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To be sure, the competitive landscape is changing. Djokovic has turned around his career rivalries with Federer and Nadal spectacularly. He holds a 27-23 career lead over Federer and is ahead of Nadal 29-26. Djokovic was 6-13 at one stage versus Federer and 7-16 against Nadal. He believes in his chances against his two greatest career-long rivals. But one of the keys as he searches for more Grand Slam titles across the next couple of seasons will be how Djokovic deals with his younger rivals. He had lost four of his last five meetings with Thiem before turning the tables on the Austrian in Melbourne, now holding a 7-4 lead in the rivalry. Meanwhile, Djokovic is 2-2 versus Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3-2 against Sascha Zverev, and 4-2 against Daniil Medvedev.
How Djokovic fares against those four rivals may well be critical in determining whether or not he breaks the record for men’s Grand Slam titles. In turn, Nadal will be hard to beat at Roland Garros for at least the next two years, and he remains a very strong contender at the other majors. Federer is unlikely to win a major outside of Wimbledon, but twice he was a point away from taking a ninth title at the All England Club last year. He will still be one of the favorites on the lawns for the next few years. Federer might conclude his career with 21 majors with Nadal perhaps matching that number.
And yet, I maintain that, all things being equal, Djokovic will be the man standing at the top of the Grand Slam mountain when all is said and done. I believe he will get to 22. This is a man driven by very powerful private engines, a champion through and through, and a warrior willing to push himself to his absolute limits in pursuit of the loftiest honors. As he said in Melbourne, “I have had the privilege to win this big tournament eight times and to start off the season with a Grand Slam title win significantly boosts your confidence and your expectations are quite high for the rest of the season. But whatever happens, this season is already successful. There are many things on the tennis court that I can still improve and there is always something to work on. There are always more trophies to win.”
Federer is the best player in history - no other player has ever had such quality." - Rafael Nadal