Sir Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer are four modern greats of men’s tennis, but how good were they?
The Big 4 have won 69 Grand Slams, with Djokovic being the most successful with 24 Titles.
All four men have gone on to be the World Number One.
Wimbledon
Embed from Getty ImagesFederer leads the way with the most Titles at the All England Lawn Tennis Club with eight in total.
Three of those were against USA’s Andy Roddick.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile the latest Title came in 2017 against Croatia’s Marin Čilić.
Embed from Getty ImagesDjokovic is next on the list with seven, with the latest coming against Nick Kyrgios in 2022.
Embed from Getty ImagesNadal and Murray are third with two titles each.
The Scotsman last won it in 2016 against Canada’s Milos Raonic.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe Spaniard’s last win came in 2010 against Thomas Berdych from the Czech Republic.
Embed from Getty ImagesFederer has made the most finals, with 12 in total.
Embed from Getty ImagesDjokovic is second with 10 finals.
Embed from Getty ImagesNadal is third with five finals.
Embed from Getty ImagesMurray is fourth with three finals.
Embed from Getty ImagesFederer has 105 singles match wins at the All England Club, the most by a male player.
US Open
The US Open, which takes place at Flushing Meadows, New York, is the second-biggest Grand Slam of the year.
Federer leads the way with five Titles, along with Pete Sampras(USA) and Jimmy Connors(USA). The last of those came in 2008 against Murray.
Embed from Getty ImagesNadal has four Titles, with the latest coming in 2019 against Daniil Medvedev.
Embed from Getty ImagesDjokovic also has four, with the last coming against Medvedev.
Embed from Getty ImagesMurray’s first Grand Slam title was the US Open 2012 against Djokovic.
Embed from Getty ImagesDjokovic has 90 match victories, the most in this tournament.Federer has 82 match wins.
Nadal has 67.
Murray has 49.
French Open
Embed from Getty ImagesThe second Grand Slam of the year takes place on Roland Garros's clay courts, where the Spaniard has made it his home with 14 Titles.
Spanish players are traditionally good at clay because it's their natural surface.
Out of his 116 matches at this tournament, Nadal has lost only four, the last of which came against Alexander Zverev(Germany) in the first round of this year's tournament.
As for his greatest rival, Federer has only had one title, which came in 2009 against Sweden's Robin Söderling.
Embed from Getty ImagesHe also lost to Nadal four times in the Final.
Meanwhile, Djokovic has three Titles at Roland Garros, the last of which was against Norway's Casper Ruud in 2023.
Embed from Getty ImagesHe also lost four times in the Final, with the latest against Nadal in 2020.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile Murray made the Final in 2016 but lost to Djokovic in four sets.
Embed from Getty ImagesAustralian Open
Embed from Getty ImagesThe first Grand Slam of the year takes place in Melbourne, Australia, and the Serbinator has been the dominant force, winning it 10 times.
The last was in 2023 against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets.
Federer is next on the list with six titles, with the last coming against Čilić in 2018.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile Nadal has two titles, with the second coming in 2022 against Russia's Danil Medvedev.
Embed from Getty ImagesMurray, on the other hand, has made five Finals and lost four of them to Djokovic, the latest coming in 2016.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe other defeat was against Federer in 2010.
Embed from Getty ImagesATP Titles
Embed from Getty ImagesAside from the Grand Slams, consistency in winning ATP titles also makes a top tennis player great. All four men have won these tournaments from all over the world.
Federer leads the way with 103 Titles, followed by Djokovic with 99, Nadal with 92, and Murray with 46.
Djokovic looks increasingly likely to overtake Federer, making him the greatest or most successful male player of all time.
The ATP 1000 events are the tournaments that have maximum ranking points.
Murray has 41 of those titles, and Djokovic has 40. Nadal has 36, and Federer has 28,
But given that Djokovic is still playing, you would expect him to overhaul Murray and Federer's record sooner rather than later.
Weeks As World Number 1
Another aspect which defines your legacy is how long you stay at the summit of world tennis.
Djokovic has spent the most time at the top for 428 weeks.
Federer was there for 310 weeks.
Nadal spent 209 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.
While Murray spent just 41 weeks as the World Number One.
A big part of this was because of his hip injury and he ended up having surgery for it.
Olympics
The Olympics may not receive the gratitude it deserves from the tennis world, but these four players have treated the Games like a fifth Grand Slam.
Murray is the only player to win two back-to-back singles Gold medals in 2012 and 2016.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile Federer won Gold in the Mixed Doubles alongside Stan Wawrinka in Beijing in 2008.
Embed from Getty ImagesDjokovic completed a Golden Slam in Paris 2024 by capturing the Gold Medal against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.
Embed from Getty ImagesThis made him the fifth male player after Björn Borg(SWE), Ken Rosewall(AUS), Nadal, and Roy Emerson(AUS) to complete a career Golden Slam.
So, with that in mind, we can safely say that Djokovic is the greatest male player of all time.
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