Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and I are in the twilight phase

While they remain competitive at the highest levels, the Big 3 have reached the final stage of their respective careers. Novak Djokovic occupies the top of the world rankings at 33 years old, in addition to having won his ninth title at the Australian Open in early 2021.

In recent seasons, the Serbian phenomenon has decided to focus his attention mainly on the Grand Slam, with the aim of equaling and surpassing the eternal rivals in the all-time rankings.

Rafael Nadal has had a lot of difficulties so far, also thanks to an annoying back problem that has limited his performance. The 34-year-old Spaniard knows he has Roland Garros on his side, despite increasingly fierce competition.

In the event of a 14th win in Paris, Rafa would reach 21 Grand Slams for the first time, beating his eternal rival Roger Federer. The latter will go hunting for the last seal at Wimbledon in the summer, not forgetting the Tokyo Olympics well etched in his mind.

At a press conference in Rome, Djokovic stressed that generational change is inevitable in any area of ​​life.

Novak Djokovic spoke about the generational change

Similarly, in tennis, players like Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are in the twilight phase of their careers.

Sooner or later the time will come when the young gunmen will begin to dominate these three guys. The 18 Grand Slam winner spoke on this issue, saying: “The results show that they are winning more than before.

I mean obviously these guys are playing, you know, more or less every week. There are guys like Tsitsipas, Zverev, Berrettini, Rublev who beat us all, who play a lot and move up the rankings ”.

The 33-year-old added: “Medvedev, of course, is also fighting for the top spots. Dominic Thiem, he has also been there for several years.

It is inevitable that they take over. Changes will occur at the top of the leaderboard. Be it in a month, a year or whatever, I don’t know. “Newly crowned Madrid Open champion Alexander Zverev recently voiced his opinion on Rafael Nadal’s prospects at this year’s Roland Garros.

Speaking to the media before his participation in the Italian Open, Zverev claimed that Nadal remained the favorite to succeed in Paris despite his recent setbacks.

“He (Rafael Nadal) is still the favorite, that hasn’t changed,” Zverev said. “You have to beat him. The opportunity for him is relatively great. Our job is to prevent that from happening.”

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