IMAGE: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have dominated males’s tennis within the final twenty years with a collective 65 Grand Slam titles. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup
Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud within the French Open remaining on Sunday to win a males’s record-extending twenty third Grand Slam title.
The following is a timeline charting how Djokovic surpassed each Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
2003: Federer grew to become the latest entrant within the Grand Slam membership with the primary of his eight Wimbledon titles, beating Mark Philippoussis within the remaining.
Tally: Federer 1
2004: The Swiss participant flexed his muscle groups by profitable three majors, the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, shedding within the third spherical of the French Open.
Tally: Federer 4
2005: Federer defended his Wimbledon and US Open crowns, whereas Nadal burst on to the scene together with his first French Open title, beating Mariano Puerta within the remaining.
Tally: Federer 6; Nadal 1
2006: Federer loved one other trophy-laden 12 months, profitable three majors, whereas Nadal laid the inspiration for a interval of dominance on clay together with his second French Open title.
Tally: Federer 9; Nadal 2
2007: The seemingly unstoppable Federer repeated his feat from the earlier 12 months, however the French Open title continued to elude him as Nadal thwarted him within the remaining for a second straight 12 months.
IMAGE: Novak Djokovic gained his maiden Grand Slam title, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga within the 2009 Australian Open remaining. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
2008: Djokovic hit the massive time together with his maiden main, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga within the Australian Open remaining.
After his French Open triumph, Nadal surprised Federer within the Wimbledon remaining, however the Swiss participant responded by profitable the US Open.
Tally: Federer 13; Nadal 5; Djokovic 1
2009: Nadal gained his first hardcourt Grand Slam title, edging out Federer in 5 units within the Australian Open remaining.
However, Nadal’s 31-game profitable streak at Roland Garros got here to an finish within the fourth spherical, permitting Federer to say his solely claycourt main trophy.
Nadal was unable to defend his Wimbledon title as he was pressured to tug out with knee issues.
Federer went on to say his document fifteenth main at Wimbledon, surpassing Pete Sampras’ tally. He completed the season because the year-end primary for the fifth time in his profession.
Tally: Federer 15; Nadal 6; Djokovic 1
2010: Federer began the 12 months by profitable the Australian Open for a fourth time.
But it turned out to be Nadal’s most interesting marketing campaign, as he swept the subsequent three majors. He defeated Djokovic within the US Open remaining to finish a profession Grand Slam.
Tally: Federer 16; Nadal 9; Djokovic 1
IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates profitable the 2011 Wimbledon title after beating Rafael Nadal within the remaining. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
2011: Djokovic started his ascent to the highest by profitable 10 tournaments in 2011, together with three majors on the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
Meanwhile, Nadal reclaimed his French Open crown for his tenth main title general.
For the primary time since 2002, Federer went away empty handed from all 4 slams.
Tally: Federer 16; Nadal 10; Djokovic 4
2012: Djokovic overcame Nadal within the longest Grand Slam remaining within the Open Era to win his third Australian Open title.
Nadal continued his dominant run at Roland Garros so as to add one other main title to his tally, whereas Federer gained a record-extending seventeenth main at Wimbledon.
Tally: Federer 17; Nadal 11; Djokovic 5
2013: Djokovic gained his third straight Australian Open by defeating Andy Murray within the remaining.
While Federer struggled with a again damage, Nadal completed the 12 months as primary after defending his French Open crown and including one other U.S Open title to his tally.
Tally: Federer 17; Nadal 13; Djokovic 6
2014: Nadal defeated Djokovic to win his ninth French Open title, equalling Sampras’ whole of 14 slams. At Wimbledon, Djokovic defeated Federer within the remaining.
Tally: Federer 17; Nadal 14; Djokovic 7
2015: Djokovic gained three majors – the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The Serb additionally grew to become solely the second man to defeat Nadal on the French Open when he beat the Spaniard within the quarter-finals.
Djokovic reached all 4 main finals in the course of the season, however was overwhelmed by Stan Wawrinka within the Roland Garros showpiece.
Tally: Federer 17; Nadal 14; Djokovic 10
IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates with the ball ladies after profitable the 2016 French Open title. Photograph: N Gouhier-FFT/Pool/Getty Images
2016: Djokovic efficiently defended his Australian Open crown earlier than profitable his maiden French Open title, making him the holder of all 4 majors – a feat the media dubbed the “Nole Slam”.
Federer and Nadal have been each stricken by accidents in the course of the season. Since making his Grand Slam debut in 1999, Federer was a no-show at a significant for the primary time when he missed the French and US Opens because of damage.
Tally: Federer 17; Nadal 14; Djokovic 12
2017: Federer gained his 18th slam – and his first since Wimbledon 2012 – with an exciting five-set victory over Nadal within the Australian Open remaining.
Nadal cemented his place as the best claycourter in historical past when he secured a document tenth title in Roland Garros.
Records continued to tumble as Federer grew to become the primary man to win Wimbledon eight instances with a victory over Marin Cilic within the remaining, earlier than Nadal clinched his second US Open title.
Djokovic, who retired halfway via his Wimbledon quarter-final towards Tomas Berdych, missed the latter half of the season with an elbow damage.
Tally: Federer 19; Nadal 16; Djokovic 12
2018: Federer gained his sixth Australian Open to turn out to be solely the fourth participant after Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf to win 20 or extra main singles titles.
Nadal prolonged his profitable run at Roland Garros, earlier than Djokovic earned his first main in additional than two years at Wimbledon.
A 3rd triumph in New York ensured Djokovic had equalled Sampras’ tally of 14 majors and was now solely behind Federer and Nadal within the all-time listing.
Tally: Federer 20; Nadal 17; Djokovic 14
2019: Djokovic gained a 3rd successive main and a document seventh Australian Open with a dominant straight-sets win over Nadal.
He additionally gained a fifth Wimbledon title after saving two match factors in a five-set win over Federer in a remaining that lasted 4 hours and 57 minutes – the longest in Wimbledon historical past.
Nadal maintained his stranglehold on the French Open, earlier than holding off Daniil Medvedev within the US Open remaining to maneuver inside certainly one of Federer’s Grand Slam haul.
Tally: Federer 20; Nadal 19; Djokovic 16
IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates after profitable his eighth Australian Open title on February 2, 2020. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup
2020: Djokovic was again to his greatest on the Australian Open as he lifted his eighth title at Melbourne Park.
While Wimbledon was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nadal within the French Open inflicted probably the most humiliating defeats on Djokovic, thrashing him 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to carry a males’s record-equalling twentieth main title.
Federer, with a knee damage, and Nadal, because of the pandemic, opted to skip the US Open.
However, Djokovic missed a chance to shut the hole on his rivals after he was disqualified from his fourth-round match at Flushing Meadows for by chance hitting a ball at a line decide.
Tally: Federer 20; Nadal 20; Djokovic 17
2021: Djokovic continued his dominance on the Australian Open to win his ninth title.
After overcoming Nadal within the French Open semi-final, Djokovic fought again from two units all the way down to defeat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and win his nineteenth main in Paris.
Victory over Italian Matteo Berrettini within the Wimbledon remaining in July ensured Djokovic moved stage on 20 titles with Nadal and Federer.
Tally: Djokovic 20; Federer 20; Nadal 20
2022: Nadal gained the Australian Open to safe a document twenty first Grand Slam title after beating Daniil Medvedev within the remaining. He then added his twenty second main title on the French Open earlier than Djokovic beat Nick Kyrgios within the Wimbledon remaining for his twenty first main title.
The identical 12 months, Federer introduced his retirement.
Tally: Nadal 22; Djokovic 21; Federer 20
2023: Djokovic gained a record-extending tenth Australian Open title by beating Tsitsipas for his twenty second Grand Slam title, equalling Nadal’s document.
With Nadal injured and present process hip surgical procedure to all however finish his season, the trail was cleared for Djokovic, who beat world primary Carlos Alcaraz en path to his third French Open crown.
Tally: Djokovic 23; Nadal 22; Federer 20
IMAGE: A jubilant Novak Djokovic celebrates after profitable the 2023 French Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for Laver Cup
