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The Big three rivalry will end at 150 games; The greatest matches the world of tennis has ever witnessed

The retirement of King Of Clay Rafael Nadal has officially ended the Big Three rivalry at 150 matches. Let us take a look at who holds the lead in the greatest rivalry in tennis.

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Aiman Sharma
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The Big Three rivalry has finally come to an end at exactly 150 matches between Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer after the King of Clay recently announced his retirement. This has been one of the greatest rivalries in the game between three of the most legendary figures in the game who have dominated the World of tennis with some great matches and big accolades.

If there is any rivalry in tennis the fans want to revisit every second it is none other than the battle between the three greatest legends Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The three players have won all the greatest titles in the whether it is Grand Slams or Olympic Gold and we have enjoyed the rivalry between these three stalwarts of the game who have entertained everyone throughout their careers.

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The big three ends at 150

Nadal will be retiring soon after the Davis Cup finals this season and with Roger Federer already retired from the game in 2022, Djokovic is the only remaining player out of the big three who is active and it is safe to say that the Big three battles will finally come to an end at 150 matches.

There have been some great moments in the game featuring these three players which all started with Federer and Nadal who featured in 40 matches together where the Spaniard holds the lead winning 24  while the Swiss maestro was victorious in 16. The next rivalry that Federer found challenging was with the Serbian legend Djokovic with whom he has played 50 matches and was one of the closest battles in the game Djokovic ultimately got the better of him with 27 wins while Federer won 23.

There is no doubt that these two rivalries were brilliant but it was the battles between Nadal and Djokovic which was the most thrilling out of the three where in the 60 matches Djokernole just scraped through in the stats with 31 wins while Nadal won 29. Overall these were 150 games of great moments Djokovic might have got the better of the two in stats but they were still one of the most challenging opponents of his career.

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