No other player other than Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray have claimed the No.1 spot in world rankings since February 2, 2004
An incredible stat proved that the Big Four – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray – have dominated men’s tennis for the past decade.
The decade started with Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic ranked 1, 2, and 3 and ended with ageless legends Nadal, Djokovic and Federer ranked 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
Britain’s Andy Murray, who also grabbed the top spot for a brief period in 2016 and often gave the other three of them competition.
It is even more evident in the stat that was recently released by ATP via their Twitter page. No other player other than Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray have claimed the No.1 spot in world rankings since February 2, 2004.
Also, no other player has been No. 2 since 25 July 2005. After winning his eighth Australian Open crown last Sunday Djokovic moved to the No. 1 spot pushing Nadal second after the latter crashed out in the quarterfinals losing to this year’s Australian Open runner-up Dominic Thiem.
Sixteen years ago today, @RogerFederer debuted as World No. 1.
Only Federer, @DjokerNole, @RafaelNadal and @Andy_Murray have been No. 1 since 2 February 2004.
No other player has been No. 2 since 25 July 2005. Djokovic will be No. 1 and Nadal will be No. 2 in Monday's rankings.
— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) February 2, 2020
Meanwhile, Swiss maestro Federer, who debuted as a World No.1 16 years ago has moved to third after losing to eventual champion Djokovic in the semi-final.
Statistical overview
The four of them have won 56 of the last 62 men’s major singles titles, from 2004 Wimbledon through to the 2019 US Open.
Also, at least one of them appearing in every major final during this period. The only exceptions have been the 2005 Australian Open and 2014 US Open.
Federer leads the group with 20 Grand Slam titles, followed by Nadal at 19, Djokovic (17) and Murray (3).
The Big Three – Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic have completed a Career Grand Slam by winning each of the four Majors at least once, with Nadal also winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for a Career Golden Slam.
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Moreover, in the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, all four come in the top-ten category (since 1970). Nadal leads the list with 35 titles, closely followed by Djokovic at 34, Federer (28) and finally Murray (14).
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