3 male players with the most Grand Slam titles this decade (2010-2019)

In this past decade, the tennis world has seen several ethereal performances. Roger Federer continued his sublime displays on the tennis court, deluding all of us into believing that the passage of time is just an illusion.

Rafael Nadal showed the tennis world his rugged and defiant best and gave us several moments to cherish. And, of course, the biggest story of this decade has been the rise of Novak Djokovic. The Serbian has displayed tremendous mental and physical strength to enthrall tennis aficionados across the world.

This decade also saw the emergence of several other promising talents, including the likes of Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and the mercurial Nick Kyrgios. Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka lived up to the tag of 'also-rans', pushing the ‘Big Three’ continuously, but never really threatening them.

In this article, we take a look at the three male players who have won the most Grand Slam titles these last 10 years.

#3 Roger Federer - 5

Federer continued to make us believe that the passage of time was just an illusion.

Even before the dawn of this decade, Roger Federer held the record for the most Grand Slam titles with 15. The legendary Swiss added five more to his collection to increase his tally to 20 Grand Slam titles.

Federer won the 2010 Australian Open, thrashing Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in the summit clash. He then won his seventh Wimbledon crown in 2012 and equalled the legendary Pete Sampras' record.

For the next few years, Federer could not add another title to his glittering collection. However, he scripted a fairy-tale comeback from injury in 2017, defeating arch-rival Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final to win his 18th Grand Slam title. He then went on to win the Wimbledon title in the same year, steamrolling Marin Cilic in straight sets.

Federer’s final Grand Slam title of this decade came in the 2018 Australian Open, where he again defeated Marin Cilic, to lift his 20th Grand Slam crown.

Grand Slams Won - Australian Open: 3 Wimbledon: 2

#2 Rafael Nadal - 13

Nadal won as many as 8 French Open titles in this decade

Rafael Nadal continued his march towards greatness, pocketing as many as 13 Grand Slam titles this decade to take his overall Slam tally to 19, just one short of his long-time rival Roger Federer.

Nadal continued to own the French Open, lifting the trophy on eight occasions in 10 years. The Spaniard also pocketed the US Open 4 times. He defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2010 and 2013 summit clashes.

He then outclassed Kevin Anderson in the 2017 edition following which he pocketed the 2019 US Open, outlasting the 23-year-old Daniil Medvedev in five sets in a marathon final that lasted almost 5 hours.

The Spaniard also emerged triumphant at Wimbledon in 2010, defeating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in the final.

Grand Slams Won - French Open: 8 US Open: 4 Wimbledon: 1

#1 Novak Djokovic - 15

No man has won as many Grand Slam titles in a single decade as Djokovic.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this decade has belonged to Novak Djokovic. The relentless Serb stamped his authority on the court, winning as many as 15 Grand Slam titles between 2010 and 2019.

Djokovic won the Australian Open 6 times, his most notable being the 2012 edition, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in a marathon final that lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes. He also won the Wimbledon title 5 times, including an epic victory over the legendary Roger Federer in the 2019 edition, clinching the final set 13-12.

Djokovic also triumphed at the US Open 3 times and the French Open once, thus becoming the only man in this decade to win all four Grand Slams at least once.

Grand Slams Won - Australian Open: 6 Wimbledon: 5 US Open: 3 French Open: 1