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Despite Nadal going up two sets to love, Medvedev responded furiously and claimed the next two sets. You look back, a further back, 20 years, and you have the Connors and the Lendls. 1 and No. Daniil came from 30-15 down in the tenth game and wrapped up the set with a forehand winner for 6-4 in 39 minutes. 10 in the world rankings. Also Check Out :-Barcelona Open 2022 Schedule, What is the foot injury that has troubled Rafael Nadal over the years? [146] Following the 2010 Australian Open, Federer had 16 titles, Nadal 6, and Djokovic 1, the peak of Federer's lead over Nadal and Djokovic. 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. Nadal's attempt to win his 23rd major title was thwarted by an upset in the fourth round by Frances Tiafoe. Lleyton Hewitt has a solid record against the Fab 3. The Big Three monopolized the top spot in the ATP singles rankings 897 weeks (equivalent to 17 years). Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has defeated the Big Three 16 times. ", "Swiss tennis star Roger Federer confident of bouncing back to form", "Get ready for another Big Four-tnight at Wimbledon", "Wawrinka wins drama-charged Australian Open final", "Andy Murray six in world rankings, Stanislas Wawrinka up to three", "Andy Murray six in ATP world rankings, Wawrinka up to three", "Nishikori sees new generation threatening Big Four", "Berdych: Wawrinka showed us it is possible to win", "Novak Djokovic battles from behind to defeat Roger Federer and win BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells", "Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win Sony Open in Miami", "Djokovic defeats Nadal in three sets to win Rome Masters", "Rafael Nadal wins Madrid Masters after Kei Nishikori retires", "Andy Murray: World ranking drops to 10th lowest since 2008", "Wimbledon 2014: Is the end near for Nadal, Murray, Djokovic & Co? He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, but lost to unseeded Marco Cecchinato. 1s in singles for a total 897 weeks (equivalent to 17 years); Djokovic for 378 weeks, Federer for 310, and Nadal for 209. This was the only time that he beat the Spaniard in nine matches. Djokovic lost in the final to Daniil Medvedev, preventing him from winning a record 21 majors and achieving a Grand Slam, which would have been the first in men's tennis since Rod Laver in 1969. The win brought Nadal to 18 major titles, just two behind Federer's record of 20. It was an incredibly tough match. Roger Federer had better luck against Rainer Schuettler, winning his first match against the German back in 1999. Between 2008 and 2010, Djokovic and later Murray attempted to end the duopoly of Federer and Nadal at the summit of tennis. 1 for an ATP record 378 weeks (as of 27February2023[update]), Federer for 310 weeks, and Nadal for 209 weeks. . [108] Djokovic emerged victorious over Murray in a five-set match that was spread over two days[109] but succumbed to Wawrinka in the final in four sets. Please logout and login again. While Djokovic remains the man to beat on hardcourt, Nadal and Federer have shown that they can hold their own against anyone on clay and grass respectively. I always try to watch the finals of Grand Slams because thats where the best players are playing., He added, Before today, for me it wasnt a dream. Juan Martin Del Potro managed to defeat the Big Three 17 times, despite the many injuries that have affected his career. [129] Djokovic was disqualified from the tournament during his fourth-round match against Pablo Carreo-Busta after inadvertently striking a ball at a line judge after conceding a break. [99] Collectively, the Big Four won 19 titles in 2014, but two Slam titles and two Masters titles went to other players. Murray and Djokovic played in the finals of Madrid and Rome and split the titles. Additionally, they collectively own the 10 biggest single season payouts ranging from $13.06 million to $21.15 million. Nadal is dominant on clay, particularly at the French Open, where he has won all six matches against Federer and eight of ten against Djokovic. ", "Nine To Shine: Djokovic Claims Historic Cincy Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis", "2003: Roger Federer Wins First Grand Slam at Wimbledon", "No. Relief is probably the word I would use describe how Im feeling just now., He added, Mentally, the last three, four days have been pretty tiring. Federer went on to win his first French Open title, defeating Sderling in the final. To put matters into perspective, 13 of the Spaniard's 21 Slams have come on clay, 12 of the Serb's 20 have come on hard and eight of the Swiss' 20 have come on grass. Your login session has . I feel that truly. Not many in the world can get the better of Federer a total of 6 times. [122] At the Montreal Masters, Federer reached the final but sustained a severe back injury there, which took him out of contention for the US Open and the No. [150] Federer retired on 23 September 2022 with 20 Grand Slam titles. 1 in straight sets. Wawrinka himself has downplayed the suggestion that he be included in an expanded "Big Five", describing Murray as "well ahead" of him. Monfils beat Federer for a fourth time at the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2015. [112] Murray and Federer shared the two North American hard-court Masters titles, at Montreal and Cincinnati respectively, with Djokovic being the losing finalist on both occasions. Andy Murraydefeated then the defending championNovak Djokovicin the final of the 2012 US Open, 76(1210), 75, 26, 36, 62 to win the mens singles tennis title. 1 on 2 February and maintaining the top position through the end of the year. The American's wins came in the 2005-06 period before the Mallorcan grew to be a near-invincible force on the ATP tour. Hrbaty failed to get past Djokovic when the two squared off in a Davis Cup World Group tie in 2008 which is the only encounter the two have been part of. [25] He also won two Masters titles and five overall titles during the season, finishing 2007 as the world No. Djokovic rebounded to win a record 36th Masters title in the Italian Open two weeks later. Nadal opted to skip the US Open, citing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, while Federer withdrew due to a knee injury. [49] Pete Sampras described it as "one of the best achievements in all of sport. Federer was the most competitive against Djokovic, winning three of their eight matches, which made up half of Djokovic's total defeats in 2015. Another player with a winning record against Djokovic is Rafael Nadal. British tennis player Andy Murray, Daniil Medvedev, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, Marin ili and Juan Martn del Potro are the only other tennis players to have won a Major title other than the Big 3. Only Murray. 6 has a far better record against Roger Federer, winning four times. [48], The 2011 season was dominated by Novak Djokovic. [151][152] Many former top professionals have also spoken about the topic, including Bjrn Borg, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanievi. He then lost to Tom Berdych at Wimbledon, ending his run of seven consecutive Wimbledon finals. He reached world No. Subsequently, Djokovic's three victories in 2021 brought him on an equal footing with Federer and Nadal, when for the only time all three players had an equal number of titles. Djokovic is the only player to have beaten Federer at all the majors and the Swiss is the only one to have done likewise to Novak. [110], Federer beat Murray in straight sets in the semifinals of Wimbledon. In the end-of-year rankings, Djokovic, Federer and Nadal held the top three spots, with Murray in sixth. Recent StatementSparksRumors, I Think Its Steroids Joe Rogan Was Convinced Serena Williams Was on PEDs After She Evaded Drug Tests. In Wimbledon, Nadal and Federer again met in the semifinals, their first meeting at Wimbledon since the 2008 final. 3 in the world. Serena Williams Height: Is She Taller Than VenusWilliams? Federer was the first to come to prominence after winning Wimbledon in 2003, and became the world No. Djokovic entered the season as the world No. Federer, however, won the title without dropping a set by beating Marin ili in the final. Federer defeated Nadal in four sets to reach the final, where he faced Djokovic. Fish failed to find the winning touch against Novak Djokovic, losing to the Serb seven times in total. He won titles in Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna and Paris. Federer: 9 Nadal: 4 Djokovic: 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16) Djokovic has a clear lead in the head-to-head record between the two legends of tennis, with Federer winning just 16 times. It's very difficult for me to win a Grand Slam because there are the top four. In February 2000 Marc Rosset defeated 18 year old Roger in the . [130] The title was won by Dominic Thiem, who became the first player outside the Big Three to win a major since Stan Wawrinka in 2016. However, Murray features in the top ten on a number of Open Era records, including in quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals reached at the Majors, and is to date the only person in history to have won two gold medals in singles at the Olympic Games, and only the second player in the Open Era (after Andre Agassi), to have won a Grand Slam singles event, an ATP Finals, an ATP Masters, and an Olympic singles gold, as well as reach world No. The Brit defeated the Spaniard in straight sets in the final of the 2015 edition and the semifinals of the 2016 edition. Stan said, Its just my career. In 2016, Djokovic collected his sixth Australian Open title in a straight-sets victory over Murray. Djokovic then continued to dominate throughout the remainder of the year, winning in Beijing, Shanghai, Paris and at the ATP Finals. 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. Nadal successfully defended his title over Djokovic in a straight-sets final. Rafael Nadal won his first ATP Tour match aged 15 in April 2002,[20] and he defeated Federer in their first meeting at the 2004 Miami Open.[21]. ^ Outright records and winning head-to-head records indicated in bold. [40] With the win, he equaled Pete Sampras' all-time record of 14 Grand Slam singles titles and completed the Career Grand Slam, having lost to Nadal at each of the previous four editions of the French Open. Nadal withdrew before his first match at the Paris Masters, thus yielding the No. I mean, I don't know. He established an 81-match winning streak on clay during this time. Not many people can say this after a career in this era, bu Czech star Berdych certainly had Roger Federers number. Nadal also won in Madrid, while Djokovic fell to Alexander Zverev in the Rome final. . The season was described by many experts and former players as one of the best tennis seasons for a singles player seen in history, with Tennis Magazine describing it as the third-best tennis season ever, behind Federer's 2006 season, and Rod Laver's in 1969. The final lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes in the Arthur Ashe Court. Maria Sharapova on how to build strong brand: Be smart with people you align with, ATP Dubai: In-form Daniil Medvedev wins third title in three weeks, Rafael Nadal doesn't know when he'll be back, but we do: at the Roland Garros, Alexander Zverev felt 'confident' he could beat Rafael Nadal before horror injury, Andrey Rublev: You need to have perfect day against Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic. Following the tournament, Murray entered the top four in the ATP rankings for the first time. Djokovic and Federer met in the semifinals, where Djokovic won in three hours. At Wimbledon, the quartet formed the top four seeds at a major for the first time since 2014. [82][83][84][85] However, the first two Masters titles of the year in Indian Wells and Miami only had Big Four finalists, with Djokovic winning his third and fourth consecutive Masters titles with victories over Federer and Nadal respectively. They have each completed a Career Grand Slam by winning all four majors at least once, with Djokovic and Nadal completing it twice for a double Career Grand Slam. Nevertheless, he trails their head-to-head 4-2. He then defeated Anderson in the final to win his fourth Wimbledon title and 13th major title overall. Tennishead >> The World's most popular destination for tennis fans & players who want breaking tennis news, in-depth match analysis, tournament reporting, expert opinion, professional writing, tennis racket & gear reviews, videos, competitions & social media commentary. Stan Wawrinka (12 wins against the Fab 3). Nadal won his eleventh title in Monte Carlo, then claimed an 11th Barcelona title, winning both without dropping a set. At the Laver Cup, the Big Four Make Europe a Formidable Group Team World has never won the cup, and now it will face the rare dream team of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and the. And thats not easy. The Serbian ace has denied Federer 13 titles of the 19 finals they have played together. Subscribe to our channel for the best ATP tennis. Djokovic and Nadal lost early at the Australian Open. Since the2003 Australian Open, the Big Three have dominated mens singles, winning 62 of the past 77 Grand Slamtitles up to the2022 French Open. Nadal was a happy camper at Roland Garros 2014. 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. Those weren't good either? Still, the Australian still generally got the job done against them. The 2020 US Open quarterfinalist failed to defeat the Serb though, losing all four matches against the World No. The Czech superstar was a Wimbledon finalist and was ranked no.4 during his peak. The trio, affectionately nicknamed the 'Big-3' for their stellar exploits in the game, are the. Thats my first Grand Slam. [145] Federer first led the trio by winning his first Grand Slam singles title at 2003 Wimbledon. At the start of 2018, Murray underwent hip surgery for the injury that had sidelined him since the previous summer. [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. Federer rebounded from his early loss at the Australian Open by winning his 100th title in Dubai. 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 3 did, however, lose to the Mallorcan on eight occasions. First up was Nadal, who he had never previously faced. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. [98] Federer recovered to win the Davis Cup as part of the Switzerland team for his, and the country's, first triumph in the competition, leading many people to say that his tennis career was now complete. The Spaniard was World No. It's very interesting at the top right now, and the depth I think has never been greater than right now. 1. He also beat Djokovic at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to deny the Serb a shot at the gold medal. Nadal and Djokovic have each achieved a Surface Slam by winning majors on hard, clay, and grass courts in a calendar year, making them the only male players in history to do so. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WL) winloss record. All four players qualified for the year-end championships, which Djokovic won. Answer: By twice in a row, I guess you are reffering to two back to back tournaments (for example when Federer defeated Nadal in Indian Wells and Miami 2017). Against Djokovic, however, the Canadian has a poor record, losing all 12 matches that the two have been a part of. At the Olympics, the Big Four have won five gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal; Murray won a record two gold medals in singles and a silver in mixed doubles, Nadal won a gold medal in singles, following which he achieved a Career Golden Slam, and another gold in doubles, Federer won a silver medal in singles and one gold in doubles, while Djokovic won a bronze medal in singles. Djokovic has completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam, making him the only man in history to hold all four majors at once across three different surfaces.