No current player will come close to emulating Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - John McEnroe

John McEnroe says he «doesn't see any way» that the Big Three's dominance of tennis will ever be repeated. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have produced some of the most extraordinary levels of dominance ever seen in tennis over the past 15 years, as well as one of the all-time great sporting rivalries.

Ad Nadal — on 22 slams — currently leads what many label the 'GOAT race', but Djokovic, following his win at Wimbledon, is on 21 and by general consensus is expected to go on longer in the game than Nadal due to the Spaniard's chronic foot problem. US OpenUS Open questions: Will Raducanu shine again? Will Medvedev repeat?37 MINUTES AGO Federer, whilst preparing himself for a comeback after over a year out with a knee problem, appears unlikely to add to his own tally of 20 majors, given his injury and the fact he turned 41 this month.

McEnroe name-checks Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev as two players from the next generation who could fill the Big Three's hole when they all eventually retire, but not to the same degree in terms of statistics. McEnroe, himself a seven-time major champion, said: «We've been wondering about this for quite a few years.

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