While Novak Djokovic is only a small unit behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the number of Grand Slams, Punto de Break takes stock of their presence. Or rather their rare absences. The world number 1 has missed only one Major since his debut in 2005 in Australia. An elbow injury prevented him from playing the 2017 US Open.
In comparison, Rafael Nadal has had to forfeit 10 Grand Slam tournaments since his very first, Wimbledon 2003. Roger Federer, he missed 8, including one at the start of his career. And above all, he spent 17 years between 2000 and 2016 without missing a single one of these four major tournaments.
Novak Djokovic is the youngest of the three and he will also certainly be forced to retire a little more often in the future to preserve himself. He had recently declared after his coronation at Roland-Garros that he might return to Paris once or twice more. A heralding sign
Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 4:17 PM
