Roger Federer
Roger Federer (R), Rafael Nadal (C) and Novak Djokovic (L) have won 35 of the last 43 Grand Slam titles. In this picture, Djokovic of Serbia; Nadal of Spain and Federer of Switzerland on stage during the ATP Heritage Celebration at The Waldorf Astoria in New York City, Aug. 23, 2013. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

The Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic era is possibly the greatest ever in the history of tennis, according to former world number four Tim Henman.

The trio have dominated the last decade of tennis and there have been very few players that have been able to break their stronghold over the major tournaments. They have won 35 of the last 43 Grand Slam titles with Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and Juan Martin del Potro the only other players to have tasted success at the biggest stage in the last decade.

Federer, Nadal and Djokovic continue to dominate the game even today as the former two are ranked number two and number one in the world respectively. Djokovic meanwhile has re-entered the top 10 after winning the 2018 Wimbledon championships after struggling with form and fitness in the last 12 months.

“With Federer, Nadal and (Novak) Djokovic, it has been perhaps the greatest era. When you think that they have won 50 Slams between them, I don't think that's happened in any other time,” Henman said, as per Tennis World USA.

The former British number one also believes the Spaniard, currently on 17 men’s singles Grand Slam titles and Djokovic with 13 major titles can match and possibly beat Federer haul of 20 Grand Slam titles.

Nadal and Djokovic have age on their side compared to Federer, who is certainly in the twilight of his career. The Swiss ace is having to limit the number of tournaments he plays in order to prolong it and ensure he remains in peak condition for the major events during the season.

The Spaniard is favorite to win the French Open again in 2019, if he is fit, while Djokovic is now showing his best form after his recent struggles with injury. Henman is certain the two players are capable of matching the record set by arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport.

“I don't see anyone else winning the French next year if Nadal is fit and healthy. He is on 17 Slams, he is 32, Federer is 36, so he has got a few years on Federer. I think it will be fascinating to see.

“He's got a chance,” the Briton added talking about Djokovic. “He's had a difficult two years, a few issues on and off the court. He had elbow surgery earlier this year and looked like he was struggling with the confidence in his game but the last three months he's really been moving in the right direction.”

“The way he played at Queens - he had match point in the final against Marin Cilic and I felt that he was going to be a (Wimbledon) contender. His match against Nadal [ in the semi-finals of 2018 Wimbledon] was one of the best matches I've commentated on ever and then by the time he got through to the final he was going to be the clear favorite against Anderson,” Henman added talking about Djokovic’s journey to the 2018 Wimbledon title.

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