How Old Are The Big 3 In Tennis?
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How old are the big three in tennis? Roger Federer is the oldest at 36, followed by Rafael Nadal at 32, and Novak Djokovic at 30. All three are still going strong and showing no signs of slowing down.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Early Life and Career
Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland. He began playing tennis at age eight and soon showed signs of greatness. When he was just 16 years old, he became the No. 1 ranked junior tennis player in the world.
A few months later, Federer made his professional debut at a tournament in Gstaad. He lost his first match but went on to win his next three matches, including a victory over then-world No. 2 Marat Safin.
In 2000, Federer won his first ATP title at the Milan Indoor tournament. The following year, he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon, where he lost to eventual champion Goran Ivanisevic.
In 2002, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at the Wimbledon Championships. He defeated 7-time champion Pete Sampras in straight sets in what many consider one of the greatest Wimbledon finals ever played.
Major Achievements
Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in the ATP singles rankings. He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, an all-time record for a male player, including a record eight Wimbledon championships, six Australian Open championships, five US Open championships, and one French Open championship. He is one of eight men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam. Federer has also won a record six ATP Finals championships and held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for 310 weeks (a record), including 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008 (the second-longest run at No. 1 in history).
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal was born on June 3, 1986, making him 34 years old. Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam titles, which is the second most of all time. He has also won an Olympic gold medal and is a former world No. 1.
Early Life and Career
Rafael Nadal was born on June 3, 1986, in the Spanish island municipality of Manacor in the Balearic Islands. He is the second child of Sebastián Nadal, a businessman who owns an insurance company, a glass and window company, and other businesses, and Ana María Parera, a housewife. Nadal’s uncle Miguel Ángel Nadal was a professional footballer who played for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team.
Nadal grew up playing tennis with his childhood friend Carlos Moya at the age of eight. He started competing professionally at age 15. In 2005, he won his first French Open singles title at age 19. He went on to win the French Open five more times and became the only male player to win six French Open singles titles in the Open Era.
In 2008, Nadal won Wimbledon for the first time. He then won Wimbledon again in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 and 2013, Nadal did not compete in Wimbledon due to injuries. In 2014, he won Wimbledon for a third time. Nadal has also won two Olympic gold medals in singles tennis, which he accomplished at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Major Achievements
Rafael Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In major finals, Nadal is undefeated in 10 finals on clay court and has a 71–3 win–loss record on the surface, including a 52–1 record at the French Open. Nadal has also won a record 11 Davis Cup titles.
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, making him 33 years old. He is the current World No. 1 in men’s singles tennis. Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, the fourth most in history.
Early Life and Career
Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Djokovic’s parents, Srđan and Dijana,owned a pizza parlor before he was born. He also has a younger brother named Marko. When Djokovic was four years old, he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which his parents believe helped spur him to develop his focus and discipline on the tennis court.
Djokovic began playing tennis at the age of six. He quickly began to show promise as a player, and by age 12 he had already won several junior tournaments in Serbia. In 2000, he enrolled at the tennis academy of Yugoslavian star Jelena Genčić in Munich, Germany. Two years later, Djokovic turned professional.
Major Achievements
Novak Djokovic has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, thirty-seven Masters 1000 series titles, fourteen ATP Tour 500 series titles, and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP men’s singles rankings for a total of 223 weeks. He is currently ranked No. 2 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Djokovic has won numerous awards, including the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2011 and 2020, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 2011, and he was voted by fellow players as ATP Player of the Decade for 2010–19. In 2015 he was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world.
