Top 10 Men’s Tennis Players of the Decade – Part 2

The  decade of ATP Tennis has finally concluded. After 10 very eventful years in Men’s Tennis, it is time to end the countdown of the 10 best players of the last 10 years. Part 1 looked at the decade highlights of No.10 to No.6 on this list. This part will look at the decade highlights of No.5 to No.1.

Top 10 Men’s Tennis Players of the Decade

5. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland): 2010-2019

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2010s Statistics

• Decade Highlights: 4 
  • Grand Slam Finals – 4
    • 3 titles – 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open
    • 1 runner-up – 2017 French Open
• Best ranking: No.3
• Win rate: 67%

4. Andy Murray (Great Britain): 2010-2019

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• Decade Highlights: 13 
  • Grand Slam Finals – 10
    • 3 titles – 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon, 2016 Wimbledon
    • 7 runner-ups – 2010 Australian Open, 2011 Australian Open, 2012 Wimbledon, 2013 Australian Open, 2015 Australian Open, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 French Open
  • Year-End Championship Finals – 1 
    • 1 title – 2016 ATP Finals
  • Olympic Medals – 2
    • 2 golds – 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
• Best ranking: No.1
• Win rate: 79%

3. Roger Federer (Switzerland): 2010-2019

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• Decade Highlights: 16
  • Grand Slam Finals – 10
    • 5 titles – 2010 Australian Open, 2012 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open, 2017 Wimbledon, 2018 Australian Open
    • 5 runner-ups – 2011 French Open, 2014 Wimbledon, 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, 2019 Wimbledon
  • Year-End Championship Finals – 5
    • 2 wins – 2010 ATP Finals, 2011 ATP Finals
    • 3 losses – 2012 ATP Finals, 2014 ATP Finals, 2015 ATP Finals
  • Olympic Medals – 1
    • 1 silver – 2012 London Olympics
• Best ranking: No.1
• Win rate: 84%

2. Rafael Nadal (Spain): 2010-2019

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• Decade Highlights: 21 
  • Grand Slam Finals – 19
    • 13 titles – 2010 French Open, 2010 Wimbledon, 2010 US Open, 2011 French Open, 2012 French Open, 2013 French Open, 2013 US Open, 2014 French Open, 2017 French Open, 2017 US Open, 2018 French Open, 2019 French Open, 2019 US Open
    • 6 runner-ups – 2011 Wimbledon, 2011 US Open, 2012 Australian Open, 2014 Australian Open, 2017 Australian Open, 2019 Australian Open
  • Year-End Championship Finals – 2
    • 2 runner-ups – 2010 ATP Finals, 2013 ATP Finals
• Best ranking: No.1
• Win rate: 84%

1. Novak Djoković (Serbia)

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• Decade Highlights: 29 
  • Grand Slam Finals – 23
    • 15 titles – 2011 Australian Open, 2011 Wimbledon, 2011 US Open, 2012 Australian Open, 2013 Australian Open, 2014 Wimbledon, 2015 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon, 2015 US Open, 2016 Australian Open, 2016 French Open, 2018 Wimbledon, 2018 US Open, 2019 Australian Open, 2019 Wimbledon
    • 8 runner-ups – 2010 US Open, 2012 French Open, 2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon, 2013 US Open, 2014 French Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open
  • Year-End Championship Finals – 6
    • 4 titles – 2012 ATP Finals, 2013 ATP Finals, 2014 ATP Finals, 2015 ATP Finals
    • 2 runner-ups – 2016 ATP Finals, 2018 ATP Finals
• Best ranking: No.1
• Win rate: 86%

To summarise, the Top 10 men’s tennis players of the 2010s are as follows:

1. Novak Djoković (Serbia)
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain)
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland)
4. Andy Murray (Great Britain)
5. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland)
6. Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina)
7. Marin Čilić (Croatia)
8. Dominic Thiem (Austria)
9. Kei Nishikori (Japan)
10. Kevin Anderson (South Africa)

Who are your Top 10 men’s tennis players of the decade? Let me know it the comments below!