First Grand Slam QF in 16 years without any one from the Big Three
Serbia’s world number-1 tennis player Novak Djokovic, Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Spain’s Rafael Nadal are identified as the Big Three of tennis. But it happened for the first time in 16 years, when no one from the Big Three will appear in the quarter-finals of any Grand Slam. Earlier, the trio did not play quarter finals at the 2004 French Open. Federer was then defeated by Gustavo Kuerten in the third round.
Now it happened at the US Open. Defending champion Nadal did not play the tournament this year due to Corona and due to an injury and 5 time Champion Roger Federer, closed his 2020 season as he recuperates from knee surgery. In their absence, Djokovic was considered a strong contender to win the 18th Grand Slam title. But he was forced out of the tournament after inadvertently hitting a ball to a line judge. In such a situation, the question is arising whether the Big Three phase in tennis is over and can the Next Gen finally live up to their billing.
Big Three won a total of 56 Grand Slams
Records state the Big Three dominate the tennis world. Federer, Djokovic and Nadal have won a total of 56 Grand Slams in the last 17 years. The last time this happened was in 2016, when a player other than these three big players won the Grand Slam. Stan Wawrinka then became the US Open champion. The last 13 Grand Slam titles have been been won by the trio.
Big Three won 12 titles at US Open in 16 years
In the 16 years between 2004 and 2019 at the US Open, The Big Three Djokovic, Federer and Nadal won 12 titles. Other players became champions in 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2016 on the remaining four occasions. From 2004 to 2008, Federer held the title for five consecutive years. At the same time, Nadal won the US Open 4 times. He won the tournament in 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019. Djokovic won the US Open in 2011, 2015 and 2018.
Federer has won the most 20 Grand Slams
Federer has won the most 20 Grand Slams. He has won 8 Wimbledon, 6 Australian Open, 5 US Open and once French Open. Nadal is at number two with 19 Grand Slam wins. He started playing professional tennis from 2001. During this time, Nadal won 2 Wimbledon, 1 Australian Open, 4 US Open and 12 times French Open.
At the same time, Djokovic has 17 Grand Slam titles to his name. The Serbian player, who started playing professional tennis in 2003, has won 8 Australian Open, 5 Wimbledon, 1 French Open and 3 times US Open.
