Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer defined an unprecedented era of men’s tennis, winning a combined total of 66 Grand Slam titles.
Former Australian Open runner-up Baghdatis was among those struggling to keep up pace with the three icons, though did manage to crack the top 10 and win four ATP Tour titles.
The Cypriot held a 1-9 record against Rafael Nadal and a 1-7 record against Roger Federer, who he was beaten by in his sole Grand Slam final at the Australian Open back in 2006.
His wins over both men came in 2010, though he was never able to beat Djokovic – losing all eight of his contests to the Serbian.
The closest he came to beating the 24-time Grand Slam champion was at Wimbledon in 2007, pushing the tennis great to five sets before tasting defeat in their quarter-final clash.
Speaking to Tennishead, the 39-year-old opened up about the challenge of facing all three – and admitted he found “no solution” to playing Djokovic.
“It kind of destroyed my career,” joked Baghdatis
“I played in a generation or era where you have Federer, Nadal, Novak and on top of that [Andy] Murray in the finals all the time.
“It’s pretty tough, but I always say it’s a privilege to be able to share the court with some of the greatest players in the world that ever played the game by far and they were phenomenal.
“Especially Novak for me, it’s something incredible. I think when I played against him, you felt that there is no solution.
“You try to open a door, he always closed it. With Rafa and Roger, they always kept the door open, but found a way to close it at the most important moment. They were exceptional.
“With Roger and Rafa when I beat them in 2010, they asked me what changed, and I said: ‘sh*t happens!’”
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While Nadal and Federer are both now retired, Djokovic is still competing and is currently in action at the Miami Open.
The past 15 months have proven a challenge for the former world No 1 though he is still ranked inside the ATP top 10, and is looking for both a 25th Grand Slam title and 100th career title.
Assessing Djokovic’s hopes of future success, Baghdatis believes it is impossible to discount the Serbian from winning another major in 2025.
“He added: “He [Djokovic] is more complete than the others.
“I think Djokovic will go for his last Wimbledon this year. I think that is his goal.
“Having Murray behind him is one of the reasons to get the crowd with him. I don’t know, but when Novak aims for something, most of the time he gets it.”
