Since 2005, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have won 59 of 71 Grand Slams, with only eight players managing to break their hold on the biggest trophies in the sport — Marat Safin, Juan Martin del Potro, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz.
Federer’s retirement, coupled with the emergence of players like Alcaraz, the youngest ATP World No. 1, Holger Rune and Felix Auger-Aliassime, among others, has strengthened the belief that the Big-3 will finally have to give way to the younger players.
Speaking at a press conference at the Adelaide International 1 following his defeat of Quentin Halys, Djokovic touched on the same, stating that while men’s tennis was “in good hands” for the future, he and Nadal will do their best not to make things easy for the younger players.
Novak Djokovic praises Carlos Alcaraz for ’extremely impressive’ 2022 campaign, names three other players who caught his eyes
Carlos Alcaraz had an emphatic 2022 campaign, winning five titles, including a maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, and took over the top spot in the ATP rankings. Novak Djokovic reserved special praise for the young Spaniard during the press conference, remarking that his achievements last year were “extremely impressive.”
The Serbian also spoke highly of the likes of Holger Rune, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti, adding that he had a good relationship with them all and praising their personalities in the process.
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