Stats - Without Djokovic, Federer or Nadal, the end of the Big 3 era is confirmed
The change of era experienced by men's tennis in recent seasons has obviously not escaped anyone.
Roger Federer played the last match of his career at Wimbledon in 2021, Rafael Nadal will retire at the end of November and hasn't really been competitive since his title at Roland Garros in 2022, and Novak Djokovic had one of the worst seasons of his career this year. The mechanism had already been set in motion.
But 2024 seems to mark a real turning point. Until now, there has always been at least one member of the Big 3 to fill in for the other two in the event of injury or poor form. A team effort, as it were, that enabled the entity as a whole to continue monopolizing the most prestigious trophies. Not so this year.
In 2024, for the first time since 2002, neither Federer, Nadal nor Djokovic has won a Grand Slam title. For the first time since 2003, none of them has won a Masters 1000 title. And for the first time since 2001, none of them will play in the ATP Finals (Masters).
Even if the possibility of a Djokovic comeback in 2025 cannot be ruled out, the statistics speak for themselves: the era of the Big 3 is already over.
Tennis historians will probably say in a few years' time that the three greatest players of all time dominated tennis almost unchallenged from mid-2003 to the end of 2023. More than 20 years of domination isn't bad.
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