Sad news: He is gone Tennis confirm the…. read more

Sad news: He is gone Tennis confirm the…. read more

Sad news: He is gone Tennis confirm the…. read more

As the United States Open tennis tournament gets ready to begin next week, one burning question for tennis fans is: Who is the greatest male player of all time?

Usually, the answer to that question is easy. Just add up how many of the “major” championships a player has won. The four major championships are Wimbledon and the Australian, French and U.S. Opens. They are the tournaments that are the toughest to win because all the best players compete. The player with the most major titles should be the best.

Right now, however, three male players — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — have each won 20 major titles.

Djokovic may pull ahead of the group if he wins the U.S. Open (Federer and Nadal are sidelined with injuries). He would also become only the third man to win all four majors during a calendar year, known as a Grand Slam.

But right now, who is the best? In any argument, you can’t just say who you think is the best. You have to have reasons for your opinion. So we will have to dig a little deeper to come up with an answer.

The major tennis tournaments are not the only titles a player can win. How many total titles (try saying that 10 times fast) has each of the players won over the years? Here is the answer:

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