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For many tennis fans, Roger Federer is indisputably the greatest of all time. With an all-time record 20 Grand Slam titles, six wins at the ATP Finals, as well as the longest reign as world #1, his achievements speak for themselves. But in recent years, Federer’s claim to being the greatest of all time has […] READ MORE
It may seem outrageous to many to suggest that Pete Sampras is still the greatest of all time. After all, his 14 Major titles is now only good enough for fourth placed in the list, behind the Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. And perhaps more importantly still, whilst the three […] READ MORE
For some – especially fans of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer – this will sound like a heresy. How could Novak Djokovic already be the greatest of all time when he has fewer Major titles than both and fewer weeks as world #1 than Federer? In fact, Djokovic does not lead in any single category […] READ MORE
The debate surrounding who is the greatest of all time in the men’s game has always been a controversial, if engaging conversation. But it has reached a fever pitch in recent years due to the unprecedented achievements of the Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. A strong case can be made […] READ MORE
As we wait for professional tennis to start up again, we here at LWOT are looking back on some historic matches, including some of the biggest blowouts involving the Big Three. Up next a look back at the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters final. When looking for Rafael Nadal’s most dominant win over his rival Novak […] READ MORE
As we wait for professional tennis to start up again, we here at LWOT are looking back on some historic matches, including some of the biggest blowouts involving the Big Three. Up next, a short trip down memory lane to the most recent edition of the ATP Finals. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic’s rivalry, though […] READ MORE
Heading into the 2016 Australian Open, Roger Federer had been the only real rival to Novak Djokovic for the past 18 months. During Djokovic’s dominant 2015 season, in which he won three of the four Majors, as well as six Masters 1000 titles and the ATP Finals, the Serb lost just six matches. Federer inflicted […] READ MORE
Of the six Roland Garros meetings between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, most of them were relatively close. Four times the Swiss was able to snatch a set but not really threaten to achieve more. But this one time, in the 2008 Roland Garros final, Nadal handed Federer perhaps the most embarrassing defeat of his […] READ MORE
After playing each other just once in a three-year span between the 2014 Australian Open and the 2017 edition of that tournament, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both arrived into the new season with huge question marks under their heads. Both have just had their worst years in much more than a decade and were […] READ MORE
As we wait for professional tennis to start up again, we are going to look back on some historic matches. We’re going to look at some of the biggest blowouts involving the “Big 3,” starting with a 2016 Novak Djokovic victory over Rafael Nadal in Doha. The Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal rivalry is very […] READ MORE
A student from Poland, Damian is a connoisseur of the lower tiers of men's tennis and would probably watch the World No. 700 play a ferret if he could see it from the stands. Always pleased by a beautiful one-handed backhand or classic volleying technique.