From the time Federer won his 1st grand slam at Wimbledon in 2003 to Rafael Nadal currently winning the 2013 Roland Garros , there have been 40 grand slams out of which Federer has won 17 , Nadal 12 and Djokovic 6. That accounts to 35 out of a total 40.
The remaining 5 were won by Roddick , Gaudio , Safin , Del Potro and Murray who have all won one each.
Its staggering and impossible to think that almost 90% of the slams over a decade were captured by just these 3 men.
Interestingly between them , if not for Nadal , Federer would have had a lot more French opens to his kitty and if not for Djokovic , Nadal would have had atleast 15 slams by now.
There have been many great rivalries in the past but really doubt this kind of complete domination in the men's game by just 3 players over a period of time in any era.
Salute and hail 3 greatest tennis players of our generation - Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic !!
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