# The longevity of Federer, Serena, Nadal and Djokovic

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**Created:** [July 13, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longevity-of-federer-serena-nadal-and-djokovic/837014 "2019-07-13T13:09:03Z")\
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> [@Dead\_Cat](#):
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> I was amazed to read in this morning’s _Metro_ that the odds on Federer finishing his career with more grand slams than Rafa and Novak (by the time their careers are over) are apparently 8/1. With Novak and Rafa at something like 2/1 and 6/4 respectively.

I’ll be incredibly surprised if Novak does not eventually surpass Federer in major titles. Yeah, I’d give Nadal maybe two more FO titles.

> [@AK84](#):
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> Nadal: Went from a scrawny kid to a muscle bound Adonis. Has long layoffs and comes back stronger. And Spanish sports has enough institutional doping to make Russia blush.

Yep, I always wondered about the _waaay_-more-defined-than-usual muscalture of Nadal, Ferrer and Verdasco (not quite as sure about Lopez, Almagro, and Bautista Agut).

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