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As the Big 3 Era enters its 20th and maybe final year I decided to look back and pick the 20 matches I think were the most iconic of the period. The matches that you can't tell the story of the last 20 years without mentioning. This is not a list of the 20 highest quality matches of the last twenty years or else the 2020 USO F would be here of course. Without further ado my list in chronological order:
1. Federer-Agassi US 04
2. Safin-Federer AO 05
3. Nadal-Federer Rome 06
4. Federer-Nadal W 07
5. Nadal-Federer W 08
6. Nadal-Verdasco AO 09
7. Nadal-Federer AO 09
8. Del Potro-Federer USO 09
9. Djokovic-Federer USO 11
10. Djokovic-Murray AO 12
11. Djokovic-Nadal AO 12
12. Djokovic-Wawrinka AO 13
13. Nadal-Djokovic RG 13
14. Wawrinka-Djokovic AO 14
15. Djokovic-Federer W 14
16. Wawrinka-Djokovic RG 15
17. Federer-Nadal AO 17
18. Djokovic-Nadal W 18
19. Djokovic-Federer W 19
20. Alcaraz-Sinner USO 22
Number of Appearances:
Federer 11
Djokovic 10
Nadal 9
Wawrinka 3
Agassi 1
Safin 1
Verdasco 1
Del Potro 1
Murray 1
Alcaraz 1
Sinner 1
Tournament Distribution:
Australian Open 8
Wimbledon 5
US Open 4
Roland Garros 2
Rome 1
Notes:
Federer appears the most times but only 3 times as a winner
Djokovic has the most wins at 7
Despite being the clear 4th best player of the era Murray makes only one appearance the same amount as Verdasco and 2 less than Wawrinka
Wawrinka is the only on Big 3 member to appear more than once
Alcaraz-Sinner is the only match without a Big 3 member
Wawrinka-Djokovic 15 RG is the only 4 set match
Nadal-Federer Rome 06 is the only non slam match
11 of the 20 matches are from the years from 08-14 (A 7 year period)
What matches would you guys swap in and which would you take out? Which ones were your favorites?
Discuss
1. Federer-Agassi US 04
2. Safin-Federer AO 05
3. Nadal-Federer Rome 06
4. Federer-Nadal W 07
5. Nadal-Federer W 08
6. Nadal-Verdasco AO 09
7. Nadal-Federer AO 09
8. Del Potro-Federer USO 09
9. Djokovic-Federer USO 11
10. Djokovic-Murray AO 12
11. Djokovic-Nadal AO 12
12. Djokovic-Wawrinka AO 13
13. Nadal-Djokovic RG 13
14. Wawrinka-Djokovic AO 14
15. Djokovic-Federer W 14
16. Wawrinka-Djokovic RG 15
17. Federer-Nadal AO 17
18. Djokovic-Nadal W 18
19. Djokovic-Federer W 19
20. Alcaraz-Sinner USO 22
Number of Appearances:
Federer 11
Djokovic 10
Nadal 9
Wawrinka 3
Agassi 1
Safin 1
Verdasco 1
Del Potro 1
Murray 1
Alcaraz 1
Sinner 1
Tournament Distribution:
Australian Open 8
Wimbledon 5
US Open 4
Roland Garros 2
Rome 1
Notes:
Federer appears the most times but only 3 times as a winner
Djokovic has the most wins at 7
Despite being the clear 4th best player of the era Murray makes only one appearance the same amount as Verdasco and 2 less than Wawrinka
Wawrinka is the only on Big 3 member to appear more than once
Alcaraz-Sinner is the only match without a Big 3 member
Wawrinka-Djokovic 15 RG is the only 4 set match
Nadal-Federer Rome 06 is the only non slam match
11 of the 20 matches are from the years from 08-14 (A 7 year period)
What matches would you guys swap in and which would you take out? Which ones were your favorites?
Discuss