In this Golden Age of men’s tennis, every Grand Slam tournament gives the “Big Four” an opportunity to make, still, more history.
To move up on the all-time list of Grand Slam champions and to further distance themselves from their predecessors — and those who follow in their footsteps.
Between them, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have won 38 of the last 42 majors — and odds are one of those four will hoist the US Open trophy on Sept. 13 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Federer reigns as the all-time men’s leader with 17 Grand Slam titles, Nadal is tied with Pete Sampras for second at 14, Djokovic has nine and Murray two.
“But, you know, don’t forget that for everybody [there] is a start and for everybody is an end,” Nadal, 29, said, indicating that the end of the line is not too far away for himself and Federer, 34. “We still here, but tomorrow we not going to be here.
“Sampras was here. He’s not here anymore. [Jimmy] Connors, [John] McEnroe, everybody pass. The sport continues. We need to promote well our sport, promote well the new generations, too, to keep coming our sport in a very high position of the world of sports.”
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