In Wimbledon, Nadal and Federer again met in the semifinals, their first meeting at Wimbledon since the 2008 final. However, Medvedev played calm, patient tennis to become the 3. 909 Almost a decade later, Federer came close to repeating that feat. [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. Djokovic took the lead in the head-to-head in 2016, thanks to a 21-10 record since 2011. Andy Murray is the player who came closest to the level of the Big Three (until 2016, they were, in fact, called Fab Four or Big Four). Answer: One the same day? Answer (1 of 4): Here's a better question for you, which player has beaten Sampras, Agassi, Nadal, Federer AND Djokovic, Murray, Del Potro and Wawrinka? The two have played each other 53 times, with Djokovic winning 27 and Federer 16. Djokovic has been ranked No. Since 2006, only six players have defeated the Big Three to win a Grand Slam title. They have been ranked as world No. 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. [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). Whereas Djokovic has 21 titles, winning the most recent at the 2022 Wimbledon Open. For long, far behind his rivalry with Nadal, Federer's rivalry with Djokovic gained momentum after 2014. [53] However, Federer rallied, winning his three final tournaments, including the ATP Finals, which secured an end-of-season ranking of world No. On all the three occasions he defeated the world No. 2. The 2020 US Open quarterfinalist failed to defeat the Serb though, losing all four matches against the World No. The Slovak managed to beat Rafael Nadal three times in a row. Nadal was a happy camper at Roland Garros 2014. He won titles in Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna and Paris. He acknowledged that new talents are emerging all the time, and that the sport is constantly evolving. Federer, however, went on to defend his title in a five-set final against Marin ili, thus equaling Djokovic and Roy Emerson's record of six Australian Open titles, and becoming the first man to win 20 major titles. Nadal suffered his worst European clay-court season in a decade, failing to win a single title and appearing in just one final, whereas Djokovic and Murray entered the second Grand Slam event of the year unbeaten on clay. Those guys weren't good or what? 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. 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. Nadal withdrew from the ATP Finals to undergo surgery for an ankle injury. 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. Federer subsequently overtook Sampras' all-time record of 286 weeks as the world No. Seppi had just one win to show for his efforts against Federer as well, although it came on one of the biggest stages in tennis -- the Australian Open in 2015. [94] Later, he also won the Shanghai Masters, and returned to No. In the Wimbledon final, Murray beat Raonic in straight sets to win his second Wimbledon title, and third major title overall. Djokovic is the only player to defeat Federer at all four majors, and likewise Federer is the only player to defeat Djokovic at each one. Just because you look back maybe 15 years, then you have Sampras, Edberg, Becker, and Agassi, I don't know who else. [120] Djokovic announced in July that he would skip the rest of the 2017 season to recover from an elbow injury,[121] and Murray did not play another tournament in 2017 as well due to a hip injury. However, the emergence of new players, commonly referred to as the "Next Gen", have tempered their dominance at the ATP Finals and ATP Masters tournaments since 2017. 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. Djokovic has a clear lead in the head-to-head record between the two legends of tennis, with Federer winning just 16 times. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the three biggest names in men's tennis. 1 in straight sets. Alexander Zverev's sole victory over Rafael Nadal on clay came in the 2021 Madrid Masters, when he upset the 21-time Grand Slam champion in the quarterfinals. Despite his struggles with form throughout the second half of the year, Djokovic still ended 2016 as world number two. Having said that, there are few players who actually dont fear facing any of these 3 aces. 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? The issue of his vaccination status meant he could not compete at last year's. ", "Nine To Shine: Djokovic Claims Historic Cincy Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis", "2003: Roger Federer Wins First Grand Slam at Wimbledon", "No. At the ATP Masters tournaments, the trio are also the top-three title leaders; Djokovic leads with a record 38 titles, followed by Nadal with 36, and Federer with 28. But then best ever? 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. Carlos Alcaraz is the most likely player to take over after the 'Big-3' era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic comes to an end, reckons Daniil Medvedev. Djokovic then won his eighth Australian Open title and his 17th major overall by a narrow victory over Thiem in the final.[128]. Djokovic defeated Federer in five sets to claim his second Wimbledon title,[93] a result that left Djokovic, Nadal and Federer occupying the top three places in the rankings. Daniil Medvedev won their US Open final in straight sets to leave Djokovic tied with Federer on 20 major triumphs. Taking nothing from Australia, Hewitt did have a bit of an upper hand against the young Federer and Nadal. [25] He also won two Masters titles and five overall titles during the season, finishing 2007 as the world No. The hat-trick of wins began at the Lyon Open in 2003 and continued in the final of the Auckland Open in 2004. Alcaraz, 19, is also the youngest player to defeat an ATP World No. solid comebacks. 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. 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. Djokovic then continued to dominate throughout the remainder of the year, winning in Beijing, Shanghai, Paris and at the ATP Finals. Fish failed to find the winning touch against Novak Djokovic, losing to the Serb seven times in total. 1 ranking on 5 November to Djokovic, who ended the a second consecutive season there. At this time they are better than the other players. Since the2003 Australian Open, the Big Three have dominated mens singles, winning 62 of the past 77 Grand Slamtitles up to the2022 French Open. 1 ranking back to Federer for one week until Nadal won the title in Rome. 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. ", "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? [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. 3. Past that you still have great champions as well. 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. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic all have credible claims to be considered the best. 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. He then followed this up with victory at the Shanghai Masters. [15] At the ATP Finals, they won 12 titles, with Federer and Djokovic winning a record six titles each. Federer's run marked a record-breaking eleventh Wimbledon final and eighth title. He entered the French Open as the favourite, but was defeated in a massive upset by Robin Sderling in the fourth round. All four have reached a career-high ranking of world No. Murray did finish at his career-highest year-end ranking of two even if he won fewer titles, reached fewer finals and had less success versus Djokovic when compared with Federer in the number three ranking. Dominic Thiem has found, if you want to get any major titles in mens tennis, you HAVE to go through at least one of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, or Novak Djokovic. 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. 6 has a far better record against Roger Federer, winning four times. Federer withdrew from the remainder of the 2016 season due to a knee injury, missing the Olympics and US Open.[116]. 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. One of those players is Roger Federer. Nalbandian is the only one to beat all three in a tournament, but Djokovic was only 20 and Nadal 21. 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. Baghdatis faced off against the Serb eight times with no success. Novak Djokovic 41 (1981.08.08) Age 35 (1987.05.22) Switzerland Birthplace SRB . Attempting to become the third man to complete adouble career Grand Slam, Nadal was stopped by Wawrinka. [89] Nadal went on to defend his French Open title, defeating Murray in the semifinal and Djokovic in the final. Stan Wawrinka would have dominated the world of tennis if not for the likes of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. Your login session has expired. And like other rivals of this era, such as Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov lived. Blake, who is also a best-selling author, went on to lose to Novak Djokovic in the bronze-medal match of the Beijing Olympics. Federer is the only member to have won Hopman Cup for his nation, in 2001, 2018, and 2019. Djokovic won his most recent title in 2023, Nadal in 2022, and Federer won his final title in 2018. 2016 marked the first year since 2003 that neither Federer, Nadal or Djokovic finished the year as world number 1. Stan Wawrinka has won three Grand Slam titles in his career. At the ATP Finals, Murray beat Djokovic 63, 64, claiming the title and the No. Federer announced that he would again skip the entire clay-court season. 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. They have collectively occupied the top-three positions of the year-end ATP rankings eight times; in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, and 2019. The Argentinian has got seven wins against Federer, six against Nadal and four against Djokovic. Federer continued his return to form reaching the finals of Toronto and winning his first Masters title since 2012 in Cincinnati. Four Times Federer Crushed Nadal & Djokovic - YouTube When Federer turns his tennis up to 11, even Nadal & Djokovic can struggle. 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. The 35-year-old tennis player has recently broken Steff Graf's all-time record for spending the most number of weeks as world number one. Roger Federer VS Novak Djokovic #Title Not Set# Show Head 2 Head Detail VS 23 . This was his fourth win out of four meetings with Nadal in 2017, as well as his fifth consecutive. Overall, Djokovic's 2015 season was one of the greatest in the history of the game, with him winning 11 titles (the most since Federer won 12 in 2006) including, for the second time, three majors. The 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 . Federer's early loss in Miami resulted in the loss of the No. Stan said, Its just my career. At the Paris Masters, Djokovic defeated Medvedev in the final to win his sixth Paris Masters title and surpass Nadal for the most Masters titles at 37. Djokovic and Murray were third and fourth respectively, both reaching one Grand Slam final apiece. The tournament further signalled the decline of the Big Four's dominance. After winning the 2016 French Open, Djokovic came to within 2 titles of Nadal (14 vs. 12), but over the next two years, Nadal and Federer extended their lead over Djokovic again; following the 2018 French Open, Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic had 20, 17, and 12 titles, respectively. [150] Federer retired on 23 September 2022 with 20 Grand Slam titles. Federer: 9 Nadal: 4 Djokovic: 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (16) Nadal received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for his performance in the tournament after he won all eight matches in which he participated. Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer. The win marked his ninth Australian Open title and 18th major title overall, putting him two titles away from tying Federer and Nadal. It will be safe to say that Dominic Thiem is the closest tennis player who comes to the Fab 3. Federer entered the 2004 Summer Olympics as the heavy favourite, but lost in the second round to Tom Berdych. They are the reason I am where I am today. Every Time Serena Williams Retired From Tennis AndCameBack, Is Serena Williams Pregnant With Second Child? [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. 3 in the world. Additionally, on 11 September 2017, Nadal and Federer were ranked No. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Australia great Pat Cash took a dig at 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer's inferior head-to-head record against famous opponents Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. [124] Djokovic and Nadal, meanwhile, made the semifinals, where twetlfth-seeded Djokovic defeated world No. 1 for 18 years or was in the top 2 for nearly 16 years. Thats my first one, so Im really happy. Nadal won both, with the latter final often described as one of the greatest tennis matches of all time. Djokovic defeated Nadal for the first time at the French Open in a straight-sets quarterfinal. Lets have a look at these players. Andy Murray is one of the undisputed legends of the game. Five of those wins have come in Masters 1000 tournaments (four finals) and one in a Grand Slam (2012 US Open). Federer went on to win a record-equaling fifth Indian Wells title, defeating Nadal in the fourth round. Please logout and login again. Between 2008 and 2010, Djokovic and later Murray attempted to end the duopoly of Federer and Nadal at the summit of tennis. . [117] Del Potro went on to defeat Nadal in an epic semifinal to set up a final meeting with Murray. Nadal withdrew before his first match at the Paris Masters, thus yielding the No. [citation needed], At the 2022 US Open, Djokovic withdrew from another major for being unvaccinated, while Federer did not compete due to injuries. [90] This, and Nadal's loss to Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round, his third consecutive early-round loss at Wimbledon, led former players and experts, including Jimmy Connors, to express the opinion that the "aura" around the Big Four had faded. But he lost all the other nine matches against the Spaniard. He defeatedNole, 46, 64, 63, 64 to win the mens singles tennis and it was Wawrinkas secondmajortitle. Despite being down two sets to love in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Djokovic rallied to win the title in five sets. Nadal is now the first player in the Open era, male or female, to win the same Grand Slam tournament 11 times, a feat that has been dubbed La Undcima, after Real Madrid's bid to win an 11th . [48], The 2011 season was dominated by Novak Djokovic. [170][171] In 2014, statistician Nate Silver labelled the group the 'Big Three and a Half'. The Argentinian defeated the five-time defending championRoger Federerin the final, 36, 76(75), 46, 76(74), 62 to win the mens singles tennis title. The victory made him the first man to win the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon titles in the same calendar year since Rod Laver in 1969, and the second player to win majors on three different surfaces in a calendar year, after Nadal in 2010. 1, the Serbian channelled the experience . Nadal lost the bronze medal match to Kei Nishikori but won gold in the men's doubles event. 1 player and wondering . [126] This was Nadal's fifth Davis Cup title. Creator: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce Copyright: 2022 Getty Images, Juan Martin del Potro (17 wins against the Fab 3). By reaching the final, Djokovic also clinched the year-end No. [57][175][176] His rise to reach the world No. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. This was only Nadal's second defeat at the French Open, seeing him drop to No. Murray ended the year with two Masters titles for the fourth consecutive year, and five titles in total.[54]. In the end-of-year rankings, Djokovic, Federer and Nadal held the top three spots, with Murray in sixth. They held the top-two spots continuously from 25 July 2005 to 14 March 2021, as well as the top ranking from 2 February 2004 to 28 February 2022, meaning that no player outside the Big Four were ranked world No. What is the foot injury that has troubled Rafael Nadal over the years? [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. The 2013 season continued similarly, with Djokovic, Federer and Murray occupying three of the four semifinal slots at the Australian Open, with Nadal still suffering from an injury. Stan Wawrinka (12 wins against the Fab 3). [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. View rivalry results and stats for matches on the ATP Tour. Thiem has lost the crucial matches against them, being bested in two French Open finals by Nadal and an Australian Open final against Djokovic. He was a serious player who gave Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic a run for their money. But if you mean has anybody beaten all three of them in the same tournament, then the answer is no. At the start of 2018, Murray underwent hip surgery for the injury that had sidelined him since the previous summer. 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. Nadal won two Majors and five Masters events, and was runner-up at the ATP Finals. With Nadal's injuries, Murray and Djokovic improved in the rankings, with Murray reaching world No. They have been the most successful mens singles players for the last two decades. Thiem has a solid record against Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic. Please logout and login again. In Grand Slams, Djokovic leads 11 wins to 6. In the 2019 Australian Open, Federer was upset in the fourth round by 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas in a tight four-setter. Alcaraz, ranked No. The Big Three monopolized the top spot in the ATP singles rankings 897 weeks (equivalent to 17 years). 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. Nadal has an 82.9% career singles record of 1068-220, while Djokovic has an 83.5% career singles record of 1043-206. . 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. Murray and Djokovic played in the finals of Madrid and Rome and split the titles. 1 ranking for a 310th week. [110], Federer beat Murray in straight sets in the semifinals of Wimbledon. In fact, the likeable Swiss is just one Wimbledon title away from completing the career slam. And right now I just did it.. Four of the five Masters tournaments typically held between the Australian and the French Open were cancelled, with the Italian Open the only one to be postponed. Following Djokovic's early exit from the Australian Open, he underwent surgery for the wrist injury that had been causing him issues for the previous year. [24] They both reached the world's top 100 in 2005, and the top 20 in 2006. Djokovic entered the season as the world No. It is surely a difficult task to get the better of any of them. 1 for a record 378 weeks, Federer for 310 weeks, Nadal for 209 weeks, and Murray for 41 weeks. In a clash of the tennis titans that many had anticipated . 1, and extended the record to 302. [158][159][160][161][162], The presence of the Big Four is generally seen to have had a positive impact on tennis, making the sport more exciting and in turn attracting more attention. . 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. While many have prevailed. From 2007, Djokovic and Murray increasingly challenged Federer and Nadal's dominance with consistency. 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. 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. [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.