4 into his 95th Masters 1000 quarter-final. The Serb battled against the young Czech Jakub Mensik and prevailed 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 in two hours and 19 minutes. Djokovic dropped a tight opener and stayed composed, serving well in sets two and three en route to his ninth Shanghai Masters semi-final.

Roger Federer holds the record for the most weeks ranked in the top five of the ATP Rankings, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic complete the top three. Six men have held a spot in the top five for over 500 weeks,

Rafael Nadal says tennis fans must ‘wait’ until Novak Djokovic retires before comparing Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to the Big Three. The Big Three era of professional’s men’s tennis is finally coming to end with Nadal joining Roger Federer in retirement after his last event next month.

In a recent interview with DAZN Sport, the 22-time major champion was asked to push the conversation further and compare the rivalries between him, Federer and Djokovic to the new rivalries being made between young players in tennis—like the battles between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Jannik Sinner of Italy.

Rafael Nadal has proclaimed that it is too early to compare Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry to the Big Three because Novak Djokovic “is still there.” The 22-time Grand Slam winner lauded Alcaraz and Sinner for the “amazing things” they are achieving as he declared the duo are “creating their own story.

In his first interview since announcing his retirement, Rafael Nadal opened up about the friendships and rivalries that defined his career, particularly with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Known as the “Big Three,