3 each now

Yeah. There was clearly a dip in motivation after reaching such heights, and the injury. He didn't win any slams or majors for almost 2 years after this title. But came back stronger than ever in 2018.

​@@MrSuperOursWell Roger and Rafa both had an insanely good 2017 season. Roger got AO and Wimbledon, and Rafa got FO and USO. Wasn't like Novak was just sitting around idle

@@Rory626 played with an injury all year and missed the last 4 months of the season in 2017

​@@Rory626theh did cuz novak was out xd

Also played the Australian Open final, Miami final and World Tour Finals final. Then Doha final in 2017, and then both players disappeared. Murray never resurfaced after his 2017 meltdown. 2016 was his best year and last prime year.

@@jessyjohaug7392 he got injured he didn't have a meltdown

I hope Murray can somehow get back to a high level but I guess to even still be playing is a miracle considering the injuries he’s had.

@@jessyjohaug7392 injured, not meltdown

@@charlierobbins598 Murray only got injured after having a meltdown in the first place. He was being embarrassed by literally everyone. Check the facts.

They knew that he will repeat it in 2021! :)))

yes

@Henry Shear On the clay, grass and hard only Djokovic

@Henry Shear You right about Laver. I'm not sure but in that time had 3GS on grass and FO on clay. Anyway, is one an'only winn in same year. Twice!

@Henry Shear Novak did it on 3 different surfaces, no man before or after has done it. He also won WTF in between, a feat unmatched. Novak is the GOAT, there is no doubt about that.

Yes, winning RG against Murray instead of doing this against Nadal, things could have been different

@@samuela7710 Novak beat Nadal on RG one year before so he accomplished this feat as well. Nadal never won against Novak in Australian Open, in any stage of tournament, so this must be counted in as well.

Yes, and also a gold medal !

@@izziemeghan2446 Yes ofc, how I forgot that, let me add!

You are even counting the actual lost matches? Lol. Shows the desperation of the Murray fanboys. Also let me remind you that Olympics and ATP finals are not even tennis Majors 🤣😂

@@loyedloyed6602 why r u a hater?

@Joe Bloggs Agree👍

@Joe Bloggs Lol you guys are so obsessed with records and stats. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic fans are the same. People seem to have to compare as if their life depended on it. Just enjoy watching the game perhaps

@@mrangsta personally I am new into following tennis religiously i think its mainly the issue with hardcore djoko fans

@Joe Bloggs 👏👏👏. Agreed with everything you said.

@@imsayyam federer fans as well

I swear of God that from 2015 to the first half of 2016, it seems like he lost the first set just for the attendance not thinking they wasted the money. Every movement, every ball he hits is perfect that winning was a matter of time. Prime Novak is the best!

@@ntl219 Nope, it's just that the competition is not as good. Old Federer struggling with form and injuries and no Nadal for 2 years. If Rafa was at his usual self Novak would have 0 RG.

@@ismetcehic5581 You do realize Nadal was in RG in 2015 and 2016, right? Djokovic beat Nadal in 2015 and Nadal withdrawed from the 3rd Round in 2016.

The third set was very very close, the first was Murray at his best, and Murray had a break point in the very first game of the second set. Murray was just too physically and mentally fatigued after playing two five setters in the first two rounds and then two four setters in the qf and sf

@@anujjyothykumar4667 Not third, fourth

I’d say Djokovic vs Nadal that year was maybe more legendary but tbh I’d agree that Murray vs Djokovic was more entertaining, just such good tennis from both of them.

Djokovic isnt a pusher lol, I mean now yes but you can't win 20 gs pushing

@@emnesiesshoelifts6653 today's main strategy is to push and be all-rounder as early rounds opponents are too weak will lose to variety. Djokovic play aggressive when threatened.

I'd say he plays even better compared to when the crowd is against him

@@aleksandartoza7313 it's because even when the crowd is against him he pretends that they are cheering for him. He said that after wimbledon 2019.

This comment did not age well after USO 2021.

US open 2021 didn’t age well

@@johnmurphy7674 true story hahaha

in the weakest era ever

​@@mysticnomad89 cry NOLEE 🐐🐐🐐

@@miki4962 weak era champ chokovid 😂

@@mysticnomad89 40-15 😭😭😭

​@@miki4962Toilet Break...

He slumped at wimbledon but rest was cause of the injury

@@talhakapadia2253 true. I always felt it was a combination. Plus the mental stress of injury too.

@@talhakapadia2253 Slumped for two years due to injury? Are you serious? He had been constantly declaring that he is fit and ready for every next tournament during a year and half after that RG and then, all of a sudden, an elbow injury appeared, which he had fixed by a routine surgery. He then came back to win everything instantly. As with every "injury" he's ever had...

I always think that if he managed to win in 2015, we would not see the greatest version of him in 2015 to first half of 2016.

@@ntl219 Same

@Avinash Anand maybe, but i dont think that best example= that michael jordan or muhamad ali had in his era not the other two greatest basketball players and boxers as main opponent...this situation here is special..

@@travisbickle5279 I get what you mean, in a lot of sports it's rare for the best to have 1 rival that is nearly as good if not as good as them, but in Tennis Djokovich has 2.....plus Andy Murray was no slouch when he was at his best, even though he only won 3 slams, he was in 11 finals. Novak has 20 slams just like Nadal and Fed, but Novak's 20 are much stronger than the other 2. For one, he won his 20 while the other players were competing, Federer had like 13 slams before Novak won his first. Nadal had 3 before Djokovich won his first. Nadal won 13 of his 20 slams at Roland Garros (which obviously makes him the greatest clay court player of all time, no question) but he hasn't won many at other Grand Slams. Nadal has never beaten Djokovich at Aus Open while Djokovich is the only person to beat Nadal at RG twice. Djokovich has beaten Federer 3 times at Wimbledon and the reverse has only happened once. Federer has beaten Djoko at Aus Open (once) Djoko is the only person to hold all 4 GS at once and only one to win all 4 slams at least twice in his career, proving that he is the most versatile. He is the best.

@@travisbickle5279 376*

Sportperson no way Ronaldo Messi way clear

@@messiskills1264 djokovic personality is like muhamad ali

@Avinash Anand What about shame Masters in Madrid? What about every time in Wimbledon and US Open... is not easy against giant like Roger an' Rafa. Novak deserve respect. Don't you think?

@@zarkopetrovic7472 I think, you're being overly defensive. Avinash Avand didn't imply anything lol

He didn’t have the complete crowd on his side! Murray was supported more than Novak at the beginning when he was winning

@@zarkopetrovic7472 He’s a Murray fan, I guess he can’t like Djokovic very much aha

@@zarkopetrovic7472 he will get respect if he behaves properly with others simple

yes then Travis. We got 19 baby lets gooooo

I think he will win at least one more in France before his career is done. He’s catching up to Nadal fast.

@@natedowdy8124 6-0 6-2 7-5 in cold indoor conditions with a heavier ball. Ok, game on. May the best player win.

@@z1az285 I think people really need to stop using 6-0 6-2 as evidence it was a stomp. Honestly you have to rewatch the match and see how tightly contested big points and BP`s were. Not to say Rafa wont win(he will win probably next 2 RG`s) but like...

@@aleksamilosevic8792 Your comment is more than reasonable. Novak was actually at 40-15 in many of those games until Rafa won them. But as you said "tightly contested". That is always the case between the two. It comes down to a few points. I accept the match with Tsitsipas took something out of him and recovery is difficult especially now that they are older. That is why Novak is focusing on winning points with his first serve and Rafa is also serving bigger and trying to dominate 0-4 shot rallies. I agree.

@@z1az285 nice to see one soul acknowledging that the rg20 final was in fact a tight match. For context, even tho the 1st set was a bagel they played for freaking 45 minutes xD..... in normal circumstances it takes a tie break set that much times. almost all games went to deuce. But as u say, the next couple of rgs are rafa's for sure lol

Un grande, de mis favoritos, una lastima para estar en la misma epoca que nole, roger y nadal. Es un crack el escocés.

Djokovic hasn't won a Clay court match against Rafa since 2016,in their 7 encounters together on clay with destruction in RG last year.

Nadal wasn't Nadal in 2014-2015-16.

1/4 finals 2015 Novak vs Rafa 3:0

@@masters.1000 Absolutely. No question about it. Remember I said Rafa didn't have the game to hit thru slower conditions. Not that he couldn't in 2014. But he lost a lot of muscle mass to heal his knee injury and had no power in his strokes esp in 2015/ part of 2016. Everything was landing short. To lose to murray for two consecutive years in madrid is unthinkable. But I'm SO happy he reinvented himself and then some 😁😉✊

@@satyamsaboo156 Not just to Rafa. Thiem has beaten him twice, 2017 and 2019 at the French open.

COVID-19 is natural though

@Avinash Anand Dude, Covid comes from the media.

@@gts8919 what do you mean?

Tiger woods did the same.

@@Laland_1196 I mean dude littearly said Rafa excecutes everyone

dude uve gotta add thiem vs schwartzman 2020....it was a beast of a match

@@Laland_1196 Huh.... He is providing see the 4 setter in this year RG of Nadal and Djokovic semifinal. And he also provides everytime. You are a hater that's why you cannot accept it.

@@Laland_1196 So why the hell you are saying he is not entertaining? He is one of best to watch.

@@Laland_1196 yeah everyone have their different opinions. By the way I love his style very much.

Murray beat nole in the final of wimbledon that same year, 2016

@@borjanvasiljevic3743 Murray beat Djokovic in Wimbledon 2013. Not Wimbledon 2016. Get your facts right.

@@loyedloyed6602 ok, sorry, i made a mistake. Its a human thing to do. Calm down

Incredible? Lol. A lost match can't be anywhere near incredible. Even someone like Stan Wawrinka won the French Major.

@@loyedloyed6602try to have 1 ATP point, then maybe you can talk

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Murray actually lost 4 AO finals to Novak (not 3).

Already in KZfaq

I am. :-)

And he won🥳

Me too

@@o.laflaf i will again after 2023 RG where he will defeat Alcaraz in 4 set

@@kingnole4237 you bet

Me