Stats: Only three players born in 1990 or later have won a Masters 1000 on both hard and clay courts in the same season
Winning major titles was a difficult task for players competing during the Big Four era. With 118 Masters 1000 titles combined, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, and Murray left very few opportunities for other ATP Tour members.
The conclusion is clear: only three players born in the 1990s or later have won a Masters 1000 on both hard and clay courts in the same season.
Medvedev in 2023 (Miami, Rome), Alcaraz twice in 2022 (Miami, Madrid) and 2023 (Indian Wells, Madrid), and Zverev three times in 2017 (Rome, Canada), 2021 (Madrid, Cincinnati), and 2024 (Rome, Paris-Bercy).
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