At the beginning of the year, when Djokovic lifted the Norman Brooks Cup in Melbourne, he was so majestic and heroic. At that moment, the most brilliant "Big Three" era in the history of tennis, the best discussion about the history of tennis was once again very loud.
Before the emergence of the "Big Three", the title of the best in history had always belonged to only one person, Pete Sampras.
In 2003, when Pitt Sampras finished with 14 Grand Slam trophies, he was considered the best player in tennis history, although he never won the French Open in his illustrious career.
And Sampras's lifelong enemy, Andre Agassi, the ups and downs of his career is amazing, 8 Grand Slam championships plus the honor of the Golden Slam, even Sampras himself, will be awe-inspiring.
Once upon a time, Sampras's 14 Grand Slam trophies were considered insurmountable by the media and fans, and Agassi's Grand Slam achievements were considered difficult to replicate. It wasn't until one day, when a genius named Roger Federer appeared, that the idea that was rooted in the depths of his mind was shattered.
In 2003, Federer won the first Grand Slam title of his career at Wimbledon, took over the mantle of Sampras, and began his own crazy pursuit of the first in history. In 2004, 2006 and 2007, the young Swiss king achieved the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open, while Wimbledon won five consecutive titles and 12 titles in four years, just around the corner from surpassing Sampras with 14 Grand Slams.
However, from 2006 to 2008, Federer reached the final of the French Open three times in a row, but lost to a Spanish clay talent, Rafael Nadal. In 2009, Federer finally ushered in his own highlight moment, he finally lifted the Musketeers Cup at Roland Garros, replicating Agassi's Grand Slam achievements while also equaling Sampras's 14 Grand Slam trophies. Subsequently, Federer lifted his sixth Challenger Cup at Wimbledon, surpassing Sampras with 15 Grand Slam titles to officially become the first person in tennis history.
With a Grand Slam + 15 Grand Slam titles, Federer was an unattainable achievement at the time than Sampras.
A year later, Nadal declared his return in a 3-0 match at Roland Garros, then won the Wimbledon title and defeated Novak Djokovic in the US Open final to join the Grand Slam club. At this time, the King of Clay's Grand Slam championship trophy is 9, one more than the number of Grand Slam championships when Agassi retired, and the media and fans have regarded Federer's duel with his peak as a continuation of the battle between Sampras and Agassi.
At this time, Djokovic only had 1 Australian Open title in his hand. Serbian superstars won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 2011, but the main theme of the tennis world is the duo of Federer and Nadal. Until 2016, after Djokovic successfully reached the top of the French Open and joined the Grand Slam club with a "Novak Grand Slam", the pattern of the three giants of the tennis world was officially formed.
In 2017, Federer, who was plagued by injuries, won consecutive Australian Open and Wimbledon titles after four years of silence, raising the number of grand slam trophies to 19. At this time, Nadal has become an immortal legend on the clay court, with 10 Musketeers Cups that have never been seen before, and it is difficult to come after, and the number of individual Grand Slam titles has reached 16.
In 2018, Federer won the Norman Brooks Cup again, fixing the number of individual Grand Slam championships to 20. Nadal continued to defend his clay king of glory, and the French open champion continued to increase the number of his Grand Slam trophies. After the downturn of 2017, Deyo won consecutive Wimbledon and US Open titles in 2018, and then won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2019, raising the number of his Grand Slam championship trophies to 16.
After the end of 2019, the number of Grand Slam championships for the "Big Three" is: Federer 20, Nadal 19 and Djokovic 16. So, when Deyo lifted his 17th Grand Slam trophy, although Federer still occupied the first place, he was already in danger.
If there is no impact of the epidemic, the next situation in the tennis world in 2020 should be like this: Nadal will still continue to write his glory in Roland Garros and win his 20th crown; Federer and Deyo will play a peak duel on Wimbledon; and the US Open champion will most likely be a battle between Djokovic and Nadal.
Unfortunately, under the epidemic situation, Wimbledon was cancelled, the French Open was postponed, and the US Open was disqualified for hitting the division line. When Nadal swept Djokovic in the French Open final with the momentum of the self-sacrifice, the best title in the history of tennis was already about to change hands.
According to the state and momentum that Nadal showed in the French Open, roland Garros next year will still be his world. And after a mixed 2020, Deyo desperately needs to redeem himself with a strong performance.
It's just a pity that Federer, who is another year older, had not had that damn single-cell polycytosis, he would have established his position as the first person in the history of tennis.
A tribute to the "Big Three"! It was they who chased each other and achieved each other, creating the greatest and most dazzling era in the history of tennis!