Novak Djokovic has to feel a sense of déjà vu when he sits back and looks back at the last two years he has had. He hasn’t won a single Grand Slam since his US Open 2023 victory. Similar to his early career struggles against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, he now has to contend with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Djokovic Odd Man Out Again?

The Big 3

Before the Big 3 was solidified, two men dominated Grand Slam tennis from 2005 to 2010. Nadal and Federer accounted for twenty-one out of twenty-four Grand Slams – Nadal won nine and Federer twelve, and it was unparalleled dominance from both.

During this period, Djokovic’s stats against the two men at Grand Slams read:

Against Federer – lost four, won two (at the 2008 Australian Open, Djokovic was the winner; at the 2010 US Open lost

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