Summary of the Big 3 and Damage They Have Done to Each Other's Legacy

McEnroeisanartist

Hall of Fame
Summary of the Big 3 and Damage They Have Done to Each Other's Legacy

Federer over Nadal
Nadal would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Nadal from having Career Double Grand Slam
Nadal would have had 4 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 8
Nadal would have won 1 ATP Tour Finals
Nadal would have won Miami Twice
Nadal would have won 5 more ATP Masters 1000 Finals

Nadal over Federer
Federer would have won 6 more Grand Slams
Prevented Federer from having Won Every Slam At least 5 Times
Federer would have had 3 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 8
Federer would have won Rome Twice, Monte Carlo thrice
Federer would have 7 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Federer over Djokovic
Djokovic would have 1 more Grand Slam
Djokovic would have won Cincinnati thrice
Djokovic would have 3 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Djokovic over Federer
Federer would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Federer from having won 3 different Grand Slams at least 6 times
Federer would have had 2 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 7
Federer would have won 2 more ATP Tour Finals
Federer would have won 4 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Djokovic over Nadal
Nadal would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Nadal having Career Double Grand Slam
Nadal would have won 1 more year as End Year #1 bringing total to 5
Nadal would have won 1 ATP Tour Finals
Nadal would have won 7 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Nadal over Djokovic
Djokovic would have won 4 more Grand Slams
Djokovic would have 1 more year as End Year #1 bringing total to 5
Prevented Djokovic from having won Every Grand Slam at least 3 times
Prevented Djokovic from having won 4 Consecutive Grand Slams
Djokovic would have won 5 more ATP Masters 1000 finals
 

mike danny

Bionic Poster
In my view:

Federer stopped Djokovic from possibly claiming 3 more slams (USO 2007, USO 2008 and Wimb 2012) + 3 Cincy titles + a bunch of weeks at no.1 in 2012.

Federer has stopped Nadal from winning 3 more slams (Wimb 2006, Wimb 2007 and AO 2017) + winning multiple WTF titles + Miami + a bunch of weeks at no.1 in 2005-2007.
 

wangs78

Legend
I would put it more simply. Nadal stopped Fed from being the GOAT. Djokovic stopped Nadal from being the GOAT. And Djokovic* stopped Djokovic from being the GOAT.

The interesting thing is that Wawrinka and Murray, who each took 2 Slam titles against Djokovic (so total of 4), are generally always beaten by Federer and Nadal in big matches. Go figure.
 

donquijote

G.O.A.T.
Summary of the Big 3 and Damage They Have Done to Each Other's Legacy

Federer over Nadal
Nadal would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Nadal from having Career Double Grand Slam
Nadal would have had 4 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 8
Nadal would have won 1 ATP Tour Finals
Nadal would have won Miami Twice
Nadal would have won 5 more ATP Masters 1000 Finals

Nadal over Federer
Federer would have won 6 more Grand Slams
Prevented Federer from having Won Every Slam At least 5 Times
Federer would have had 3 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 8
Federer would have won Rome Twice, Monte Carlo thrice
Federer would have 7 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Federer over Djokovic
Djokovic would have 1 more Grand Slam
Djokovic would have won Cincinnati thrice
Djokovic would have 3 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Djokovic over Federer
Federer would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Federer from having won 3 different Grand Slams at least 6 times
Federer would have had 2 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 7
Federer would have won 2 more ATP Tour Finals
Federer would have won 4 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Djokovic over Nadal
Nadal would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Nadal having Career Double Grand Slam
Nadal would have won 1 more year as End Year #1 bringing total to 5
Nadal would have won 1 ATP Tour Finals
Nadal would have won 7 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Nadal over Djokovic
Djokovic would have won 4 more Grand Slams
Djokovic would have 1 more year as End Year #1 bringing total to 5
Prevented Djokovic from having won Every Grand Slam at least 3 times
Prevented Djokovic from having won 4 Consecutive Grand Slams
Djokovic would have won 5 more ATP Masters 1000 finals
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...heir-slam-count-without-the-other-two.587232/
 

tenisdecente

Hall of Fame
How can Federer prevents Nadal double career GS (is that really a feature? LOL) and not Nadal preventing Federer 2 CYGS? LOL @ this thread
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
Summary of the Big 3 and Damage They Have Done to Each Other's Legacy

Federer over Nadal
Nadal would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Nadal from having Career Double Grand Slam
Nadal would have had 4 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 8
Nadal would have won 1 ATP Tour Finals
Nadal would have won Miami Twice
Nadal would have won 5 more ATP Masters 1000 Finals

Nadal over Federer
Federer would have won 6 more Grand Slams
Prevented Federer from having Won Every Slam At least 5 Times
Federer would have had 3 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 8
Federer would have won Rome Twice, Monte Carlo thrice
Federer would have 7 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Federer over Djokovic
Djokovic would have 1 more Grand Slam
Djokovic would have won Cincinnati thrice
Djokovic would have 3 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Djokovic over Federer
Federer would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Federer from having won 3 different Grand Slams at least 6 times
Federer would have had 2 more years as Year End #1 bringing total to 7
Federer would have won 2 more ATP Tour Finals
Federer would have won 4 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Djokovic over Nadal
Nadal would have won 3 more Grand Slams
Prevented Nadal having Career Double Grand Slam
Nadal would have won 1 more year as End Year #1 bringing total to 5
Nadal would have won 1 ATP Tour Finals
Nadal would have won 7 more ATP Masters 1000 finals

Nadal over Djokovic
Djokovic would have won 4 more Grand Slams
Djokovic would have 1 more year as End Year #1 bringing total to 5
Prevented Djokovic from having won Every Grand Slam at least 3 times
Prevented Djokovic from having won 4 Consecutive Grand Slams
Djokovic would have won 5 more ATP Masters 1000 finals
Why don’t we see this as they pushing one another to win more slams?
I believe that Federer would have retired long ago if Nadal (and to a lesser extent, Djokovic) did not exist, and would therefore had less slams.
So the effects would cancel out.
 

EloQuent

Legend
Why don’t we see this as they pushing one another to win more slams?
I believe that Federer would have retired long ago if Nadal (and to a lesser extent, Djokovic) did not exist, and would therefore had less slams.
So the effects would cancel out.
I don't agree with this at all. They play because they want to.
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
I don't agree with this at all. They play because they want to.
You need motivation to play. GOATdom is a strong one.
I don’t know, for example, if Sampras would have retired if he judged Agassi as a risk.
There were many people considering Sampras as GOAT as of 2002, when he retired.
Not that many, after Federer’s accolades as of the end of the first decade of 2000’s.
 

EloQuent

Legend
You need motivation to play. GOATdom is a strong one.
I don’t know, for example, if Sampras would have retired if he judged Agassi as a risk.
There were many people considering Sampras as GOAT as of 2002, when he retired.
Not that many, after Federer’s accolades as of the end of the first decade of 2000’s.
Sampras was in sharp decline. He retired because he couldn't play well.
 

Fedforever

Hall of Fame
Sampras was in sharp decline. He retired because he couldn't play well.

Yes, there's an interview somewhere (which I can't find again unfortunately) where he said "Mentally, I was done". He said whilst he had thought his record would last longer it wouldn't have made a difference because he just didn't want to play any more. He's considered the best of his era and what more can you do really?
 
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