In the last 20 Grand Slam tournaments disputedthe domain of only 4 names has been almost absolute. Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Jannik Sinner They have been distributed 19 of these titlesconsolidating an era of unprecedented individual and collective hegemony. The only exception of this list is that of Daniil Medvedevwho won the US Open the 2021.
The data is shocking, Only 5 tennis players have managed to get a Grand Slam since the late 2020but the most surprising thing is that 4 of them have distributed 95% of the titles. Nadal It rose with the last 2020 trophy, Roland Garros, that moved the dates of the tournament to avoid cancellation by the pandemic of the Coronavirus. Djokovic, expanded its legend with multiple conquests (6) between 2021 and 2023 becoming the maximum winner (24).
He ‘Big 2’ The last 7 titles have been distributed and between them they already add 9 throughout its record. While for two decades there was talk of the ‘Big 3” (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic), The new scenario has reduced the throne to two main figures: Alcaraz and Sinner.
Medvedev For his part, he was the only one capable of sneaking into these giants, beating Djokovic In the final of US Openthus achieving his first Grand Slam. Since then, the Russian has been in the elite but without being able to repeat that feat.
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This data not only reflects the talent of these figures, but also the difficulty facing the new generations to break into the most prestigious world tennis tournaments. This is the case of Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Casper Rudd, Stefanos Tsisipas O Grigor Dmitrov… great current tennis players who have not yet won a Grand Slam, demonstrating that it is not easy to be crowned in these scenarios.
With Alcaraz and Sinner leading the transition, and Djokovic still competitive hegemony seems far from finishing. Who will be the next to break this domain?
