People participate in a demonstration called against the government in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
People participate in a demonstration called against the government in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
A supporter wears a mask of US President Donald Trump in Mankato, Minnesota as the president delivers remarks on jobs and the economy. AFP
A supporter wears a mask of US President Donald Trump in Mankato, Minnesota as the president delivers remarks on jobs and the economy. AFP
A brown bears cools off in a pool at the bear sanctuary near the village of Mramor, Kosovo. AFP
A brown bears cools off in a pool at the bear sanctuary near the village of Mramor, Kosovo. AFP
Chairman of MR Party Gerges-Louis Boucher is seen before a meeting for the formation of a new government with Belgium King Philippe at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium. EPA
Chairman of MR Party Gerges-Louis Boucher is seen before a meeting for the formation of a new government with Belgium King Philippe at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium. EPA
Afghan police officers inspect a vehicle from which insurgents fired rockets, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
Afghan police officers inspect a vehicle from which insurgents fired rockets, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
A Muslim woman gets her temperature checked during a Covid-19 coronavirus screening at Dharavi slums in Mumbai, India. AFP
A Muslim woman gets her temperature checked during a Covid-19 coronavirus screening at Dharavi slums in Mumbai, India. AFP
A man rests at a mall in Beijing, China. AFP
A man rests at a mall in Beijing, China. AFP
People are reflected in the window of an eyeglasses store as they wait outside the pension administration office to apply for an early withdrawal of a percentage of their government pensions in downtown Santiago, Chile. AP Photo
People are reflected in the window of an eyeglasses store as they wait outside the pension administration office to apply for an early withdrawal of a percentage of their government pensions in downtown Santiago, Chile. AP Photo
Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden appears by video feed from Delaware to question voters about their situations in this video frame grab from the start of the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention. Reuters
Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden appears by video feed from Delaware to question voters about their situations in this video frame grab from the start of the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention. Reuters
Flooding is seen in Bikou township of Longnan city in northwestern China's Gansu Province. Xinhua via AP
Flooding is seen in Bikou township of Longnan city in northwestern China's Gansu Province. Xinhua via AP
A farmer toils as Mount Sinabung spews thick ash into the air in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. AFP
A farmer toils as Mount Sinabung spews thick ash into the air in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. AFP
A view of the Milky Way during a Perseids meteor shower in the night sky over a beach in Limnos Island, north Aegean, Greece. EPA
A view of the Milky Way during a Perseids meteor shower in the night sky over a beach in Limnos Island, north Aegean, Greece. EPA
Two lines of buoys are tied together across the Nanshi River which act as a safety system for workers a few hundred metres upstream at the construction site of a new bridge in New Taipei City. AFP
Two lines of buoys are tied together across the Nanshi River which act as a safety system for workers a few hundred metres upstream at the construction site of a new bridge in New Taipei City. AFP
A member of the Kayapo tribe walks along the middle of the BR163 highway during a protest outside Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil. AFP
A member of the Kayapo tribe walks along the middle of the BR163 highway during a protest outside Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil. AFP

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THE BIG THREE

NOVAK DJOKOVIC
19 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 5 (2011, 14, 15, 18, 19)
French Open: 2 (2016, 21)
US Open: 3 (2011, 15, 18)
Australian Open: 9 (2008, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21)
Prize money: $150m

ROGER FEDERER
20 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 8 (2003, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 12, 17)
French Open: 1 (2009)
US Open: 5 (2004, 05, 06, 07, 08)
Australian Open: 6 (2004, 06, 07, 10, 17, 18)
Prize money: $130m

RAFAEL NADAL
20 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 2 (2008, 10)
French Open: 13 (2005, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)
US Open: 4 (2010, 13, 17, 19)
Australian Open: 1 (2009)
Prize money: $125m

THREE
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