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Big Three (tennis)
The Big Three is a common nickname in tennis for the trio of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, each considered to be among the greatest tennis players of all time. The trio dominated men's singles tennis for two decades, collectively winning 66 major singles tournaments; Djokovic leads with an all-time record of 24 titles, followed by Nadal with 22 and Federer with 20. They have been ranked as world No. 1s in singles for a total of 947 weeks (equivalent to 18 years): Djokovic for a record 428 weeks, Federer for 310, and Nadal for 209. One of the three finished the season as the year-end No. 1 player nearly every year from 2004 to 2023, with the exception of 2016 and 2022. They collectively occupied the top-three positions of the year-end ATP rankings eight times; in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, and 2019. Prior to the adoption of the term Big Three, there was the Big Four, a similar term used from about 2008 to 2016 to describe the quartet of Federe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at No. 1, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for a record 428 weeks across a record 13 different years, and finished as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 a record eight times. Djokovic has won a record 24 List of Grand Slam men's singles champions, major men's singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 100 singles titles, including a record 72 List of ATP Tour top-level tournament singles champions#Statistics, Big Titles: 24 majors, a record 40 Tennis Masters Series records and statistics#Title leaders, Masters, a record seven ATP Finals, year-end championships, and an Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was his first major title, the first of a record ten Australian Open titles, and the first of an all-time record 24 major men's singles titles overall. Djokovic became the first Serbian man to win a major singles title. It was the first major final since the 2005 Australian Open not to feature either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, who were beaten by Djokovic and Tsonga, respectively, in the semifinals. Alongside second-seeded Nadal, Tsonga (unseeded in this tournament) defeated three more seeds en route to the final, including ninth-seed Andy Murray. Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Djokovic in the semifinals. The loss ended Federer's record streak of ten consecutive major finals. However, he became the first man to reach 15 consecutive major quarterfinals (streak starting at the 2004 Wimbledon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and 21st major singles title overall, surpassing the all-time record he had jointly held with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal became the fourth man, after Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, and Djokovic, to achieve the double career Grand Slam, and the second in the Open Era. He also became the first man in the Open Era to win the Australian Open final after losing the first two sets. This marked the third consecutive year a man trailed by two sets in a major final yet rallied to win, following Djokovic's two-set comeback at the 2021 French Open and Dominic Thiem's at the 2020 US Open. Djokovic was the three-time reigning champion, but did not compete after his visa was cancelled shortly before the tournament began due to an intervention from Australia's Immigration Minister Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. It was his record-extending ninth Australian Open title and 18th major title overall. With his fourth-round win, Djokovic joined Roger Federer as only the second man to achieve 300 match wins in majors. Aslan Karatsev was the first male qualifier to reach a major semifinal since Vladimir Voltchkov in the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, and the first at the Australian Open since Bob Giltinan in December 1977. Ranked world No. 114, he was the lowest-ranked player to reach a major semifinal since Goran Ivanišević (ranked No. 125) at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, the lowest ranked to do so at the Australian Open since Patrick McEnroe (also ranked No. 114) in 1991, and the first man in the Open Era to reach the semifinals on his major main-draw debut. This was the first major in the Open Era to feature three R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. It was his record-extending eighth Australian Open title and 17th Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major title overall. With the win, Djokovic regained the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 singles ranking, and became the first player since Ken Rosewall to win major titles in three different decades. The match also marked the first time Djokovic came back to win a major final after trailing two sets to one, having lost each of the last seven times this happened. Thiem became the first Austrian to reach the final. This was Thiem's third runner-up finish in as many major finals (though he would go on to win the 2020 US Open – Men's singles, US Open later that year). The final also marked the first time in the Open Era that three consecutive men's major finals went to five sets, foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2019 Australian Open. It was his record seventh Australian Open title and 15th major title overall, surpassing Pete Sampras for third place on the all-time list. Djokovic and Nadal were both in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking; Djokovic retained the top ranking by reaching the fourth round. Nadal was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam, a feat he would achieve three years later. Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas was the first Greek player to reach the semifinals at a singles major. This was the first Australian Open since 1982 to feature a final set tie-break. Upon reaching 6–6 in the fifth set, a match tie-break is played where the winner is the first to reach ten points and lead by two points. The first men's sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Roger Federer defeated Marin Čilić in the final, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. It was his record-equalling sixth Australian Open title (tied with Roy Emerson and Novak Djokovic), and his record-extending 20th and last major title overall. Federer was the oldest man to win a major singles title since Ken Rosewall in 1972. Čilić became the first Croatian to reach an Australian Open singles final. This was the first time since the 2008 Wimbledon Championships that two unseeded players ( Chung Hyeon and Kyle Edmund) reached the semifinals of a men's singles major, and the first time at the Australian Open since 1999. Chung became the first South Korean to reach a major quarterfinal and semifinal. Seeds All seedings per ATP rankings. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Other entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2017 Australian Open. It was his fifth Australian Open title and record-extending 18th major title overall. It was Federer's first major title since the 2012 Wimbledon Championships over four years prior. Federer was the oldest men's singles major champion since Ken Rosewall at the 1972 Australian Open. It was Nadal and Federer's ninth and last meeting in a major final. Nadal was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double career Grand Slam (he would achieve the feat five years later). Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Denis Istomin. It was the first time since the 2008 Wimbledon Championships that Djokovic failed to reach the third round of a major, and the first time since 2006 that he failed to do so at the Australian Open. With top seed Andy Murray losing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open. It was his record-equaling sixth Australian Open men's singles title (tying Roy Emerson) and eleventh major title overall. This was the fourth Australian Open final between the pair. Murray was the second man in the Open Era to lose five finals at the same major (after Ivan Lendl at the US Open), and is the only one to have the distinction without having won the title. This marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 1, two-time major champion and 2005 finalist Lleyton Hewitt; he lost to David Ferrer in the second round. Seeds Qualifying Wildcards Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References ;General Men's Singles Main Draw on ausopen.com ;Specific External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was his fifth Australian Open title and eighth major title overall. It was also Murray's fourth runner-up finish at the event, the most in the Open Era. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Djokovic. It was the third consecutive year that the two met at the Australian Open; on each occasion, their encounter went to a fifth set, and the victor of their match would go on to win the title. Roger Federer's streak of eleven consecutive Australian Open semifinals ended when he lost to Andreas Seppi in the third round. The defeat marked Federer's earliest exit from the tournament since 2001. Nick Kyrgios was the first teenager to reach the quarterfinals since Andrei Cherkasov in 1990, and the first Australian to do so since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005. He was the first teenager to reach mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open. It was his fourth Australian Open title and sixth major title overall. With the win, Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to win the Australian Open three consecutive times. Djokovic's five-set victory over Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round is considered by many observers to be one of the greatest matches ever. It was the first of three consecutive five-set matches the two would contest at the tournament; each time, the victor of said match would go on to win the title. Seeds Qualifying Wildcards Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References ;General Men drawsheet on ausopen.com ;Specific External links 2013 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open. It was his third Australian Open title and fifth major title overall. The final lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes, the longest match in Australian Open history and the longest major singles final of all time. It is considered by many to be one of the greatest matches in tennis history. This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds advance to the semifinals. It is also the last major, and tournament overall, in which all of the Big Four reached the semifinals. This was the last Australian Open for former world No. 1s Andy Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero. Seeds Qualifying Wildcards Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Notes References ;General * ;Specific External links 2012 Australian Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
