Federer-Nadal-Djokovic Tennis Generation Will Suddenly Be Replaced

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Published: December 19, 2013

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Right now, it seems absurd to suggest that the golden generation of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will end anytime soon. Along with Andy Murray, this triumvirate has dominated men’s tennis by obliterating the rest of the ATP.

Even when it seems that a dynasty will reign forever, the end comes suddenly. The Roman Empire, in all its glory and world mastery, crumbled beneath internal decay and barbaric invasions.

Soon, the Big Three of tennis will also watch their ruling sun sink beneath the ruins of its awesome legacy. New stars will come forth, pick up the pieces and construct another age of tennis, one that will unlikely resemble the recent past.

A new age will dawn soon enough.

 

A Reverse Retrospective Look

Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, the last of the great American legends, dueled one last time in the 2002 U.S. Open. The signs of their aging had been apparent for a couple years, but they still found ways to win during a time of tennis anarchy.

There were a few other promising young Grand Slam champions, including Marat Safin, Gustavo Kuerten and Lleyton Hewitt, but it was a time of flux and transition when greybeards could still reach for their share of the spoils.

Few tennis aficionados predicted that within two years, a young Roger Federer would siege, conquer and rule the entire ATP tour. His great rival, Rafael Nadal, would truly arrive in Spring 2005, and the tennis landscape changed forever.



Suddenly, the old era of Sampras and Agassi seemed to be a long and forgotten age, as distant a time as chariots and gladiators.

Or consider that in 1988 Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker dominated the tennis scene while many wondered if American tennis was dead.

Then in 1989, Michael Chang won the French Open.

In 1990, young Agassi competed in two Grand Slam final...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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