A: The “Big Three” in tennis can no longer dominate the Wimbledon Championships.
B: Roger Federer retired two years ago, Rafael Nadal is skipping the tournament, and Novak Djokovic just had surgery.
A: Federer has won 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, and Nadal has won 22 titles.
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B: Djokovic has won 24 titles. Together, the trio have dominated tennis for over two decades.
A: Is the “Big Three” era coming to an end?
A: 今年的溫布頓錦標賽，網球「三巨頭」恐怕風光不再。
B: 費德勒前年宣布退休，納達爾這次不參賽，喬科維奇則剛動過手術。
A: 費德勒有20座大滿貫冠軍，納達爾也有22座冠軍。
B: 喬科維奇則有24座，三大球王已稱霸網壇20多年！
A:「三巨頭」的時代終於要落幕了嗎？
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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