But did he also lose - or at least significantly reduce - the right to be called greatest men’s tennis player of all time to the same man? On the grand slam count, Roger Federer, with 20 titles, leads the way - for now. Nadal had to contend with the formidable Federer for his first grand slam victory, and Djokovic had to compete with both Federer and Nadal at their peak. His overall grand slam count may be low but his pace of grand slam accumulation was unprecedented. But all the numbers indisputably show that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic make this the greatest era of all time for tennis fans.

Source: Mint July 18, 2019 08:21 UTC