 2011. Representing their countries, the Big Four have played vital roles in leading their countries to victory at the Davis Cup, ATP Cup, and the Olympics. The current world number 1 title is being held by the Russian tennis star, Daniil Medvedev. Seven current or former world number ones have winning records over members of the Big 4: Pat Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Gustavo Kurten, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic . Juan Martin del Potro earned the respect in the sport, even from the Fab 3. During the 2010 season, the Big Four began to dominate the tour as a group for the first time. In 2016, Djokovic collected his sixth Australian Open title in a straight-sets victory over Murray. At the Olympics, Federer lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake, while Djokovic lost in the semifinals to Nadal, but went on to win the bronze medal. At the Davis Cup, Nadal helped Spain to win the title in five editions, Djokovic and Federer helped Serbia (2010) and Switzerland (2014) win their first title in the competition, and Murray helped Great Britain win the title in 2015. He reached world No. It's very interesting at the top right now, and the depth I think has never been greater than right now. Wawrinka is the only active player outside the Big Four to have won multiple Slam titles with three (the same number as Murray), defeating Djokovic and Nadal on the way to the 2014 Australian Open title, Federer and Djokovic to win the 2015 French Open, and Djokovic to win the 2016 US Open. Djokovic and Murray were third and fourth respectively, both reaching one Grand Slam final apiece. Raonic, a one-time Wimbledon finalist, has a 3-11 record against Roger Federer after having registered wins at the 2014 Paris Masters, the 2016 Brisbane International and the 2016 Wimbledon semifinals. They are the reason I am where I am today. 3. In the final, Nadal prevailed over Thiem for a second consecutive year, winning the tournament for a record-extending 12th time. The first three on that list have also won 57 . Victories at the 2000 Paris Masters and the 2004 Cincinnati Masters put Hrabty 2-0 ahead in the head-to-head with Federer, who managed to pull one back at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. The early 2000s were seen as a time of transition in tennis, with older champions retiring and a few players breaking through at the very top of the game. The 2020 US Open quarterfinalist failed to defeat the Serb though, losing all four matches against the World No. Each player has occupied the top position at the end of the year at least five times, with Djokovic holding the ATP record with seven. But the crowd and the fans helped me a lot until the last point., He added, I just want to live this moment. 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The respective rivalries between the Big Three are considered to be some of the greatest tennis rivalries of all time,[139][140][141][142] and are the three most prolific men's rivalries of the Open Era. However, with all four members being European, this may have had a potentially negative effect on tennis popularity in North America compared to previous decades, when Americans were regularly at the top of men's tennis. 3 was his career-best. 1 for the fifth time, despite not reaching the semifinals of ATP Finals. Between 2008 and 2010, Djokovic and later Murray attempted to end the duopoly of Federer and Nadal at the summit of tennis. [64] Nadal and Federer lost early at Wimbledon, thus ending Federer's record streak of 36 consecutive major quarterfinals. [citation needed], At the 2022 US Open, Djokovic withdrew from another major for being unvaccinated, while Federer did not compete due to injuries. [citation needed] The era has been compared to that of Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson and John Newcombe throughout the 1960s and that of Bjrn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[188][189][190][191]. Federer entered the 2004 Summer Olympics as the heavy favourite, but lost in the second round to Tom Berdych. Nalbandian is the only one to beat all three in a tournament, but Djokovic was only 20 and Nadal 21. From 2007, Djokovic and Murray increasingly challenged Federer and Nadal's dominance with consistency. Not many people can say this after a career in this era, bu Czech star Berdych certainly had Roger Federers number. He entered the French Open as the favourite, but was defeated in a massive upset by Robin Sderling in the fourth round. Defeated Novak Djokovic and Rafael . Next to them is Pete Sampras, who has won a total of 14 grand slams, mind the gap. By the end of the 2002 season, he was ranked sixth in the world. 1 by winning the Australian Open, defeating Murray in the final, but his run of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals came to an end at the French Open when he lost to Robin Sderling in the fourth round. It's nice to see Andy making his move at the Olympics, nice to see Novak having an absolutely ridiculous year last year, and then Rafa and myself still being around. 2. [157], Since 2010, when the Big Four increasingly began to dominate the tour as a group, many articles and reports have concentrated mainly on the members of the Big Four and their chances in upcoming tournaments, with smaller sections devoted to all other players. The Argentinian has got seven wins against Federer, six against Nadal and four against Djokovic. Thus, for the first time since 2001, neither Nadal nor Federer would be present at the year-end championships. They have been ranked as world No. Nadal successfully defended his title over Djokovic in a straight-sets final. Feliciano Lopez, 41, says he considers himself "lucky" knowing that he had a chance to compete against Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. But then again we don't play doubles. The hat-trick of wins began at the Lyon Open in 2003 and continued in the final of the Auckland Open in 2004. Nadal then defeated Medvedev 64 in the fifth set, claiming his fourth US Open title and 19th major title overall, one behind Federer's record. Djokovic has achieved the Career Golden Masters by winning all nine active Masters tournaments, a feat he has completed twice. Roger Federer According to a statistic recently popping out on Twitter, the only players to beat each of the Big Three, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic 5 or more times. The Austrian ended up shocking the top seed with a victory in three sets. I was always saying if I dont, I just want to know that I did my best to do it., He added, [I feel] a lot of happiness. Nadal withdrew from the ATP Finals to undergo surgery for an ankle injury. Medvedev's later elimination guaranteed a new champion (which would be Carlos Alcaraz), making this the 13th time that a major would feature a new champion since Federer's first Wimbledon title in 2003, and the third consecutive year that the US Open would feature a new champion. 51 bested the Mallorcan at the Argentina Open. [47] Nadal also won Wimbledon over Berdych, having missed the previous year's edition due to injury. 1 player at age 29", "Age and era make Murray's ascent to No. Look, I'm not trying to be rude towards Nadal but I don't see how he can be considered better than Djokovic when you see what Djokovic did in the fall season and what he did. They made me realise what I had to do to improve. 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Five of those wins have come in Masters 1000 tournaments (four finals) and one in a Grand Slam (2012 US Open). He became the first Argentine man to win the title sinceGuillermo Vilasin1977. However, given Murray's injury-ridden exit from the tennis elite after his 2016 triumphs, and the Big Three's continued dominance through year-end 2019, the "Big Four" label has been increasingly confined to the 20082017 period. Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer. Djokovic then won his eighth Australian Open title and his 17th major overall by a narrow victory over Thiem in the final.[128]. I mean, I don't know. This was the only time that he beat the Spaniard in nine matches. Nadal took hold of the record by winning his 21st major title at the Australian Open in January, breaking his tie with his longtime rivals Djokovic and Roger Federer, who both have won 20. ", Novak Djokovic, after winning his record-equaling 20th major title.[131]. The Serb has beaten the Swiss 27 times, with 22 defeats (as of April 2020). The Brit defeated the Spaniard in straight sets in the final of the 2015 edition and the semifinals of the 2016 edition. After defeating Djokovic in an ATP 500 event, he became the first player outside of the "Big 4," that being Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, to defeat the Serbian superstar at a . I never expected to play a final. At the Australian Open, Nadal won his first title there in another five-set final, his third consecutive major final victory over Federer, while Murray and Djokovic were eliminated earlier. Despite playing with low expectations,[135] Nadal progressed to the quarterfinals, where he defeated Denis Shapovalov, and Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals. It's very difficult for me to win a Grand Slam because there are the top four. Nadal withdrew before his first match at the Paris Masters, thus yielding the No. [99] Collectively, the Big Four won 19 titles in 2014, but two Slam titles and two Masters titles went to other players. At the 2016 French Open, Murray reached his first Paris final to complete his set of Grand Slam singles finals, but Djokovic beat him in the final to become the third Big Four member after Federer and Nadal to complete a Career Grand Slam, and the first player since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time. Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved | Developed with : by 12Grids, Tennis players who defeated Nadal, Djokovic & Federer, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic are the three greatest, If not for his severe knee injury, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga would have enjoyed a completely different career. At the French Open, Federer returned to play at the tournament for the first time since 2015, reaching the semifinals where he was defeated by Nadal in straight sets. 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