Thiem is the only player on the list who has his best days ahead of him, and his record against Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal really underlines what a serious talent he is. Nadal went to contest his 30th major final against Casper Ruud, winning a staggering 14th French Open title and 22nd major overall. British tennis player Andy Murray, Daniil Medvedev, Stan Wawrinka. Lets be realistic; every player had to face at least one of them in their journey before winning a major trophy. Murray's victory marked the first time since the 2010 French Open that a member of the Big Four had won a Grand Slam singles title without having to defeat one of the other three members. [143] Federer has delivered the most bagels against the other two with four, while receiving only one.[144]. 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). All four players qualified for the year-end championships, which Djokovic won. Yet there are three players who managed to win several times against Federer, Djokovic and Nadal, often putting the Big Three in great difficulty. 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. Daniil Medvedev: I now try to be like Roger Federer in my matches. . Not many people can say this after a career in this era, bu Czech star Berdych certainly had Roger Federers number. [197], Djokovic, Federer, Nadal make up the top three prize money leaders of all time (not adjusted for inflation).[198]. Nalbandian became the first player to defeat Nadal, Djokovic and Federer in the same tournament, doing so to win his first Masters 1000 title. 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. [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 the 2009 US Open against Federer. Djokovic defeated Nadal for the first time at the French Open in a straight-sets quarterfinal. [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. 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. They have been ranked as world No. Your login session has expired. [111] Djokovic claimed the other spot in the final, to set up a rematch of the previous year's final, and defeated Federer in four sets to win his second major of the year, denying Federer a record eighth Wimbledon title for the second year in a row. But the Italian went on to lose their 14 other meetings. 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. They have been the most successful mens singles players for the last two decades. With Nadal's injuries, Murray and Djokovic improved in the rankings, with Murray reaching world No. Djokovic and Nadal lost early at the Australian Open. Djokovic rebounded to win a record 36th Masters title in the Italian Open two weeks later. [118] Djokovic won Toronto with Murray losing in the finals of Cincinnati. ", "Men's Tennis: The Big One, Big Two, Big Three or Big Four? Among the three Rafa holds the all-time total titles record at 22. 2 in August and ending the 211-week reign of Federer and Nadal as the top two ranked players. Nadal returned in Montreal where he defended his title. [25] He also won two Masters titles and five overall titles during the season, finishing 2007 as the world No. 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. There, Djokovic defeated Federer in the longest Wimbledon men's final in history. Stan Wawrinka has won three Grand Slam titles in his career. 1 for a record 378 weeks, Federer for 310 weeks, Nadal for 209 weeks, and Murray for 41 weeks. Federer went on to win a record-equaling fifth Indian Wells title, defeating Nadal in the fourth round. Now it is surely a huge achievement to defeat Nadal, Federer and Djokovic in ones career. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has defeated the Big Three 16 times. Nadal also won in Madrid, while Djokovic fell to Alexander Zverev in the Rome final. The 24-year-old has dwarfed Novak Djokovic thrice on hardcourt -- twice in the Year-end Championships and once in the Olympics. 1, has been No. Andy Murray responds to Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek praise: Lot of respect for them, Rafael Nadal will lose the Top-10 after almost 18 years. 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 . 1 in straight sets. Djokovic then continued to dominate throughout the remainder of the year, winning in Beijing, Shanghai, Paris and at the ATP Finals. 1 ranking with Nadal overtaking him by 100 points. 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 . It's definitely good times. After winning the title Daniil said, You never know if youre going to achieve [winning a major] in your career. The Brit defeated the Spaniard in straight sets in the final of the 2015 edition and the semifinals of the 2016 edition. Nadal, meanwhile, had his season curtailed by an injury. 1 player in the final to win his major titles. Since 2004, however, only four men have been ranked No. Tomas Berdych (13 wins against the Fab 3). Compared to Novak and Fed with 3 each. 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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. Despite Nadal going up two sets to love, Medvedev responded furiously and claimed the next two sets. 1 for 18 years or was in the top 2 for nearly 16 years. 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. Fish failed to find the winning touch against Novak Djokovic, losing to the Serb seven times in total. The 2020 US Open quarterfinalist failed to defeat the Serb though, losing all four matches against the World No. In the past, he has served as a player and is expected to become a team captain in the future. Madrid, Spain On This Day: David Nalbandian completes the first and only Big 3 sweep The now-retired Argentine is still the only player to ever beat Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak. Had he been playing in another era, he may well have dominated tennis for a while. 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Common tennis term for Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal trio, "Big Four (tennis)" redirects here. You look back, a further back, 20 years, and you have the Connors and the Lendls. 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. Actually, there are plenty of players who have beaten all of these 3 in the game of tennis. But I am trying to win every match. At this time they are better than the other players. While many have prevailed. [127], At the 2020 Australian Open, Nadal lost to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals, while Djokovic defeated Federer in the semifinals. [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. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have won a total of 56 Grand Slam titles, 97 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and 11 ATP Finals. The first to do so was Juan Martn del Potro when he defeated . 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. 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. Nadal won both, with the latter final often described as one of the greatest tennis matches of all time. 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[63] However, Djokovic ended Nadal's record eight-year winning streak at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Thiem has a solid record against Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic. Daniil Medvedev won their US Open final in straight sets to leave Djokovic tied with Federer on 20 major triumphs. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were born a week apart, played each other as juniors,[23] and both made their major debuts in 2005. By 2011, Nadal declared that his joint dominance with Federer had ended, following the ascent of Djokovic and later Murray. 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[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. Naomi Osaka on the court with a baby bump: Andre Agassi her new coach? Federer announced that he would again skip the entire clay-court season. He became the fourth man in history to complete the double Career Grand Slam in singles, and the second after Djokovic in the Open Era. Coric also registered two wins against Roger Federer, at the Halle Open and the Shanghai Masters. Answer: One the same day? On 23 September 2022, Federer retired from professional-level tennis at the 2022 Laver Cup, having struggled with a knee injury for the past couple of years, ending the age of the Big Three. [67] Nadal dominated the US Open series, winning the Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, and US Open, defeating Djokovic in the final of the latter. 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. 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. The German lost to Nadal no fewer than five times, but only after winning the very first encounter between the two that took place in 2004 on an indoor carpet surface in Basel. Current through the 2023 Australian Open. Here is why! [43] At the US Open, Murray was upset in the fourth round by Marin ili, while Djokovic reached his first Grand Slam semifinal of the season, losing in straight sets to Federer. Dominic Thiem has met Roger Federer only once on grass so far -- in the semifinals of the 2016 Stuttgart Open. Federer won his final title at age 36, Nadal won his most recent title at 36, and Djokovic at 35. see also ITF team competitions: Olympics, Davis Cup, Hopman Cup and Means a lot to me.. [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. 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? 909 Almost a decade later, Federer came close to repeating that feat. 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. It was an incredibly tough match. The defeat saw Nadal slip to seventh in the rankings, his first time outside the top five in more than a decade. 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. 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]. Djokovic was the year-end No. Thiem has lost the crucial matches against them, being bested in two French Open finals by Nadal and an Australian Open final against Djokovic. If not for his injuries, Juan Martin would have been twice the player he has been in his career till now. 3 has also won one match against Roger Federer on grass, at the 2016 Halle Open. 1. . Federer, however, won the title without dropping a set by beating Marin ili in the final. Federer's record on grass after his Halle exit stands at 188-28 with an 87% success rate. "[50], Djokovic's dominance contributed to overall control by the Big Four. [99] Collectively, the Big Four won 19 titles in 2014, but two Slam titles and two Masters titles went to other players. 1 Novak Djokovic is the answer. 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. [52], By his standards, Federer had a weak season. I'm not making something up. I dont know how Im going to feel if I win a second one or third one. [30] Djokovic went on to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (who had eliminated Nadal in the semifinals) to win his first major. Federer's run marked a record-breaking eleventh Wimbledon final and eighth title. Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer. Another player with a winning record against Djokovic is Rafael Nadal. Here's a look at the three players who have beaten Djokovic the most times in the finals of Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events over the years: #3 Roger Federer (beat Novak Djokovic in 3 Masters 1000 and 1 Grand Slam final) Novak Djokovic has dominated Roger Federer in the finals of big tournaments. [137], The 2022 Wimbledon Championships marked the event's first edition since 1998 in which Federer did not compete. [32] He also won his first two Masters titles. 1 for an ATP record 378 weeks (as of 27February2023[update]), Federer for 310 weeks, and Nadal for 209 weeks. Nadal ended the season with a 06 record against Djokovic, with every encounter between them at a final.
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