Last season, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal each took home a Grand Slam despite the pandemic that hit most of 2020. The world number 1 won the Australian Open earlier this year, while the Spanish phenomenon Roland Garros won the 13th time.
Mal scored, which corresponds to the record of 20 Grand Slams of eternal rival Roger Federer. At the same time, 2020 was another step forward for the Next Gen. Dominic Thiem won the first major of his career at the US Open, not to mention Daniil Medvedev’s triumph in the ATP Finals in London.
There are many who believe that 2020 could be the right year for a final change of mind at the top of men’s tennis. In an interview with the ‘HLN’ portal, former Roland Garros semi-finalist Filip Dewulf said it was a serious mistake to consider the era of the Big 3 (winners of a total of 57 Grand Slams).
Dewulf: “The era of the Big 3 is not over yet”
“Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem showed great potential at the last ATP Finals, in particular by defeating Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to avoid the classic final between them.
To declare the era of the Big 3 over, however, still seems premature to me. It should not be forgotten that the last four editions of the Masters have each been won by Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev, but none of them have a Grand Slam title in their shop window yet.
Thanks to the success in New York, Thiem is already one step ahead in the hierarchy ”- explained Dewulf. Couldn’t fail to judge Roger Federer’s return after more than a year: “He not only has to recover after a double operation, but will also be 40 years old in August.
In a way, Federer was saved by the new ranking system. Roger is still number 5 in the world, although he has played very little in the last twelve months ”- concluded the Belgian.
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