Meet the trio with a winning head-to-head record against both Federer and Nadal

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are two living legends in the sport of tennis. The duo own a plethora of records unrivaled by any other player in the Open Era.

Some of the duo's most prominent achievements include the two highest Grand Slam title hauls by any player (Federer-20, Nadal-19), most titles on hardcourt, grasscourt and clay (Federer-65 on hard, Federer-19 on grass, Nadal-59 on clay), and most weeks at No. 1 (Federer-310) and No. 2 (Nadal-332).

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Nadal and Federer possess two of the best winning percentages among players to have played at least 500 singles matches, with the Spaniard (83.3%) topping the all-time list followed by Federer in fourth place (82%). Not surprisingly, the same reflects in Federer's and Nadal's record against over 200 players to have faced both of the legends.

All players to have faced Federer and Nadal have a paltry combined success rate of less than 17% in over 2200 cumulative matches played against the two legends. Over 200 different players have locked horns with both Federer and Nadal during the course of the two legends' illustrious careers.

About 100 different players to have faced both Federer and Nadal have never managed a cumulative win against either of the duo, with Jarkko Niemenen (23 matches) playing the most matches against the duo without a win. Philipp Kohlschreiber (30 matches) and Nicolas Almagro (21 matches) lead a group of 11 players with just one win against Federer or Nadal.

On that note, let us meet the elite group of players who boast a winning record against both Federer and Nadal.

#1 Dominik Hrabty (Slovakia)

Dominik Hrbaty

All 3 of Dominik Hrbaty's matches with Federer have come in the opening round of tournaments.

The Slovakian's first meeting with Federer was in the opening round of the 2000 Paris-Bercy Masters, where Hrbaty triumphed in three sets after dropping the opener against the then world no. 24.

Hrbaty also tasted success in his second meeting with Federer, beating the new world no. 1 in three sets in the opening round at the 2004 Cincinnati Masters.

In the pair's last meeting, and first at a Grand Slam tournament, five-time defending Wimbledon champion Federer rolled over the Slovakian in straight sets to open his title defence.

In his 4 meetings with Nadal, Hrbaty emerged unscathed on 3 occasions, which includes a victory in the 2004 Auckland final, either side of opening round wins at 2003 Lyon and 2005 Auckland.

Nadal won his only match with Hrbaty before the 19-time-Grand Slam champion opened his Major title tally, beating the Slovakian in straight sets in the second round at 2005 Barcelona.

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#2 Alex Corretja (Spain)

Alex Corretja

Alex Corretja is the only player, apart from Rafael Nadal, to oust Roger Federer in consecutive editions at the French Open. Corretja beat Federer in straight sets in the fourth round at the 2000 French Open, before thwarting the Swiss, again in straight sets, in Federer's first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2001 French Open.

Corretja's third win over Federer also came on clay, in the opening round at 2000 Gstaad - where the Swiss won his lone set on the surface against the Spaniard.

Federer's two wins over Corretja have come on hard court - in the 2001 Rotterdam quarterfinals, and in the opening round at 2003 Madrid. This makes the Spaniard one of only 24 players, apart from Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, to have a winning head-to-head record against Federer.

Corretja is one of only 6 players to have a 100% record against Nadal, and 1 of only 2 players, Dustin Brown (2/2) being the other, to have played the 19-time Grand Slam champion multiple times and emerged victorious on each occasion.

Both of Corretja's 2 meetings with Nadal happened in 2003, with the elder Spaniard beating his younger compatriot in the opening rounds at Barcelona (clay) and Madrid Masters (hard).

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#1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Novak Djokovic

No player apart from Novak Djokovic has played more matches (103), had more wins (54) or suffered more losses (49) against Federer and Nadal.

One of only four players to have a combined winning head-to-head against Federer and Nadal, Djokovic is the only player after Dominic Hrbaty and Alex Corretja to have a winning head-to-head record against both the stalwarts. Franco Squillari has a 2-1 combined head-to-head against Federer and Nadal, but the Argentine lost his lone meeting with Nadal.

After winning only once in his first six matches against Federer and Nadal each, Djokovic eventually took the head-to-head lead against both the legends. Some of Djokovic's most famous wins and titles have come at the expense of either Federer or Nadal.

Djokovic has won 30 (of his 77) career singles titles after beating either Federer or Nadal in a tournament final.

No player has beaten Federer (14) and Nadal (15) in tournament finals as many times as Djokovic has. After winning three of his first five finals against Djokovic, the Swiss has gone 3/14 in his subsequent tournament finals against the Serb - which includes the 2019 Wimbledon final where Federer squandered multiple championship points on serve.

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Nadal lost seven consecutive tournament finals against Djokovic between 2011-12 (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Wimbledon, US Open and 2012 Australian Open) and the Spaniard has also lost seven of his last nine tournament finals against the Serb.

Djokovic bided his time behind the dominant duo, spending a record 91 consecutive weeks at no. 3 between 2007 and 2009. He broke Federer and Nadal's duopoly atop the summit of the ATP rankings in 2011 when he became the 25th different player to occupy the numero uno spot.

Incidentally, Djokovic forms the third part of men's tennis' Big 3 trifecta.