He did it in 2011, and 2018 yet again

mike danny

Bionic Poster
Djokovic went 7-3 against Federer in that period and 7-3 against Nadal. Pretty close really but I actually would give the edge to Federer since was 2-3 against Djokovic in Slams compared to Nadal at 1-3.
Also defeated Djokovic on 2 different surfaces and took the no.1 ranking from him for a while.

I picked this exact period because Nadal was at his peak and Fed was still young enough to still be a threat everywhere and Djokovic's records against them are identical. But Fed has the tiebreakers.
 

Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil

Talk Tennis Guru
It's quite fantastic how you reach your own conclusions from nothing. "There is only one Djokovic" did not mean that he was the only one who could do it. Jesus.
Also implying that if you brought up an achievement that only Djokovic did and ended your message with "There is only one Djokovic", he wouldn't have found a way to complain about it or devalue it again.

And considering the fact that all those threads were and will continue to be polluted in a blink of an eye, that would just be the usual dishonesty and fakery. Not that I expected any better.
 

RF-18

Talk Tennis Guru
Novak didn't dethrone Federer.

You are right the word dethrone doesn't apply to Fed as he wasn't the one Djokovic actually dethroned but he put him behind in the rankings, while dethroning Nadal from #1.

At the end of the day, he outperformed both from being #22 in the world. Thats the whole point. Well played I'd say.
 

3lite

Professional
Different two cases since Fedal's forms in 2011 and second half of 2018 were very different. Although it would be foolish to say that he didn't deny both of them several extra Majors in this decade. A complete mockery of records was denied by just one guy.

Regarding there being only Novak Djokovic, I don't know... It's far from the first time that kind of phrase was used for a great athlete, whether we are talking about an achievement only they did or just showing one way of very high praise. I certainly wouldn't complain if the same was said about Federer or Nadal, in several positive contexts. It's suggesting how special they all are at the end of the day.

Name another man who has won 4 straight slams in the open era.

Next.
 

BeatlesFan

Bionic Poster
Name another man who has won 4 straight slams in the open era.

Next.
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You might want to Google who this man is. And guess what? He did in twice in one calendar year. Next.
 

mike danny

Bionic Poster
You are right the word dethrone doesn't apply to Fed as he wasn't the one Djokovic actually dethroned but he put him behind in the rankings, while dethroning Nadal from #1.

At the end of the day, he outperformed both from being #22 in the world. Thats the whole point. Well played I'd say.
Obviously well played. The guy had a super impressive comeback. And everyone knew that he was the only other guy who could win slams after Fedal.

He did what I didn't think was possible: to have a comeback in the middle of a season after no momentum.
 
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duaneeo

Legend
When Djokovic dethroned Federer and Nadal in 2011, Fedal had been the YE #1/#2 for 6 consecutive years. When Djokovic dethroned Federer and Nadal in 2018, it had been 13 years since Fedal first became the YE #1/#2.
 

DerekNoleFam1

Hall of Fame
Agree with some that this was not a dethroning per se. In 2011 he had just come from 4 years as YE#3 to single-handedly end the duopoly.
This year was slightly different, less matches played overall, and not as dominant either.
 

uscwang

Hall of Fame
Of course he ended Fedal duopoly again. Without Novak, Nadal and Federer would still have been No. 1 and 2 in the world, and likely have won all 4 majors in 2018, with Rafa having another 3-major year.
Remember what Fed said in Paris? Something like, Novak is still in the draw, i can't talk about winning No. 100 now. He is that big in Fedal's mind.
 

mike danny

Bionic Poster
Of course he ended Fedal duopoly again. Without Novak, Nadal and Federer would still have been No. 1 and 2 in the world, and likely have won all 4 majors in 2018, with Rafa having another 3-major year.
Remember what Fed said in Paris? Something like, Novak is still in the draw, i can't talk about winning No. 100 now. He is that big in Fedal's mind.
Rafa wasn't winning USO this year anyway even without Novak. Neither was Roger.
 
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