Some are delighted to have been able to live their career at the same time as the three legends, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Others regret it because they could have been more successful. During a Tennis.com podcast, Marcos Baghdatis spoke about this ultra‐dominance of the Big 3.
« Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic dominated the circuit for more than a decade and a half, not to mention the great Andy Murray. In my day, to win a Slam, you had to beat at least one or two of these monsters. There were so many talented guys who could have won a major. We think of Jo‐Wilfried Tsonga, Gaël Monfils, Kei Nishikori, David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych, while Marin Cilic managed to seize his chance at the US Open 2014. The players I mentioned were unable to win a single Grand Slam because of the Big 3. Murray himself lost many semi-finals and finals against them”underlined the Cypriot, who lost the final of the Australian Open 2006 against Roger Federer.
Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 1:25 PM
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