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As the saying goes, you're only as good as your biggest pigeon.
Federer's biggest pigeon is David Ferrer:
h2h is 17-0.
+ Career record 734–377 (66%)
+ Highest ranking no.3
+ 27 career titles
+ 1 ATP Finals final (2007 loss to Federer)
+ 6 Masters finals
+ 10 consecutive Slam QF
+ 3 consecutive Slam SF
+ With 734 career match wins, he holds the distinction of winning the most matches on the ATP Tour without having won a major
+ Best season 2012:
- Only met 17 times
Nadal's biggest pigeon is Richard Gasquet:
h2h is 18-0.
+ Career record 607–405 (60%)
+ Highest ranking no.7
+ 16 career titles
+ 3 Masters finals
+ 3 Slam SF
+ 2 Slam QF
+ 3 Consecutive Slam QF (one was a SF)
+ Olympic bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2012 London Olympics
+ Best season 2015 (possible contenders might be 2005, 2006, 2013):
Djokovic's biggest pigeon is Gael Monfils:
h2h is 20-0.
+ Career record 574–338 (63%)
+ Highest ranking no.6
+ 13 career titles
+ 2 Slam SF
+ 8 Slam QF
+ Oldest ATP title winner in the open era (Auckland 2025) at 38 years and 131 days old
+ Best season 2016:
+ Met 20 times
* As of right now both players are still active, so there's a non zero percent chance that Monfils manages to beat an older, beatable Djokovic.
Between the three pigeons, Ferrer has the most impressive career with quite a considerable margin. After him is probably Monfils since Gasquet never won a title above 250, but Gasquet also won more titles, so you decide which is more impressive.
How did the big 3 deal with each other's pigeons?
Federer vs. Gasquet h2h: 19-2
Federer vs. Monfils h2h: 10-4
Monfils was quite an opponent for Fed while Gasquet managed to snatch 2.
Nadal vs. Ferrer h2h: 26-6
Nadal vs. Monfils h2h: 14-2
Nadal and Ferrer met 32 times with Ferrer winning a respectable 6 matches. Monfils snatched 2 matches from 16.
Djokovic vs. Ferrer h2h: 16-5
Djokovic vs. Gasquet h2h: 13-1
Ferrer won 5 matches from 21. Very respectable. Last 10 matches all went to Djokovic so it was actually 6-5 at one point. Gasquet was almost a pigeon but he managed to snatch one match in a RR match at 2007 ATP Finals.
Ferrer has a very respectable showing against Roger's foes, while Monfils gave Fed quite a headache. Gasquet a bit less so.
How did the quarrels among the pigeons themselves went?
Ferrer vs. Gasquet h2h: 10-3
Ferrer vs. Monfils h2h: 3-3
Monfils vs. Gasquet h2h: 11-7
Ferrer was pretty damn effective vs. Gasquet while. While only meeting Monfils 6 times, the two had a very competitive rivalry with Gasquet taking the first 3 matches and Ferrer taking the next 3.
The Monfils vs. Gasquet rivalry is the most prolific, which makes sense since the 2 are more close in age than the older Ferrer. Quite an epic rivalry as well with Monfils winning more matches, and Gasquet returning quite a fight.
Final Pigeon Rating:
1. Ferrer
2. Monfils
3. Gasquet
Please consider this when you choose your GOAT.
Federer's biggest pigeon is David Ferrer:
h2h is 17-0.
+ Career record 734–377 (66%)
+ Highest ranking no.3
+ 27 career titles
- 1 Masters title (Paris)
- 10 ATP 500
- 16 ATP 250
+ 1 ATP Finals final (2007 loss to Federer)
+ 6 Masters finals
+ 10 consecutive Slam QF
+ 3 consecutive Slam SF
+ With 734 career match wins, he holds the distinction of winning the most matches on the ATP Tour without having won a major
+ Best season 2012:
- 7 titles including Paris
- 8 Finals
- 2 Slam QF and 2 Slam SF
- 76–15 win/loss ratio (84%)
- Only met 17 times
Nadal's biggest pigeon is Richard Gasquet:
h2h is 18-0.
+ Career record 607–405 (60%)
+ Highest ranking no.7
+ 16 career titles
- 16 ATP 250
+ 3 Masters finals
+ 3 Slam SF
+ 2 Slam QF
+ 3 Consecutive Slam QF (one was a SF)
+ Olympic bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2012 London Olympics
+ Best season 2015 (possible contenders might be 2005, 2006, 2013):
- 2 titles
- 1 Slam SF
- 1 Slam QF
- 43–17 win/loss ratio (72%)
Djokovic's biggest pigeon is Gael Monfils:
h2h is 20-0.
+ Career record 574–338 (63%)
+ Highest ranking no.6
+ 13 career titles
- 3 ATP 500
- 10 ATP 250
+ 2 Slam SF
+ 8 Slam QF
+ Oldest ATP title winner in the open era (Auckland 2025) at 38 years and 131 days old
+ Best season 2016:
- 1 title
- 3 finals
- 1 Slam SF (USO)
- 1 Slam QF (AO)
- 1 Masters final
- 1 Masters SF
- 2 Masters QF
- 44-17 win/loss ratio (72%)
+ Met 20 times
* As of right now both players are still active, so there's a non zero percent chance that Monfils manages to beat an older, beatable Djokovic.
Between the three pigeons, Ferrer has the most impressive career with quite a considerable margin. After him is probably Monfils since Gasquet never won a title above 250, but Gasquet also won more titles, so you decide which is more impressive.
How did the big 3 deal with each other's pigeons?
Federer vs. Gasquet h2h: 19-2
Federer vs. Monfils h2h: 10-4
Monfils was quite an opponent for Fed while Gasquet managed to snatch 2.
Nadal vs. Ferrer h2h: 26-6
Nadal vs. Monfils h2h: 14-2
Nadal and Ferrer met 32 times with Ferrer winning a respectable 6 matches. Monfils snatched 2 matches from 16.
Djokovic vs. Ferrer h2h: 16-5
Djokovic vs. Gasquet h2h: 13-1
Ferrer won 5 matches from 21. Very respectable. Last 10 matches all went to Djokovic so it was actually 6-5 at one point. Gasquet was almost a pigeon but he managed to snatch one match in a RR match at 2007 ATP Finals.
Ferrer has a very respectable showing against Roger's foes, while Monfils gave Fed quite a headache. Gasquet a bit less so.
How did the quarrels among the pigeons themselves went?
Ferrer vs. Gasquet h2h: 10-3
Ferrer vs. Monfils h2h: 3-3
Monfils vs. Gasquet h2h: 11-7
Ferrer was pretty damn effective vs. Gasquet while. While only meeting Monfils 6 times, the two had a very competitive rivalry with Gasquet taking the first 3 matches and Ferrer taking the next 3.
The Monfils vs. Gasquet rivalry is the most prolific, which makes sense since the 2 are more close in age than the older Ferrer. Quite an epic rivalry as well with Monfils winning more matches, and Gasquet returning quite a fight.
Final Pigeon Rating:
1. Ferrer
2. Monfils
3. Gasquet
Please consider this when you choose your GOAT.
