Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have written some of the best pages of the history of our beloved sport. However, they are not getting any younger. Federer has already turned 39, Rafa is now 34 (and he has been struggling with injuries for more than 10 years), Djokovic is 33.
While Federer has been answering for at least 9 years about when he is going to retire, the “new question” is what is going to happen to the tennis world when Federer, Nadal and Djokovic will be out of the game.
Nadal about the retirement of the big3
During the press conference that followed Nadal’s successful 2nd round match at the French Open, Rafa said he is not really worried about the health of tennis for when the big3 will retire to say:
“I think that we are not going to have a problem. My generation, they are super-good characters, interesting characters, a lot of star potential there. The only thing that we are missing is a huge success. I hope we are on the way there.”
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently ranked no.2, Rafael has a 17-4 win-loss record in 2020. Rafael is playing at the moment at the French Open where he beat Egor Gerasimov 6-4 6-4 6-2 and Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-1 6-0 6-3.
Rafael Nadal will take on Travaglia in the 3rd round. They have never played each other as of now on the main tour.
The Spaniard clinched 1 title in 2020 in Acapulco.
Rafael won 85 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 59 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.1, the Serbian has a 32-1 win-loss record in 2020. The Serbian is now having a run at the French Open where he bested Mikael Ymer 6-0 6-2 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will fight against Berankis in the 2nd round. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic.
Novak clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome.
Djokovic won 82 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 15 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played each other 55 times. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 7-64 in the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 12th of January 2020.
Roger Federer in 2020
Ranked no.4, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s best accomplishment of this season was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Thiem at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently ranked no.3 (career-high), Thiem has a 18-5 win-loss record in 2020. Thiem is now having a run at the French Open where he bested Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 6-3 and Jack Sock 6-1 6-3 7-66.
Dominic Thiem will come up against Ruud in the 3rd round. They have never competed against each other so far on the main tour.
Thiem clinched 1 title in 2020 at the U.S. Open. The Austrian got to the final at the Australian Open.
Thiem won 17 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 10 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem played each other 7 times. The head to head is 5-2 for Thiem. The last time that they played each other, Dominic Thiem won 3-6 7-67 6-4 in the semifinal in Stuttgart (Mercedes Cup) in June 2016.
