The incredible coronation of Novak Djokovic at Roland-Garros, in particular by beating Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas in anthology matches, has revived the debate on GOAT even more. Sport Illustrated editor-in-chief Jon Wertheim kicked an open door on the daily US radio show The Rich Eisen Show. How not to bring out the story of this Serbian, unloved for having deprived Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, promised hegemony for another ten years, many trophies? Novak Djokovic has now built a gigantic reputation. He can no longer be considered the ugly duckling of the Big 3. To continue to isolate him in analyzes is certainly outdated reasoning. Nole is the dominant player of the last decade. As Jon Wertheim also says, the world number 1 is not far from hitting all the biggest records.
“Who is this third guy, who destroys this great rivalry that we have. I think Djokovic always had that against him, to be considered the third guy in the group. He does some things, which aren’t necessarily that great, but he’s not like the bad boy in tennis. What’s a little dangerous is that he doesn’t just want to be loved, but everyone’s loved one. This guy is going to retire with the most Grand Slams. He is also the best in confrontations against the two. He has the most weeks as number 1. If you take the stats, and it’s really hard not to conclude that he’s the best ever ”, Jon Wertheim said.
Novak Djokovic has the opportunity in just under three weeks to equalize Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 Grand Slams on the clock.
Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 12:44
