Andy Murray is surely the 4th best player of this generation. 1 in straight sets. He showed promise by reaching the semifinals of Rome, losing to Nadal in two tight sets. Daniil Medvedev won their US Open final in straight sets to leave Djokovic tied with Federer on 20 major triumphs. [163][164] It has also been argued that the dominance of the Big Four has made the game predictable[165] or even boring. Four Times Federer Crushed Nadal & Djokovic - YouTube Djokovic-Federer rivalry - Wikipedia Camila Giorgi is out of this world! . Djokovic defeated Nadal for the first time at the French Open in a straight-sets quarterfinal. [59] Federer relinquished his world No. Nadal returned in Montreal where he defended his title. It's definitely good times. The player who has gotten the better of the Fab 3 most of the time. At the Laver Cup, Federer, Djokovic, Nadal and Murray Make Team Europe [65][66] Murray defeated Djokovic in the final, becoming the first Briton to win the men's singles title in 77 years. He became the first British man to win the English Grand Slam singles title sinceFred Perryin1936, ending a 77-year drought. Following Murray's strong end to 2014 and reaching the final of the 2015 Australian Open, he moved into the top four in the ATP rankings for the first time in over a year, meaning that the Big Four held the top four places in the rankings for the first time since early 2013, slowing the idea of the regression of the quartet. [95] The US Open 2014 saw the Big Four's collective grip on the major titles slip still further, however, as Kei Nishikori and Marin ili beat Djokovic and Federer in the semifinals respectively to contest the first Slam final featuring none of the Big Four since the 2005 Australian Open, and the first time since 2003 that multiple first-time Grand Slam tournament winners have been crowned in a single season. [96] Towards the end of the year, Murray managed to return to form, winning three titles in Shenzhen, Vienna and Valencia, allowing him to return to the top ten in the rankings[97] and qualify for the Tour Finals, but he bowed out at the group stages following a defeat by Federer, in which he won just a single game. 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. What is the foot injury that has troubled Rafael Nadal over the years? 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[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]. The American's wins came in the 2005-06 period before the Mallorcan grew to be a near-invincible force on the ATP tour. Winning against them is a very difficult goal, as the young players of the Tour like Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgio are experiencing. 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. At the 2018 US Open, both Djokovic and Nadal made the semifinals, where Nadal retired against Juan Martn del Potro after being two sets down due to a knee injury he sustained during the tournament. [37] Federer then defeated Murray in the final to win his fifth consecutive US Open title and his 13th major title overall. While Federer came out on top of their first four encounters, taking 10 consecutive sets from a youthful Djokovic in 2006-2007 during a time when he was the undisputed No. [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. Feliciano Lopez: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic elevated He dropped to world No. Recent StatementSparksRumors, I Think Its Steroids Joe Rogan Was Convinced Serena Williams Was on PEDs After She Evaded Drug Tests. They were very different players back then compared to today. [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). Daniil Medvedevtriumphed overNovak Djokovicin the 2021 US Open final, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win the mens singles tennis title. [147] At the 2022 Australian Open, Nadal surpassed both Federer and Djokovic by claiming the title,[148] and went on to claim his 22nd Grand Slam trophy at the 2022 French Open. Djokovic has achieved the Career Golden Masters by winning all nine active Masters tournaments, a feat he has completed twice. The rivalry between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is the most prolific in tennis history. The defeat saw Nadal slip to seventh in the rankings, his first time outside the top five in more than a decade. However, he still holds a solid record against the Fab 3. Federer ended Nadal's Open Era record 81-match winning streak on clay at the 2007 Hamburg Masters, while Nadal ended Federer's Open Era record 65-match winning streak on grass and five-year dominance at Wimbledon in the 2008 final, and twice denied Federer the non-calendar year Grand Slam at the 2006 and 2007 French Opens. Each player won a major: Djokovic the Australian Open, Nadal the French Open, Federer Wimbledon and Murray (who hired former world number 1 Ivan Lendl as his head coach earlier in the year[55]) his maiden major title at the US Open. "[50], Djokovic's dominance contributed to overall control by the Big Four. Seppi remained winless against Novak Djokovic in 12 encounters that spanned a decade between 2006 and 2016. Indeed, throughout the year, Murray failed to register a single victory against another member of the Big Four in nine meetings. By the numbers - Rafael Nadal 86-2 at Roland Garros - ESPN [4], The Big Four was used to describe the larger quartet of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Andy Murray from about 2008 to 2017, though the term is occasionally still used when referring to the group in that period. 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. These things happen rarely, but it has happened to Federer few times. Juan Martn del Potro won his first Grand Slam mens singles title at the 2009 US Open, defeating five-time defending championRoger Federerin a five-set thriller. In 2007 nadal won the French open and pushed Federer to 5 sets in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic made his ATP Tour debut in 2004, while Murray's was in 2005. On his day, though, Del Potro was feared, even by the big guns. Who are the players who've beaten Roger Federer, Nadal, Djokovic most It's my opinion. Nadal followed in 2005 with a French Open triumph on his first attempt, including a win over Federer,[12] and the duo occupied the top two places of the ATP rankings from July 2005 to August 2009. There, Federer was upset in the third round by qualifier Andrey Rublev, and Djokovic was upset in the semifinals by the eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. Nadal returned to Wimbledon for the first time in three years; however he incurred an abdominal injury during the tournament. Only three players have beaten a member of the Big Four in a major final. A 43% win record against a player of Rafael Nadal's caliber is a feat any player can be proud of. 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). [15] At the ATP Finals, they won 12 titles, with Federer and Djokovic winning a record six titles each. Attempting to become the third man to complete adouble career Grand Slam, Nadal was stopped by Wawrinka. Never expect to be that strong.. [149] Djokovic subsequently won the 2022 Wimbledon and the 2023 Australian Open, surpassing Federer and tying Nadal at 22 Grand Slam titles. [26] Murray, who was kept out of the French Open and Wimbledon by injury,[27][28] ended 2007 ranked 11th.[29]. He and Federer each won three Masters tournaments. But then again we don't play doubles. [118] Djokovic won Toronto with Murray losing in the finals of Cincinnati. Other players to have beaten Nadal at Roland Garros include Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro, and Robin Soderling. They made me realise what I had to do to improve. Nadal went to contest his 30th major final against Casper Ruud, winning a staggering 14th French Open title and 22nd major overall. Djokovic rebounded to win a record 36th Masters title in the Italian Open two weeks later. Your login session has expired. Djokovic leads both Federer and Nadal in head-to-head matchups, 26-22 and 28-26, respectively. 1 ranking for a 310th week. Andy MurraydefeatedNovak Djokovicin the2013 Wimbledon Open final, 64, 75, 64 to win the singles tennis title at the All England Club. However, Medvedev played calm, patient tennis to become the 3rd Russian man to earn Slam glory, joiningYevgeny Kafelnikov andMarat Safin. [16][17] Roger Federer first played on the ATP Tour aged 17 in 1998,[18] finishing his first full ATP season the following year. Medvedev thus became the twelfth player outside the Big Three to win a major since Federer's first win at 2003 Wimbledon. Federer was unable to compete due to a persistent knee injury while Nadal returned to compete, after a lengthy six-month injury hiatus and a positive COVID-19 result. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. The Swiss tennis legend has 20 titles. Players to beat Federer on grass, Nadal on clay and Djokovic on hard: August 5 2012: Andy Murray wins his first big title at London Olympic Games beating Roger Federer in the final in Wimbledon 6-2 6-1 6-4 . After a quarter-final win at the Qatar Open in 2009, Monfils had to wait three years before his second triumph against Nadal, which came at the same venue only this time in the semifinals. By 2011, Nadal declared that his joint dominance with Federer had ended, following the ascent of Djokovic and later Murray. In the previous year he lost the US Open final to he Scotsman. Federer was defeated in the quarterfinals by Hubert Hurkacz. Following the win, Djokovic emerged as a clear world No. As of September 2020, Novak Djokovic has beaten Roger Federer 27 times. Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to scheduling reasons. . Russian man to earn Slam glory, joiningYevgeny Kafelnikov andMarat Safin. Answer: One the same day? Tennis players who have beaten Nadal, Djokovic and Federer Andy Murray (29 wins against the Fab 3) Andy Murray is one of the undisputed legends of the game. 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Lleyton Hewitt, Tommy Haas and Djokovic are the only players to have beaten Federer more than once with the latter claiming wins at Wimbledon in 2014, 2015 and 2019. Wawrinka is certainly nobodies mug having amassed three Grand Slam titles. The unseeded Zverev defeated the Swiss, who was the three-time defending champion, in the semifinals. Stan said, Its just my career. [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. Nadal received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for his performance in the tournament after he won all eight matches in which he participated. Lets be realistic; every player had to face at least one of them in their journey before winning a major trophy. The period between 2005 and 2007 was thus entirely dominated by Federer and Nadal. 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 Qatar World Cup voted as the best of the 21st Century, Erling Haaland becomes the quickest to 20 Premier League goals, 12 football transfers that were a disastrous flop, WPL Schedule 2023: Match Timings, Teams List, Live Telecast, Schedule, Match Venue, and Live Telecast in India, The Greatest performances in Womens World Cup, Top 11 highest individual scores in womens T20Is, Ranking all the teams from the Womens Premier League, Revisiting the Best Matches of Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In doing so, he became the oldest-ever player to top the ATP rankings (since 1973). [13] Djokovic has been a dominant player since the beginning of 2011, gradually approaching or surpassing Federer and Nadal's career achievements. 2, and Nalbandian was unseeded, but the Argentine broke five times en route to a 6-1, 6-2 quarter-final win after only 71 . Another - Beating Medvedev anywhere other than a hardcourt will be a top 10 win, but it's not all that impressive. Please logout and login again. The trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are commonly referred to as The Big Three. There, Djokovic defeated Federer in the longest Wimbledon men's final in history. Milos Raonic beat Rafael Nadal twice, both times on hardcourt. Your login session has . At the 2008 Australian Open, Djokovic defeated Federer in the semifinals, reaching his first Australian Open final and ending Federer's streak of ten consecutive major finals. Additionally, they collectively own the 10 biggest single season payouts ranging from $13.06 million to $21.15 million. You look back, a further back, 20 years, and you have the Connors and the Lendls. 2. For other uses, see. 2 behind Nadal and overall had his best year since 2007, with his highest number of titles won since that year, winning two majors for the first time since 2009, and ending the year with a winning percentage of 91%, his highest since 2006. It will be safe to say that Dominic Thiem is the closest tennis player who comes to the Fab 3. The Frenchman possessed the hitting power to break down the defences of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic, and the court-coverage to stay i the game long enough to make it count. The 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. I never expected to win a Grand Slam. Daniil Medvedev accomplishes insane feat vs. Novak Djokovic only Which players have beaten Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal most times He won his second Masters title in Montreal, beating the Top 3 players Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick which made him No. He competed for Serbia in the 2008. Nadal ended 2019 as the world No. 1 over the inactive Murray. Here is why! 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.. Federer went on to win his first French Open title, defeating Sderling in the final. At the Tour finals, Federer and Djokovic both reached the final, but Federer withdrew citing injury following a semifinal win over Wawrinka. In team sports, rosters change year by year and the rivalries endure.. The player who has gotten the better of the Fab 3 most of the time. Mardy Fish, a two-time finalist at the Western and Southern Open, got the better of Rafael Nadal at Cincinnati in 2011. This was the fourth time that Nadal and Federer had won all four majors in the same year, following their sweeps in 2006, 2007, and 2010. Nalbandian became the first player to defeat Nadal, Djokovic and Federer in the same tournament, doing so to win his first Masters 1000 title. Federer announced that he would again skip the entire clay-court season. 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. Federer or Djokovic? Who Has Been the Number 1 Tennis Player for the
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