The Big 3: Bagels served and received by each of the 3 greats of Tennis

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic are popularly called the Big 3, are arguably one of the best tennis players of all time. They have an astonishing 63 Grandslam titles among them with Nadal with 22, the most by any man ever. Djokovic follows with 21 titles to his name while Federer retired with 20 Grand Slam titles to his name.

The trio has achieved tremendous success and it is largely attributed to their all-round game. Not only with the arsenal of shots available with them, but the trio has been successful on all four surfaces stamping their authority on the Tour.

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Number of Bagels served and received

Rafael Nadal

As per Ultimate Tennis Statistics, Rafael Nadal leads the Big-3 in terms of not only the most Grand Slams won but also in bagels scored. He is 7th on the all-time list with 120 bagels dished out. He is tied 3rd on the list of bagels scored in Grand Slam events along with Jimmy Connors. Both the tennis legends have each scored 44 bagels in major events.

Nadal however also holds the distinction of the most bagels conceded among the Big 3. Nadal has lost a set 0-6 on 15 occasions during his career. The Spaniard has however not conceded a single set 0-6 since his match against Dominic Thiem at the 2018 US Open when Nadal beat the Austrian across 5 sets.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic sits 9th on the all-time list with 109 bagels scored during his career. Of the 109, the Serbian great has 43 bagels in Grand Slam events that have tied him with Ivan Lendl in the 5th spot. Djokovic is the leader in bagels scored in the ATP Masters event with 42 to his name.

When it comes to conceding sets 0-6, Djokovic is just short of Nadal’s tally with 13 occasions when he failed to win a single game during a set. The latest occasion was in the 2022 Serbian Open finals when Andrey Rublev bagelled him in the finals to win the title in 3-sets at the Novak Tennis Center.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer ranks 11th on the all-time list of the most bagels scored in the history of the sport. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has won a set 6-0 for a total of 95 times during his illustrious career. In bagels at Grand Slams, Federer has scored 46 bagels, while leading the list of most bagels scored against Top-10 players with 27 to his name.

When it comes to conceding, Federer has been humbled 0-6 only 6 times in his career of which 5 came after he turned Pro. 4 of those 6 bagels came before 2000. Post-2000, Federer conceded a set 0-6, once to Nadal in the finals of the 2008 French Open while the other one came in what turned out to be his last-ever singles match during his quarter-final defeat in 2021 Wimbledon to Hubert Hurkacz.

Bagels served/received against each other

The Big 3 have faced each other a number of times and have given their fans plenty of memorable matches. There were also a few instances when the Big 3 players have served a bagel against one another during their encounters.

Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer

Roger Federer has dished out a bagel to the Spaniard three times on 3 different surfaces. He first handed out a bagel to Nadal at the 2006 Wimbledon final in the 1st set itself.The 2nd bagel came at the 2007 Hamburg Open Final in the final set. The next bagel came in the year 2011 at World Tour Finals in the 2nd set.

The Spaniard has delivered a bagel to Federer at the French Open 2008 final where Rafael Nadal won his fourh consecutive French Open title.

Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer

Roger Federer has handed out a bagel to Novak Djokovic once in their meeting. The bagel came at the 2012 Cincinnati Open final where Federer won the first set 6-0, and later went on the claim the 2nd set and win the tournament.

Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal has served two bagels against Novak Djokovic, both coming on clay courts. The first bagel was at the 2019 Italian Masters where Nadal emerged victorious in 3 sets. The last bagel came at the 2020 French Open final in the 1st set itself.

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