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Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic turned pro in 2003 and, by the time he'd finished his run through the sport's record books, held more Grand Slam singles titles than any player in tennis history, male or female — 24 majors, passing both Rafael Nadal's and Roger Federer's totals despite starting his career slightly behind both of them. Djokovic holds the record for most weeks spent at world No. 1, more than 400 total, and won a record 10 Australian Open titles, making Melbourne Park the site of his single greatest tournament dominance the way clay was for Nadal and grass was for Federer. He completed the career Grand Slam, winning all four majors at least once, and in 2021 came within one match of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969, losing the US Open final after winning the season's first three majors — a near-miss that still stands as one of the closest any player has come to the feat in the modern era. Djokovic's game is built on a foundation of elite return of serve and defensive flexibility that made him exceptionally difficult to hit through, a style that took longer to earn the same popular affection as Federer's or Nadal's but that ultimately produced the most statistically decorated career of the three.
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Roger Federer
Roger Federer turned pro in 1998 and, across a 24-year career, won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including a men's-record eight Wimbledon championships, a surface where his all-court game and single-handed backhand were particularly well suited to grass's low, fast bounce. Federer held the world No. 1 ranking for a record 310 weeks total, including 237 consecutive weeks from 2004 to 2008, a stretch of sustained dominance that coincided with a rivalry against Rafael Nadal often cited as the greatest in tennis history, and later a three-way rivalry that expanded to include Novak Djokovic. He reached 31 Grand Slam singles finals across his career, the most of any male player, and won five consecutive US Open titles from 2004 to 2008, a run of hard-court dominance that ran in parallel with his grass-court success at Wimbledon. Federer's playing style — an elegant, minimal-effort game built on timing and shot variety rather than pure power — earned him a reputation as the sport's most aesthetically admired player, and he retired in 2022 at age 41 in a farewell doubles match alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal, a symbolic pairing that captured how central their rivalry had become to both of their careers.
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