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With the defeat of Novak Djokovic against Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the US Open 2025, a cycle that has lasted for 23 years comes to a close. This will be the first season since 2002 where none of the Big-4 members (Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray) have contested one of the four Grand Slam finals. 2002 - This is now the first season where one of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer have not reached a Men's Singles final at a Grand Slam event since 2002. Twilight. #USOpen | @usopen @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/g3HfaRs0R4 — OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 5, 2025

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, 23 años después, se cierra una temporada sin que ningún miembro del Big-4 haya jugado una final de Grand Slam

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Carlos Alcaraz is the fifth player of the 21st century to reach the final of both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same season. This utopian achievement by the player from Murcia is as simple as that, emulating Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic in a very significant statistic. He will attempt to take another step forward and become champion in both Grand Slam tournaments.

ATP Players that reached the final at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same season this century:

- Rafael Nadal (×5)
- Novak Djokovic (x4)
- Roger Federer (×3)
- Andy Murray (2016)
- Carlos Alcaraz (2023)

Feels right. pic.twitter.com/9Ss4rj3jyE

— Zain (@ItzzZain10) July 12, 2024

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz se une al Big 4 en una estadística para la historia del tenis

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A glorious year that is reaffirmed by the points in his ATP ranking. This is how Carlos Alcaraz's season in 2025, where he is making history, can be defined. So far, he has become the fifth player to surpass 12,000 points at the end of the season in the rankings since the current scoring system was established in 1990. Previously, only the Big 4 (or if you prefer, the Big 3 + Murray) achieved this. If he wins the ATP Finals 2025, he would equal the ninth-best mark of all time at the end of a season. 

It's a huge achievement for #Alcaraz!
He becomes the 1st man outside the Big4 to reach 12000pts in a year since the creation of the ATP tour in 1990!#Djokovic (16780 in his crazy 2015) & #Federer (15730 in 2006) are ahead of the pack.#Sinner almost got there last year (11830) pic.twitter.com/33lPdVdj2o

— Philippe A (@PhilBlack09) November 15, 2025

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Rafael Nadal does not feel the necessary motivation to play tennis, but he is fully enjoying another sport that has always been one of his great passions: golf. In an interview with TheTelegraph, he even confessed that he would like to gather all the Big 4 members in an amateur golf tournament, although the difference in skill level could be a challenge. "On the tennis court, there was no difference in level between us, but in golf, they would have to train hard because I am quite better than them," he joked. As far as is known, Roger Federer is practicing intensively, while there is no evidence of the golf skills of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así es como querría Nadal que el Big 4 volviera a reunirse

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