20、20、20！ Djokovic Wins Wimbledon to tie the Finner record and lead the men's tennis "best ever" battle

When Federer won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2003, the 16-year-old Djokovic had just entered professional tennis. In the past 18 years, Djokovic has gone from a fledgling newcomer to holding the first Grand Slam, he has chased the great figure in front of him all the way, and until today, he is finally shoulder to shoulder with the legend. 20-20-20, Djokovic's Grand Slam title, equalizing Federer and Nadal.

In the 2021 Wimbledon men's singles final, which ended on July 11, local time, Djokovic defeated Italy's Berrettini in a 3-1 reversal to lift the Wimbledon trophy for the sixth time. This year marks Djokovic's seventh time in the Wimbledon men's singles final, after six finals in which the Serb won 5-1 and is clearly the more bullish favourite to win the title. With his powerful weapons, Heavy Gun Serve and Powerful Forehand, Berrettini won the first set of the Tie-7 Battle. However, to beat Djokovic in a best-of-five Grand Slam tournament, however, it would take to be able to play consistently over a long period of time, which Berrettini was unable to do. In the end, Djokovic relied on a more stable play, completed the reversal in three consecutive sets, and won 3-1.

With this victory, Djokovic finally equaled Federer's and Nadal's 20-time Grand Slam title record. In 2008, when Djokovic won the first Grand Slam at the Australian Open, Federer had won 12 Grand Slam titles, and Nadal held three French Open titles, and the world had the privilege of witnessing one of the most legendary "chase matches" in the tennis world and even in the entire sports world. In 2018, Federer raised his number of Grand Slam titles to 20 in Melbourne, when the Swiss king led Nadal four times and had eight more than Djokovic. For the next three years, Djokovic played the role of tennis ruler, finally leveling the once seemingly unattainable record at the All England Grass Club, which he knew best.

Djokovic, who now also holds 20 Grand Slam titles, has actually gained a slight advantage in the much-watched men's tennis "best player of all time" battle. Judging by the Serb's ability and state, his limits will be much more than that. Djokovic, who has won three major slams this year (Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon), is likely to surpass Federer and Nadal at the US Open. British tennis star Henman gave his opinion, "Considering Djokovic's health, motivation and desire, I am sure he will challenge Serena Williams (23) and Court (24) in terms of the number of Grand Slam championships. ”

ESPN believes that from the fledgling to the final infinite approach to the "best in history", Djokovic's success is due to many aspects, such as physical flexibility, technical excellence, etc., and the biggest difference between him and other players is his indestructible mental strength. It is this special spiritual force that allows Djokovic to find a living space in the men's tennis world that has been firmly ruled by "Fina" for many years, and continues to grow, transforming the men's tennis world into a "big three" pattern, and finally even expected to win this chase.

"I feel very privileged to be able to make history in this sport that I love. I believe that everyone can realize the importance of this game to me, and the importance of the sport of tennis. Djokovic's statement is not exaggerated, the past 20 years can be called the most legendary era of men's professional tennis, because of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic - unfortunately, this era has these three superstars at the same time, the three of them have won 60 Grand Slam singles titles, almost leaving other players of the same generation "no way out", "the Big Three" if they exist alone in other eras, are enough to be called "the best in history", and now they have to be compared to one. Fortunately, we were able to witness all of this with our own eyes, witness a "chase race" that is difficult to replicate, and witness the confluence of three pieces of music into the greatest works.

As tennis star Agassi put it, perhaps the "best ever" battle has yet to be conclusive, but tennis is destined to be the real winner of this competition.

Author: Wu Yulun

Edit: Gu Miao