According to former ATP No. 11 Sam Querrey, Roger Federer’s legacy at the US Open surpasses that of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal, collectively called the Big 3, are arguably the most legendary trio in the world of sports.
No other group of players has simultaneously dominated a sport like the Big 3 have done in the case of tennis. The three have won 66 Grand Slam tournaments combined out of the last 82 held. Out of the 66, their exploits at the US Open have yielded 13 Major trophies, with Federer winning five and Djokovic and Nadal claiming four each.After the 2024 US Open concluded recently, the Nothing Major Podcast hosts Sam Querrey, John Isner, Jack Sock, and Steve Johnson were asked by a fan to pick one among the Big 3 with the greatest Flushing Meadows history.
Sock promptly picked the Swiss, saying:
“I gotta go Roger… [his] night matches were always just iconic,” he said.
Querrey chimed in, recalling the 20-time Grand Slam champion’s spectacular passing tweener against Djokovic in the 2009 semifinals in New York.
“Federer’s legacy is like way beyond Novak and Rafa at the US Open. He always played at night, the crowd loved him. He’s got like the iconic tweener shot against Novak,” Querrey said.
Further in the same conversation, John Isner recalled Roger Federer donning an all-black kit, inspired by Star Wars’ supervillain Darth Vader, during his title-winning run at the 2007 US Open.
He notably defeated the Serb 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5 in that match
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