We are lucky to see all of them playing in the same era: Milos Raonic on the Big 3


We are lucky to see all of them playing in the same era: Milos Raonic on the Big 3
Djokovic, Nadal and Federer

Grand slam after grand slam, the one thing which is constant in tennis is the G.O.A.T debate. The Big 3- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have ruled the tennis world for near about 2 decades.

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The Big Three have won 58 of 70 Grand Slam titles since Roger Federer claimed his maiden Wimbledon title in 2003. That’s a whooping 82.8571 percent.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are tied on 20 slams while Djokovic is chasing them down with 18 in his bag. Djokovic won the 2021 Australian Open and is expected to win another slam this year. As for Federer, at 39, he doesn’t have age on his side.

But like many others, Canadian Milos Raonic doesn’t want to compare them, and rather celebrate them.

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Milos Raonic shares his views on the Big 3

Canadian star, Milos Raonic has been around on the tour for quite some time. He is currently ranked 15th in the world but has been as high as 3.

Raonic has also played the Big 3 a lot. He has played 14 matches against Federer and have won 3 of those, 12 times against Djokovic but is yet to win against him and 10 times against Nadal winning 2 times.

He said: “We are lucky to see all of them playing in the same era. The GOAT debate will always be there.”

“It’s not just about Major titles. Even the weeks at world No. 1 count, their H2H meetings as well as Masters 1000 titles or dominance on a surface or in a tournament.”

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