Djokovic, Nadal & Co: The most consistent players of the last decade
There is no question that Rafael Nadal,Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have dominated tennis for the past decade. Yet another statistic underlines how impressive their balance sheet is.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Nov 28, 2020, 06:56 pm
Ten years is a long time. Exactly 39 Grand Slam titles have been up for grabs in the last ten years, and countless tournament victories have been played in this decade. It was ten years that were dominated mainly by three men, the Big Three, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
It is therefore not surprising that it is also these three players who are ahead in a recent comparison published by ESPN . Namely in the percentage of matches won. Novak Djokovic, for example, has won a whopping 87.64% of his games in the last ten years, the Serbian world number one leading the field with a clear margin of safety.
Nadal and Federer almost on par
In second place is Rafael Nadal, who has won 83.86 percent of his matches since 2010. The Spaniard is only a wafer-thin ahead of Roger Federer, who won 83.56 percent of his games. Finally in fourth place is Andy Murray, who was considered part of the Big Four for a few years, but was recently thrown back from injuries.
The names that appear on this list after Murray are more surprising. With almost three quarters of matches won, Juan Martin del Potro, who is working on his comeback these days, ranks fifth. He is followed by Kei Nishikori (around 70 percent wins), David Ferrer (69.72% wins) and Milos Raonic. Tomas Berdych and Stan Wawrinka finally complete the top 10.