Rafael Nadal

They're all in their mid to l- early 20s, or even the, in their prime at 29 is Zverev.

So I guess Shelton can sneak in every now and then and will win a te- a big-time major like Wawrinka did during the, uh, Federer, Djokovic, and, uh, Nadal era.

But, but, uh, with Sinner at 24, Alcaraz at 21-

Alcaraz is 23, I think, Michael

And this one, because now we had three different people win.

I'll have to go look, but 2014, uh, Stan Wawrinka won the Australian Open, Nadal won the French Open, Djokovic won Wimbledon, and Čilić won the US Open.

No Federer, rest in peace.

I know.

Yeah, totally.

He's now a multiple-time major champion.

You put him on that list of like Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, like, of like guys in the-- since 2005 or whatever to, you know, most majors, then it's like Murray, Zvereva, Zverev.

Like Zverev's-

And with him dropping out of the top 10 this week, this is the first time since 2002 that none of the big threes ranked in the top 10.

That's Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal.

Now, on the women's side, we've got a new number one, Alina Ravikina, who was previously number two, but beat number one, Alina Sabalenka, on Saturday in the US Open finals.

So those two flip-flop at the top of the rankings, with Sabalenka now second behind Ravikina.

How much of this is about pride.

Because to use your tennis analogy, for those who haven't read it, and correct me if I'm misreading it, but you were basically saying that the US and Europe was Federer and Nadal, and Djokovic is China.

And China's wanting respect and recognition.

And there's a sense, a chip on the shoulder maybe, that despite being as good, if not better... there's less recognition of a Djokovic than there is love and affection for either Rafa or Federer.

Do you know? You can advise, you know, but there's too

much of that you know that's interesting because you hear that you know actually that was actually within my notes there like is there a certain point where you would lose other sports or do you think you know look at Rory we were talking about him earlier on look at Tiger look at Nadal these boys they were that

was their sports They might have done it.

They might have tried it.

I'll have to go look.

But 2014, uh, Stan Wawrinka won the Australian Open, Nadal won the French Open, Djokovic won Wimbledon, and Cilic won the US Open.

No Federer, rest in peace.

I know.

Yeah, totally.

He's now a multiple time major champion.

You put him on that list of, like, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, like, of like guys in the-- since 2005 or whatever to, you know, most majors, then it's like Murray, Wawrinka, Zverev.

Like Zverev's-

Well, I don't recall huge complaints.

What about Rafael Nadal? Wasn't that long ago he was getting around in the boxer shorts.

Is that a problem? No? Did anyone say, gee, that's terrible how he sexualised men's sport.

How disgusting.

Did anyone really, I don't recall huge complaints.

What about Rafael Nadal? Wasn't that long ago he was getting around in the boxer shorts.

Is that a problem? No? Did anyone say, gee, it's terrible how he sexualised men's sport.

How disgusting.