Rafael Nadal just won theOpen d’Australie after an epic match in 5 sets against Daniil Medvedev. After reaching the last four with a narrow victory, in five sets, against Denis Shapovalovhe won in four sets against Matteo Berrettini to reach the final. He thus offered to be his 21st grand slam, which makes him the player who has won the most, ahead of Djokovic and Federer. Especially since these three have held the reins for a long time. Indeed, since Wimbledon 2004, 70 Grand Slam tournaments have taken place, and out of 69 of them, at least one member of the Big 3 has ended up in the last four. Only theUS Open 2020 breaking the rule. Thiem, Zverev, Carreno-Busta and Medvedev having been the semi-finalists of this edition.
Rafael Nadal after winning his 21st Grand Slam!
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Having reached the final, “Rafa” continues the hegemony of the big 3. Since Roland-Garros 2005, 67 grand slams have taken place, among them, 64 have seen at least one member of the big 3 in the final and 57 times he has won. We can even push the statistic to 65 finals and 60 wins by taking into account Andy Murray, long considered a member of the “big 4”. The only finals without one of these members are Cilic–Nishikori at the US Open 2014 and the US Open 2020 with Zverev-Thiem. The final with Andy Murray and without one of the three “GOATs” was at Wimbledon in 2016, when the Briton won the tournament against Milos Raonic.
Since Roland Garros 2005, 6⃣7⃣ Grand Slam tournaments have taken place.
🤯 In 5⃣7⃣ of them, a member of the Big 3 won.
🤯 In 6⃣0⃣ of them, a member of the Big 4 won. pic.twitter.com/fsUafN9P84— Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) January 30, 2022
