The 3 tennis legends: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic should meet during the tournament in Madrid, which will take place from May 2 to 9. The three of them had not been on the same circuit since the Australian Open 2020, which saw the Serbian’s final victory. With the new functioning of the ATP ranking: we find the Monster Trio in the Top 10. This announces interesting tournaments with (possible) matches very late in the competition.
Roger Federer’s big comeback on clay
Almost 2 years have passed since Roger last stepped on clay. It was during the 2019 Roland Garros Grand Slam. The Swiss had lost, in the ½ final, against his great rival Rafael Nadal.
It is not yet known if Roger Federer has planned to participate in Roland Garros, but one thing is certain: he is preparing for the grass season … with a deadline at Wimbledon next summer. Without forgetting the Olympic Games! “The important thing is to play matches. What happens before the grass season is the clay season. From this point of view, if I want to play matches, I have no choice but to play on land. », Explained the 39-year-old Swiss.
Roger made his comeback last month at the Doha tournament (surface: hard outside). And this, after more than a year of absence, during which he underwent knee operations. The Swiss stopped in the quarterfinals of the tournament, released by the future winner of the tournament, the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili. The Swiss was therefore able to regain sensations before the Madrid tournament.
The tournament of legends
At the Master 1000 in Madrid, the trophies often go to our 3 great champions. Since 2009, Federer has won it twice, Djokovic has been titled 3 times… And 4 times for Nadal!
There is no doubt that viewers are impatiently awaiting this 2021 edition. A tournament that will take the temperature before Roland Garros and Wimbledon, which will arrive very quickly. The opportunity to see who is in good shape and who is not!
The upcoming Grand Slams will be all the more important and sensational as they will perhaps be the last where we will have the chance to see the Monster Trio in action simultaneously …
And in perspective: the quest for the record of Grand Slam titles. Currently, this record is shared between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. They have each won 20 Grand Slams in their career… Closely followed by the Serbian Novak Djokovic, with 18 trophies! But the Swiss is 39 years old… While the Spaniard is only 34, and the Serbian 33!
Federer could therefore be left behind by his competitors, but that would, of course, take nothing away from the magic of the Swiss and the emotions he was able to convey to viewers around the world, for more than 20 years.
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Nicolas PARANT
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