![]() That streak finally came to an end Wednesday, when 22nd-seeded Frances Tiafoe, the son of immigrants who fled the civil war in Sierra Leone for Hyattsville, Maryland, followed up a career-defining win over a shaky Nadal with a convincing straight-set victory over ninth-seeded Andrey Rublev. Until this year’s tournament, American women had outlasted their countrymen at 43 straight majors, thanks largely to the enduring greatness of Serena Williams. Decades of major-level success, from Tilden to Budge to Connors to Sampras, suddenly screeched to a halt almost twenty years ago the last Yankee to win a major was Andy Roddick, at the 2003 U.S. This state of affairs has been particularly embarrassing for American men’s tennis. The Big Three, who are now 41 (Federer), 36 (Nadal), and 35 (Djokovic), all but blotted out the sun for a whole generation of players, who were scuppered time and again by a triumvirate of ageless European ironmen. Perhaps most amazingly for a game that used to be synonymous with youth, no man born in the 1990s won a major until 2020. 1 ranking 16 of the last 17 years (Andy Murray managed it in 2016). A member of the trio has achieved the year-end No. ![]() ![]() A few examples: The three of them have won an astonishing 63 of the last 75 major titles. The freakishly protracted reign of the Big Three in men’s tennis - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic - has produced a long list of statistical anomalies. The doors of the listing on Wall Street will now open, as reported by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, with a truly stellar potential value: according to some financial institutions, the figure would be around 6 to 8 billion dollars.A rich freshman on the stock exchange that will be supported by major groups such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and of course Credit Suisse.Īccording to some calculations made by the economic daily Handelszeitung, Federer and his three partners, who each hold a quarter of 50% of the sports shoe brand, would each become owners of the equivalent of 1.5 billion dollars with the listing.Frances Tiafoe is having quite the tournament. Its endorsement, especially in terms of image, was the decisive turning point for the company, which also took advantage of the presence of 6500 stores in about 50 countries around the world. ![]() A person that everyone has come to know for his successes both on and off the pitch.It is difficult for fans to forget the achievements of the Swiss champion in sport who, thanks to his incomparable style and the charisma that has distinguished him, was able to raise and relaunch, together with the help and talent of other great tennis players.The 20 Slams won in his career (6 Australian Open, 1 Roland Garros, 8 Wimbledon and 5 Us Open), as well as other important triumphs, have made him one of the most successful players in history together with the remaining two Big 3 Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic.A palmarès that the now 40-year-old from Basel still wants to try to retouch, making official in recent weeks the decision to end the 2021 season, to have his right knee operated again and give himself another chance to get back super competitive in 2022.īut Roger Federer has distinguished himself as an entrepreneur and testimonial of important international brands, which have focused on him to dramatically increase profits.The former number one in the ATP ranking has relaunched the shares of On Running since 2019, when he joined the group, increasing online sales by over 200%. Roger Federer has become in effect, and has consolidated over the years, a face of aspiration and success for the whole world.
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