Which big 3 member made the most of their abilities?

Which big 3 member made the most of their abilities?


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Entername

Professional
When most people retire from whatever career they're doing, they want the satisfaction of knowing they left it all out there and that they squeezed out every ounce of their abilities towards their careers. When it comes to the big 3, which player exemplifies that the most?

Granted, they all did because no one plays tennis envisioning to win 20+ majors like they have, and for as long as they have, but relatively speaking, here are some arguments:

- Federer didn't win his first major till 22 (latest of the three), he remained a top contender against much younger players until he was nearly 40, and he kept competing till his knees were completely gone

- Nadal has dealt with the most injuries of the three, most people thought he'd never win off clay, and he is the "middle child" of the big 3

- Djokovic winning 2-3 majors for his whole career would've sounded like a heck of an achievement as recent as 2010, and even in 2014, no one would've envisioned Novak winning as much as he did
 

Djokodalerer31

Hall of Fame
Novak obviously! If you look at other's two abilities you cannot help but realize they underdelivered! Especially Nadal with all those injury setbacks, forcing him to cut his calendar by 40 and sometimes even 60 percent (like most recently...)...in Federer's case he was mentally fragile when playing the other two on top of that! Novak is almost certainly made the most out of what he had and still has and about to keep making! Yes there were a number of near misses like Calendar Slam year ago, Olympic Gold losing multiple times in semis, all the final defeats to Wawrinka (even though neither of them were tight 5 setters...yet they were intrguing enough for viewers to assume Novak could make his comeback into the match...), but generally speaking when we use talent vs. success logic he made the most out of the three in that department even with all the setbacks he suffered throughout his career!...so once again - Djokovic by a mile and it's not even close!
 

vex

Legend
Unquestionably Djokovic. He’s basically technical perfection.

I can’t imagine how EVEN MORE dominant Fed would have been with a 2HBH and Djokovic like mental toughness.
 
I voted Djokovic.

Federer and Nadal are a little more gifted and are able to offensively outclass their opponents.

But mental toughness and being defensively sound kind of goes to Djokovic.
 

Bud

Bionic Poster
Federer because he played against two other ATG's within the same era and still ended with career accomplishments close to theirs.
 

D.Nalby12

G.O.A.T.
Undoubtedly Nadal. Very few chokes. Pulled off many impossible victories thanks to his mental and physical strength. Always defeated players he was supposed to beat.

Federer - Nothing needs to be said. 20 time slam winner yet big waste of talent.

Djokovic - Lost many Slam final to lesser players. Most affected by pandemic. Lost two years of prime due to physical problems.
 
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