Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: Keen To Make Sure History Books Don’t Forget Them

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Published: May 5, 2011

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The second major of the season is only 18 days away and while much is being said about a potential blockbuster final between the best man of the season, Novak Djokovic, and the clay-court king, Rafael Nadal, we should never underestimate the 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.

Of course, Djokovic has a good chance to become the new world No. 1 in a couple of months and all the credit must be given to him for being able to maintain such consistency in the Nadal-Federer era. 

Until 2011 came around the Swiss and the Spaniard had an outstanding domination on men's tennis.

On the eve of the upcoming French Open I find it interesting to focus on the absolute domination of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer over the last 10 years. These two great champions have printed their names on the history books.

If we take a closer look at the history of tennis, we can notice only one or two players have dominated a decade of tennis. In the '70s it was Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg who were on top of the tennis world and claimed numerous Grand Slams. In the '80s, it was Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander and John McEnroe's turn. In the '90s Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi wrote the most wonderful moments of tennis.

It was then the turn of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to make history headlines since the beginning of the 21st century. However, there is a clear distinction between the Swiss and the Spaniard and the others since they have totally dominated the tennis world for the last five years.

It is also very surprising if we consider how today's general level of play has improved so much. Therefore, many specialists think it will be more and more difficult for players to dominate.

Still, one statistic is still stunning: Federer and Nadal have claimed 17 of the last 21 majors played. Taking the numbers one step further, over the last 29 majors, only five h...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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