players who have beaten federer, nadal and djokovic

Nadal won two Majors and five Masters events, and was runner-up at the ATP Finals. 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 Big Four regularly held the top four places in the year-end rankings between 2008 and 2013 and were ranked year-end world top four from 2008 to 2012, the longest span of dominance for any quartet of players in tennis history. Even the Fab 3 failed at certain points to hold on to Jo-Wilfried Tsongas solid comebacks. I saw so many finals. Against Djokovic, however, the Canadian has a poor record, losing all 12 matches that the two have been a part of. The former World No. Current through the 2023 Australian Open. [24] They both reached the world's top 100 in 2005, and the top 20 in 2006. Federer's record on grass after his Halle exit stands at 188-28 with an 87% success rate. [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. Roger Federer has never beaten both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the same grand slam. Debating When Roger Federer Will Fade From the Big Three Conversation. It's very interesting at the top right now, and the depth I think has never been greater than right now. 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. A third loss, to Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters, was the first time Nadal had lost more than two matches on clay in a season for a decade. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, but lost to unseeded Marco Cecchinato. I mean, I don't know. The Spaniard claimed his 14th Major crown . The American's wins came in the 2005-06 period before the Mallorcan grew to be a near-invincible force on the ATP tour. He became the first Argentine man to win the title sinceGuillermo Vilasin1977. Creator: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce Copyright: 2022 Getty Images, Juan Martin del Potro (17 wins against the Fab 3). [99] Collectively, the Big Four won 19 titles in 2014, but two Slam titles and two Masters titles went to other players. 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. 1 for the fifth time, despite not reaching the semifinals of ATP Finals. Federer is seen by pundits as the greatest male player to have stepped on a tennis court, having won more Majors than the rest. 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. 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. 1 ranking, all since 2012, saw him listed more comfortably alongside the other three members during the mid-2010s. In 2015, Stan Wawrinka triumphed over Novak Djokovic to win the French Open title. 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. 1 ranking to Djokovic. Never expect to be that strong.. So for me I think that's respectful. In the week following the Australian Open, Murray underwent another hip surgery. But then again we don't play doubles. [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. 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. Said six-time major champion Stefan Edberg of the GOAT debate: "Djokovic, Nadal and Federer are pretty much tied in terms of achievements, but if you add the popularity and fanbase, Roger might . 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. The tournament further signalled the decline of the Big Four's dominance. He won his second Masters title in Montreal, beating the Top 3 players Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick which made him No. 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. In Grand Slams, Djokovic has won 7 times and Federer 3. By the end of the 2002 season, he was ranked sixth in the world. And thats not easy. 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. In a clash of the tennis titans that many had anticipated . Federer's early loss in Miami resulted in the loss of the No. Nadal breezed through to the French Open title, defeating Wawrinka in the final and not dropping a set at the tournament for the third time in his career. For long, far behind his rivalry with Nadal, Federer's rivalry with Djokovic gained momentum after 2014. Wawrinka is certainly nobodies mug having amassed three Grand Slam titles. 2 in the rankings, overtaking Nadal, whose season had been curtailed by a wrist injury. Djokovic, Federer and Nadal have been dominating the game for about two decades and their influence has become unparalleled. Djokovic successfully defended his title by defeating Kyrgios in four sets in the final to win his 21st major title, thereby passing Federer and placing him one behind Nadal. On his day, though, Del Potro was feared, even by the big guns. [5][6][7] They have been a critical part of what has been labelled a new "Golden Era" in tennis.[8][9][10][11]. [149] Djokovic subsequently won the 2022 Wimbledon and the 2023 Australian Open, surpassing Federer and tying Nadal at 22 Grand Slam titles. While marveling over Novak Djokovic's 378 weeks as the world's No. James Blake won his first three matches against the Spaniard before losing the next four. Nadal and Djokovic dominated the 2013 season. The Italian triumphed just once against Nadal in nine attempts, at the 2008 Rotterdam Open. Nadal won his first Grand Slam title at age 19, Djokovic at 20, and Federer at 21. Defeated Novak Djokovic and Rafael . A couple of rare wins interspersed with 14 defeats; the Frenchman's record against Nadal tells its own tale. Federer did not enter the rescheduled French Open, still sidelined by his knee injury. Past that you still have great champions as well. [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. I was always saying if I dont, I just want to know that I did my best to do it., He added, [I feel] a lot of happiness. From 2005 to 2010, they ended each season as the world's top two players. He became the first British man to win the English Grand Slam singles title sinceFred Perryin1936, ending a 77-year drought. 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). 3 has also won one match against Roger Federer on grass, at the 2016 Halle Open. [150] Federer retired on 23 September 2022 with 20 Grand Slam titles. [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. Federer won his first Grand Slam title in 2003, Nadal in 2005, and Djokovic in 2008. In the Wimbledon final, Murray beat Raonic in straight sets to win his second Wimbledon title, and third major title overall. 3,[31] holding the ranking for the entirety of 2008. 1 ranking for a 310th week. 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. 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. He then followed this up with victory at the Shanghai Masters. 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. [123] Nadal's loss to Dominic Thiem in the Madrid quarterfinals returned the No. Nonetheless, FedererNadal remained the lead rivalry, as the pair met in the finals of both the French Open and Wimbledon. He then withdrew from the tournament before his semifinal encounter against Nick Kyrgios,[138] the latter of whom then advanced to his first major final. Federer and Nadal once again met in the Miami Open final, where Federer again won. Thus, for the first time since 2001, neither Nadal nor Federer would be present at the year-end championships. Holding the advantage at 27-23 in over 50 battles, the six-time year-end World No. [86][87] Nadal struggled early in the clay season at his traditional favorite tournaments of Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Novak Djokovic: Probably no Serbia Open in 2024, Ion Tiriac wants his licence back, ATP Acapulco: Taro Daniel scores first top-10 win despite beating Novak Djokovic, ATP Dubai: Lorenzo Sonego keeps Rafael Nadal in top-10, Novak Djokovic passes Rafael Nadal, matches Roger Federer. Your login session has expired. 1 in the semifinals of the 2020 edition. 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. The Argentinian has got seven wins against Federer, six against Nadal and four against Djokovic. Alcaraz, 19, is also the youngest player to defeat an ATP World No. [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. Nevertheless, he trails their head-to-head 4-2. Djokovic defeated Nadal for the first time at the French Open in a straight-sets quarterfinal. His first win against the Spaniard came in the 2015 Indian Wells Open. [166][167], Even initially, some tennis commentators, including Murray himself,[168] spoke of a "Big Three" or "Trivalry",[169] due to Murray's lesser achievements than those three players. The 2020 US Open quarterfinalist failed to defeat the Serb though, losing all four matches against the World No. But the Italian went on to lose their 14 other meetings. 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). Nadal returned to Wimbledon for the first time in three years; however he incurred an abdominal injury during the tournament. 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. 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. This was the only time that he beat the Spaniard in nine matches. . Taking nothing from Australia, Hewitt did have a bit of an upper hand against the young Federer and Nadal. In the previous year he lost the US Open final to he Scotsman. Raonic, a one-time Wimbledon finalist, has a 3-11 record against Roger Federer after having registered wins at the 2014 Paris Masters, the 2016 Brisbane International and the 2016 Wimbledon semifinals. With the victory, Djokovic won his second French Open title and 19th major singles title overall, and became the third man to have won each of the four majors at least twice or more (after Roy Emerson and Rod Laver), and the first to do so in the Open Era. Naomi Osaka on the court with a baby bump: Andre Agassi her new coach? The two have played each other 53 times, with Djokovic winning 27 and Federer 16. It's my opinion. Daniil Medvedev has beaten world no. [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. By reaching this great milestone, the GOAT debate has ignited . We have to consider that a player like Stan Wawrinka, who won three Slams, has won only 12 matches against the Big Three (three against Federer, three against Nadal and six against Djokovic). [25] He also won two Masters titles and five overall titles during the season, finishing 2007 as the world No. Federer is the greatest grass court player and he will prove a more formidable challenge for . [13] Djokovic has been a dominant player since the beginning of 2011, gradually approaching or surpassing Federer and Nadal's career achievements. Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon due to scheduling reasons. Stan Wawrinka would have dominated the world of tennis if not for the likes of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. Nadal returned in Montreal where he defended his title. Nadal then defeated Medvedev 64 in the fifth set, claiming his fourth US Open title and 19th major title overall, one behind Federer's record. In 2009, the quartet held the top four places in the rankings for the entire calendar year. 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. However, he returned to form in Rome, defeating Djokovic in the final to win his ninth crown at the event. At the 2023 Australian Open, Djokovic returned to play and won his 10th Australian open title, matching Nadal's record of 22 men's singles majors. He also holds a positive winloss record in Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of four (the loss being to Nadal in the final of the 2017 French Open), as opposed to Murray who has won only three from eleven (a 27.27% strike rate). Murray, meanwhile, made the semifinals of all four majors, with including a runner-up finish in the Australian Open final to Djokovic. It's nice to see Andy making his move at the Olympics, nice to see Novak having an absolutely ridiculous year last year, and then Rafa and myself still being around. The 20-time Grand Slam winner went on to win a couple more times before losing in straight sets at the 2002 Dubai Open. Considering the incredible dominance of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and that a player like Stan Wawrinka - who won three Slams - won only 12 matches against the Big Three (three against Federer, three against Nadal, and six against Djokovic), we can say that Murray, del Potro and Tsonga's goal is very important for this tennis era. [citation needed]. Following the tournament, Murray dropped to 11th in the rankings, his first time outside the top ten since 2008. For Nadal, it was his lowest end-of-year ranking since 2004, while Federer's fall in the rankings meant that November 2016 marked his first time outside the top ten since October 2002. Thats my first Grand Slam. Nevertheless, Thiem is an exceptional talent, and he can replace Federer in the Fab 3 with the Swiss legend retired from the game. 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. . Djokovic also reached the semifinals without losing a set, but was beaten in five sets by Dominic Thiem in a match that was spread over two days due to rain. They were very different players back then compared to today. They have been ranked as world No. Federer was also the silver medalist at the Olympics, where Djokovic finished fourth. 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. Nadal successfully defended his title over Djokovic in a straight-sets final. Djokovic and Nadal lost early at the Australian Open. [9][153][154][155][156], I think the top four, they are better. I never expected to win a Grand Slam. Still, the Australian still generally got the job done against them. 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. Tennishead.net is now the world's most visited tennis news website, Tennishead magazine is the world's favourite tennis publication and the Tennishead CLUB is our ground breaking virtual tennis community. Nevertheless, there are still a handful of players who have defeated the Big 3 on their surface of choice. 1, and extended the record to 302. Despite withdrawing from the event due to injury, Nadal ended the year ranked as the world No. [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. Federer continued his return to form reaching the finals of Toronto and winning his first Masters title since 2012 in Cincinnati. The Spaniard was World No. The Austrian ended up shocking the top seed with a victory in three sets. 4. Byron Black (13) d. [65][66] Murray defeated Djokovic in the final, becoming the first Briton to win the men's singles title in 77 years. Your login session has expired. Nadal also won in Madrid, while Djokovic fell to Alexander Zverev in the Rome final. 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. Seven current or former world number ones have winning records over members of the Big 4: Pat Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Gustavo Kurten, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic . Additionally, on 11 September 2017, Nadal and Federer were ranked No. In 2007 nadal won the French open and pushed Federer to 5 sets in the Wimbledon final. [118] Djokovic won Toronto with Murray losing in the finals of Cincinnati. solid comebacks. Tsongas star has waned in recent years as he became gripped by a knee injury, but his record here really shows what a good player he was at his peak. 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. Following an early loss at Shanghai, Nadal announced that he would skip the remainder of the 2016 season to recover fully from the wrist injury that troubled him earlier in the year. With a combined total of 149 matches played, the Big Three have played many notable matches against each other. During the 2010s, Federer's lead gradually shrank, culminating in Nadal tying Federer's record 20 titles with his win at the 2020 French Open. In the 16 Grand Slam meetings, Nadal has won 10 to Djokovic's six, and in the eight times they've played at the French Open, Nadal has lost just once. 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. Alcaraz, ranked No. [132], Djokovic had hoped to emulate Steffi Graf's 1988 Golden Slam in men's tennis by winning the singles Olympic gold and the US Open. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were born a week apart, played each other as juniors,[23] and both made their major debuts in 2005. with Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all . Here's a look at who they are: Andy Murray has scored two victories over Rafael Nadal on clay, both of which came at the Madrid Masters. [36] At the US Open, all four players reached the semifinals of the same major for the first time. This time, however, he will be sitting in the stands, cheering on his fellow players and enjoying . [67] Nadal dominated the US Open series, winning the Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, and US Open, defeating Djokovic in the final of the latter. While many have prevailed against one of the three great legends of the game, only a small number have managed to beat two of them. 1. The Serb has beaten the Swiss 27 times, with 22 defeats (as of April 2020). The trio, affectionately nicknamed the 'Big-3' for their stellar exploits in the game, are the. These 3 GOATs have amassed the most grand slams in the history of the sport, with Nadal (22) leading the pack with Djokovic (21) second and Federer (20) in the 3rd spot. [151][152] Many former top professionals have also spoken about the topic, including Bjrn Borg, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanievi. 10 Players have beaten Djokovic & Federer but NEVER Nadal Richard Gasquet Tommy Robredo Marat Safin Kevin Anderson Ivo Karlovic Radek Stepanek Ernests Gulbis Tommy Haas Filippo Volandri. Nadal went to contest his 30th major final against Casper Ruud, winning a staggering 14th French Open title and 22nd major overall. He acknowledged that new talents are emerging all the time, and that the sport is constantly evolving. Nadal achieved his 36th Masters victory by defeating Djokovic in the Italian Open final. 1 ranking back to Federer for one week until Nadal won the title in Rome. At Wimbledon, the quartet formed the top four seeds at a major for the first time since 2014. Meanwhile, Murray continued to rise in the rankings, reaching his first major quarterfinal at Wimbledon, losing to Nadal. Each player has occupied the top position at the end of the year at least five times, with Djokovic holding the ATP record with seven. Your login session has . The final lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes in the Arthur Ashe Court. [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. The two most important players I ever faced. This was only Nadal's second defeat at the French Open, seeing him drop to No. 3 was his career-best. Thiem has scored four victories over Rafael Nadal on clay, the second-most by any player. The win was Murrays firstmajortitle. But he lost all the other nine matches against the Spaniard. Four Times Federer Crushed Nadal & Djokovic - YouTube When Federer turns his tennis up to 11, even Nadal & Djokovic can struggle. Nadal has won a record 14 French Open titles, Djokovic a record 10 Australian Open titles, and Federer a record eight Wimbledon titles. Mardy Fish, a two-time finalist at the Western and Southern Open, got the better of Rafael Nadal at Cincinnati in 2011. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic all have credible claims to be considered the best. 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. Djokovic won one major, reached two major finals and a semifinal, and finished the year on a 22-match winning streak after taking the ATP Finals. 1 Nadal in five sets to reach his first major final in nearly two years. The trio have each completed a Channel Slam, with Nadal having achieved it twice. At the US Open, Federer pulled out of the tournament due to his need for further knee surgery, while Nadal also withdrew due to a nagging foot injury. Camila Giorgi is out of this world! [199][200][201][202] Djokovic saved double match points against Federer at the 2010 and 2011 US Open semifinals and the 2019 Wimbledon final,[203][204] whereas Federer ended Djokovic's 43-match winning streak in the 2011 French Open semifinals. The unseeded Zverev defeated the Swiss, who was the three-time defending champion, in the semifinals. 1 ranking on 5 November to Djokovic, who ended the a second consecutive season there.