Roland Garros will have a new champion this Sunday like the last Australian Open had. The tyranny of the ‘Big Three’ is coming to an end because the passage of time and injuries do not forgive.
Roger Federer41 years old, He had to hang up his racket after the 2022 Laver Cup due to an injury to the meniscus in his knee, exactly the same area in which Novak Djokovic underwent surgery this Wednesday in Paris after injuring himself in the eighths of Roland Garros with Fran Cerúndolo.
Rafael Nadal had to undergo surgery on June 2, 2023 to solve a problem in his iliopsoas. This season he has only played five tournaments: Brisbane, Barcelona, Mutua Madrid Open, Rome and the French Open.
Djokovic withdraws from Roland Garros due to a torn meniscus in his knee
The first consequence of Djokovic’s resignation yesterday from jumping to play in the quarterfinals of the French Internationals is that for the fourth time in the last 20 seasons there will be no members of the ‘Big Three’ in the semifinals of a ‘Grand Slam’. The other three were in Roland Garros (2004) and the US Open (2020 and 2022).
Nadal, who turned 38, is struggling with retirement although he has the will to continue if he feels competitive and without injuries. Djokovic, at 37, hopes to be in the Olympic Games because gold is his last great motivation as a professional.
seven tennis players
Rafa, Roger and Novak had shared 62 of the last 74 majors until the Sinner phenomenon appeared at the last Australian Open. In his time of domination only seven tennis players were able to steal a grand: Juan Martín Del Potro, (US Open de 2009); Andy Murray (US Open 2012, Wimbledon 2013 y 2016); Stan Wawrinka (Australia 2014, Roland Garros 2015 y US Open 2016), Marin Cilic (US Open 2014), Dominic Thiem (US Open 2020), Daniil Medvedev (US Open 2021) y Carlos Alcaraz (US Open 2022 y Wimbledon 2023).
