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. Nadal, meanwhile, had his season curtailed by an injury. 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. 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. Nevertheless, he trails their head-to-head 4-2. 9 in the world, became the first man to beat Nadal and Djokovic who have combined to win 41 Grand Slam titles in the same clay court event and the 12th on all. It was an incredibly tough match. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were born a week apart, played each other as juniors,[23] and both made their major debuts in 2005. When the conditions have been like they have been, you need to focus so hard on almost every shot because the ball is very hard to control.. Djokovic then won his eighth Australian Open title and his 17th major overall by a narrow victory over Thiem in the final.[128]. However, he lost in the semifinals of Tokyo Olympics to Alexander Zverev, despite being up a set and a break,[133] and subsequently lost the bronze medal match to Pablo Carreo Busta.[134]. [61][62] Nadal returned for the clay-court season, winning five events before becoming the only man to win a major eight times by taking the French Open, defeating Djokovic in an epic semifinal clash en route. The Big Three are the top-three all-time men's leaders in Grand Slam singles titles won, as well as finals reached. Past that you still have great champions as well. Federer withdrew from the remainder of the 2016 season due to a knee injury, missing the Olympics and US Open.[116]. 10 in the rankings. 3, Djokovic's 2011", "After putting on 'couch potato' weight in retirement, Pete Sampras is fit again and playing competitively", "Djokovic's 2011 season: the greatest of all time? In the following three years (20052007), Federer almost dominated the tennis scene entirely. Camila Giorgi is out of this world! The results, are there, no? Holding the advantage at 27-23 in over 50 battles, the six-time year-end World No. [91] Milos Raonic, who reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, suggested a "human side" was visible in the Big Four, which was giving players belief when facing them. Federer entered the 2004 Summer Olympics as the heavy favourite, but lost in the second round to Tom Berdych. In the final, Nadal prevailed over Thiem for a second consecutive year, winning the tournament for a record-extending 12th time. He lost each of their other seven meetings. Federer, however, won the title without dropping a set by beating Marin ili in the final. denotes titles were won in different tournaments. Schuettler, who was the runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open, failed to beat Novak Djokovic in three matches that took place between 2007 and 2009. Djokovic and Nadal lost early at the Australian Open. [143] Federer has delivered the most bagels against the other two with four, while receiving only one.[144]. 1 ranking to Djokovic. However, Nadal and Djokovic have him slightly beaten. The current world number 1 title is being held by the Russian tennis star, Daniil Medvedev. 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. [150] Federer retired on 23 September 2022 with 20 Grand Slam titles. Federer finished the season having reached all four major finals for the third time in his career following 2006 and 2007. 3 defeated the Serb in the group stage, while he prevailed over the World No. He tied Pete Sampras for the second-most Wimbledon men's singles titles at 7, one behind Federer's all-time record of 8 titles. Defeating the Big 3 of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer is what most players on the ATP tour have aspired to do over the last decade and a half. And right now I just did it.. Federer and Djokovic were both defeated at the ATP Finals by Alexander Zverev in the semifinals and final, respectively. 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. One of the three finished the season as the year-end No. [23] Djokovic, however, began to excel ahead of Murray in 2007, reaching one major final and two semifinals and beginning to regularly challenge Federer and Nadal. Roger Federer VS Novak Djokovic #Title Not Set# Show Head 2 Head Detail VS 23 . Juan Martin del Potro earned the respect in the sport, even from the Fab 3. 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. Daniil Medvedevtriumphed overNovak Djokovicin the 2021 US Open final, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win the mens singles tennis title. 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. Federer is the greatest grass court player and he will prove a more formidable challenge for . The Djokovic-Nadal and Djokovic-Federer rivalries are the only two in the Open Era to reach 50 matches. Match after match I was playing better., MANORCO PVT LTD 2022 | All Rights Reserved. Federer went on to win his first French Open title, defeating Sderling in the final. It was Djokovic's 16th major title, only trailing Federer's 20 and Nadal's 18. He won the 2009 US Open against Federer. The only player to clinch the no.1 spot in the Federer-Nadala-Djokovic era. This was only Nadal's second defeat at the French Open, seeing him drop to No. But then again we don't play doubles. Murray dominated the rest of the year. [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. At the US Open, Djokovic beat Federer in the semifinals to reach his third major final, but lost to Nadal, who went on to complete the Career Grand Slam. 3. 1 since Nadal beat Roger Federer in the 2005 French Open semifinals on his 19th birthday. Between 2005 Wimbledon and 2007 US Open, he captured eight of ten majors with a record of 672 in those tournaments (his only two losses in that stretch were delivered by Nadal at the French Open). He showed promise by reaching the semifinals of Rome, losing to Nadal in two tight sets. At the Grand Slam tournaments, the trio are the all-time title leaders; Nadal and Djokovic have each won a record 22 majors, and Federer 20. 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. Federer rebounded from his early loss at the Australian Open by winning his 100th title in Dubai. [33][34][35] In August, after winning singles gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and an early loss for Federer at the Cincinnati Masters, Nadal became the world No. Murray and Djokovic played in the finals of Madrid and Rome and split the titles. 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 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. They have been the most successful mens singles players for the last two decades. Until March of 2021, Roger Federer held the record for being the world number 1 for the longest amount of time. Juan Martin Del Potro managed to defeat the Big Three 17 times, despite the many injuries that have affected his career. [104][105] In Madrid, Murray defeated Nadal in straight sets. With the win, Nadal became the first player to win majors on three different surfaces in a single calendar year, known as the Surface Slam. At the start of 2018, Murray underwent hip surgery for the injury that had sidelined him since the previous summer. Of course I will be in the history of tennis. That's a really difficult call. He became the first Argentine man to win the title sinceGuillermo Vilasin1977. Even the Fab 3 failed at certain points to hold on to Jo-Wilfried Tsongas. [56][57] Federer would get the silver at the Olympics while Djokovic would lose the bronze medal match to Juan Martn del Potro of Argentina. In 2016, the World No. Querrey has a top FIVE win, but Nadal beat a much better grass-court player. The tournament further signalled the decline of the Big Four's dominance. In the Wimbledon final, Murray beat Raonic in straight sets to win his second Wimbledon title, and third major title overall. 1-ranked player, following Djokovic's loss in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships, thus ending the Big Four's streak of 921 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings (the streak began on 2 February 2004 when Federer overtook Andy Roddick). Since 2006, only six men (Del Potro, Murray, Wawrinka, Cilic, Thiem and Medvedev) have won Grand Slams apart from the Big 3 , The GOAT era of tennis pic.twitter.com/a7VEmBspF5, Pointing out this wondrous statistics, a Twitter user shared, Since 2006, only six men (Del Potro, Murray, Wawrinka, Cilic, Thiem and Medvedev) have won Grand Slams apart from the Big 3. 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. This marked Nadal's first major title since the 2014 French Open. Defeated Novak Djokovic and Rafael . 51 bested the Mallorcan at the Argentina Open. Stan Wawrinka (12 wins against the Fab 3). 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. Nadal won two Majors and five Masters events, and was runner-up at the ATP Finals. The 2008 Wimbledon final, 2009 Australian Open final, 2012 Australian Open final, 2013 French Open semifinal, 2017 Australian Open final, 2018 Wimbledon semifinal and 2019 Wimbledon final are considered some of the greatest tennis matches of all time. 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. 1. It is surely a difficult task to get the better of any of them. [94] Later, he also won the Shanghai Masters, and returned to No. Nadal finally got one back by defeating Hrbaty at the 2005 Barcelona Open. Following his back surgery at the end of 2013, Murray struggled to return to form in the first half of the year, reaching only two semifinals and losing to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the quarterfinals while attempting to defend his Wimbledon title, a defeat which saw him fall to No. 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. They won 11 consecutive majors between them, meeting in each French Open and Wimbledon final from 2006 to 2008. 4, his lowest ranking since October 2009 and his first time outside the top two of the rankings since March 2011. It used to be the Big Four now it's Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray", "Federer reflects on mistakes of playing injured", "Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon", "Djokovic retains title with two-set win", "Andy Murray to undergo minor surgery in bid to solve back problem", "The Economic Times: What's on the cards for the big three", "With Roger Federer's loss, have we seen the end of the Big Four? [177][178][179], Occasionally, it was claimed that the current era in tennis could be seen as featuring a "Big Five", with Juan Martn del Potro,[180] Marin ili[181] and Stan Wawrinka[182][183][184][185] each suggested as additional expansions to the then Big Four.