Big three are here to stay...for now?

By Carine06 from UK - Novak Djokovic, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73728583

Novak Djokovic won the final, but there were bigger questions that came through from the tournament. Is the era of the Big 3 (Nadal, Djokovic, Federer) almost over? Can we finally say that there is a group of new players ready to take over?

Before getting into this, let’s recap a few things here. Novak has now won his 17th grand slam title. He is now only 2 grand slams behind Rafael Nadal and 3 grand slams behind Roger Federer in the race for the most titles. He is the real deal and there is no question about that.

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By Phil Whitehouse from London, United Kingdom - Australian Open 2017 Final - Roger Federer vs Rafa Nadel, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56384520

However, after two weeks of tennis in Melbourne, we have seen that even though the Big 3 were pushed to the brink of elimination - somehow they mustered the energy to do just enough and get the win.

It’s exciting times for the sport of tennis. The big talking point going into the 2020 season will be to see if anyone from the next generation - Thiem, Medvedev, Zverev, or Tsitsipas can finally break through and win a grand slam.