In a recent video released by the ATP, several top players on the men’s tour were asked to pick a player who they would task with winning one set to ‘save their lives’. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic emerged as the most popular choices, with the latter two in particular dominating the conversation.
The likes of Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Denis Shapovalov and Diego Schwartzman all picked Novak Djokovic. Daniil Medvedev meanwhile claimed that he could pick any of the Big 3, but would go with the Serb at his best.
Marin Cilic also named Djokovic, and added that the 33-year-old was easily the best player of the last decade.
“Rafael Nadal on clay, it’s obvious” - Novak Djokovic on who he would pick ‘play for his life’
When asked the question himself, Novak Djokovic didn’t hesitate in picking Rafael Nadal on clay, while adding that there was no explanation necessary for the choice.
Other players that picked the Spaniard were Dominic Thiem, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Borna Coric and Alex de Minaur.
Grigor Dimitrov also claimed there was ’no doubt’ about his answer.
Rafael Nadal, however, picked Roger Federer to play for his life, with Stefanos Tsitsipas and Fabio Fognini also echoing similar thoughts.
While Andrey Rublev (who picked Dominic Thiem) and Gael Monfils (who picked girlfriend Elina Svitolina) were the odd ones out, every other player named members of the Big 3. Given their dominance in the 21st century, it is easy to see why.
The full video of the ATP players can be watched below:
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