Roger Federer He debuted in 2002, Rafa Nadal qualified in 2005 and Novak Djokovic made his debut in 2007. The Swiss and the Serbian have become the historic kings of the event, adding 14 titles between them, sharing equally.
Federer was champion in 2003 and 2004, 2006 to 2008 and 2010 and 2011, losing four more finals. Djokovic dominated the editions from 2008, 2012 to 2015 and 2022 and 2023, losing in two more finals.
They are the ‘master’ of what is now called the ATP Finals. He Masters lifetime, sometimes bearing the Masters Cup brand as well.
The tournament of the eight best in each season, the subject that does not pass Rafael Nadal finalist without a prize in 2010 and 2013. When his physique was affected, also in the ideal scenario of his main opponents, on indoor and hard courts with a tendency to be usually quite fast.
Federer He retired in September 2022, due to a knee injury. The hip pain is the beginning of the end for Nadal, who will hang up his racket after the Davis Cup Final 8, in Malaga from November 29 to 24.
Djokovic, 37 years old, he qualified to enter the ATP Finals in Turin, from November 10 to 17, but this Tuesday he decided to withdraw to take care of his right knee, which he underwent surgery for a torn meniscus during Roland Garros, allowing him to record time to reach the Wimbledon final, and above all, fulfill the dream of Olympic gold in Paris 2024.
He left everything he had there. He has played only two official tournaments since then, failing at the US Open and playing in the Shanghai final, which he lost to the Italian. Jannik Sinner. After the exhibition in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Sis Kings Slam’, a season that ended with 2025 in mind, to win the 25th Grand Slam title that would allow him to break the 24-all tie on Margaret Court.
With Djokovic’s end, the ‘master’ crown, worn by the Serbian in 2022 and 2023, remains deserted. This closed a historic event, as after 23 years there would be no representative of the ‘Big 3’ in the Final Masters.
This has not happened since 2002, when the Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the title in Shanghai, beating Spain in the final Juan Carlos Ferrerowho will now seek him out as a coach Carlos Alcarazin tough competition with the Italian Jannik Sinner and the German Alexander Zverev who will lead each of the two groups as world No. 1 and No. They are already 2.
Source: La Verdad
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