Nadal how many slams

On Saturday, Emma Raducanu made history at the US Open when she became the first qualifier — man or woman — to win a singles title.

It was her first career major title. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic will look to make history with his 21st. His last Grand Slam title was in July when he won Wimbledon to seal his third major in Yes, if Djokovic wins on Sunday he'll also win the calendar Grand Slam. Sporting News breaks down everything you need to know as Djokovic tries to make history and become all-time leader in men's singles major titles. The tennis calendar is filled with tournaments year-round, but players focus on four major tournaments the most: the Grand Slams.

Also called majors, the two-week affairs break up the year into four segments:. World No. Tennis fans will argue for hours debating the following question: which male player is the greatest of all time GOAT?

And Federer has eight wins on grass at Wimbledon from his collection of 20 slams. Djokovic was a bronze medal winner for Serbia in Beijing. Skip to header Skip to main content Skip to footer. Home News Sport Tennis. Here we look at the career records of the big three GOAT contenders Djokovic vs. And Djokovic, 34, could well have age on his side in the pursuit to hold the most grand slam titles come the end of his career, particularly as he levelled his old rivals with a sixth Wimbledon title in July — a victory which also gives him a shout of completing the calendar-year Golden Slam.

By the time Djokovic won his first grand slam title in , at the Australian Open, Federer already had 12 to his name and Nadal three. Regular triumphs for Nadal in France and Djokovic in Australia helped them both tick the scoreboard over nicely, but Federer stalled on 17 after his Wimbledon win, for it would be five years before he won another grand slam at the Australian Open.

Along with Serena Williams, Federer has helped redefine the age in which top players are typically expected to retire, and despite going on to win his 20 th slam at the Australian Open in he has not given up hope of adding to his tally. This desire to keep going has also motivated Nadal and Djokovic, and should the pair play for as long as Federer has managed then there is every chance the latter will be left trailing in the overall race for grand slam titles.

There are of course a few factors which will define the eventual outcome come the occasion when all three have retired. What total Federer posts before calling it time is one, although Nadal will be expected to surpass him this year. Given Nadal is only a year older than Djokovic, overlapping at the same age for just two weeks, the signs suggest this battle could go on for some time.