Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic: A Trivalry in Men’s Tennis

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Published: July 5, 2011

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Wimbledon 2011 has stunned us. Novak Djokovic entered it, two weeks ago, something of a third-way favourite for the title, behind obvious champion candidates Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

He finished it yesterday, however, and truly. Novak Djokovic finished Wimbledon off, with yet another high-spun forehand into Nadal’s backhand side to draw the final error on the final point of the Gentleman’s Singles’Championships for 2011. He had won it, for the first time in his career.

All of a sudden, as it happens weekly in the tennis world, we seem to have a new king, a new man of the moment. Only, of course, that the Wimbledon champion tends to be the man of the moment. He is the new world No. 1, being for the first time someone other than Federer or Nadal since 2004 to hold the top spot, and has now won two of the four grand slams.

Is this the beginning, as his mother would have it, of a ‘Novak-Novak-Novak era’?

Three crucial matches of this European summer need to be examined. This very Wimbledon final in question, no doubt—but equally, the semifinal between Federer and Djokovic at the French, and the final between Nadal and Federer two days later.

Why? An uneasy, and intriguing pattern seems to emerge. Let us step back—from the hype, the passion, the irrational leaps to unjustified conclusions. If ever there were a science in tennis, it would need to be applied now.

All three of these key matches, between the top three players of this season, were won in four sets. The winner invariably leaped to a two sets to love lead, let the third slip, and ultimately came back to claim the match in four.

 Coincidence is probably only ever going to remain that—but can we glean deeper insights into the intricate power struggles in men’s tennis?

Federer won his encounter against Djokovic (likely the most dramatic of the three), 7-6,...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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