'I faced Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in their teens – I thought one wouldn't make it' Few players had a better front-row seat to the rise of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic than Tim Henman.
Two years later, Federer secured his 20th Grand Slam title, with Nadal and Djokovic following suit in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Each of them has, at some point, held the distinction of being the most successful male player in history, though the honour now belongs to Djokovic, who sits atop the list with 24 majors - two more than Nadal and four more than Federer.
Nadal followed suit in 2005 by winning the French Open - a championship he'd go on to win 13 more times, while Djokovic got off the mark at the Australian Open in 2008.
His record against Federer is more respectable, boasting six wins in 13 matches - though, notably, only one came after the Swiss claimed his first Grand Slam title.
