The rivalry between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic continues unabated. These three tennis players are athletes who have marked the history of this sport and who, even today, especially the last two, continue to dominate unchallenged.
Rafa Nadal won the Australian Open and Roland Garros this year, returning after a long hiatus, while former world number one Novak Djokovic bagged victory at Wimbledon.
Former world number 21 Gilles Muller spoke about this eternal challenge and confirmed that for him Roger Federer is the strongest tennis player of all time. For Muller, Roger is the tennis player who took tennis to a whole new level, both as a sport and as a style.
Currently, the fight between the Big Three sees Rafa in command with 22 Grand Slams and immediately behind Novak Djokovic with 21 and finally Roger Federer with 20.
Muller on the Big Three struggle
Speaking to Sport Klub, Gilles Muller spoke about the fight between the big three and made very clear statements: “If you look at the number of Grand Slam titles, now the best is Rafa.
But to be honest, for me, Roger Federer comes before everyone else. I think he took tennis to a higher level, he made the sport more popular and if the prize pools are so high today, it is mainly to Roger that they owe it.
His game was spectacular, best of all and every shot was magnificent, Roger makes every shot easier. But in the end, barring unforeseen circumstances, I think Novak will be the player who has won the most Grand Slam titles in the history of this sport.
He is the most intact and I think he will be able to play for several more years.” During his career, Gilles Muller and Roger Federer played five times and it was always the Swiss who won. Muller won an epic match against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.
