“Even if Djokovic breaks all the records there will always be debate; with Federer and Nadal it would not happen ”

The world of tennis surrendered to the figure of Novak Djokovic after he The Serb became this Monday the tennis player with the most weeks as number one in the history of tennis with 378, surpassing 377 what Steffi Graf achieved in the women’s circuit. A milestone that Djokovic himself celebrated on social networks and that numerous tennis figures also applauded.

Among these figures stands out that of the French Nicolas Mahut, who in statements to the daily L’Équipe He highlighted the Serbian’s differences with respect to Nadal and Federer and assured that ‘Nole’ will reach 400 weeks at the top. “You don’t see a way to stop him, he’s extraordinary. From Nadal you can feel that he is tougher. You see Federer coming. But with Djokovic you have the impression that he is not going to stop. He’s going to make it to 400 weeks at number one. He is number one in the world even though he hasn’t played many tournaments last year. and despite the fact that Wimbledon points did not count. It doesn’t matter!”

Mahut was critical that, despite the fact that Djokovic has achieved incredible records on the circuit, he is still not recognized as the best in history, something that would happen if his successes had been achieved by Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer. “Novak is going to have all the records. But even if he breaks all the records, there will always be a debate about the best tennis player in history, which would not be the case if it were Federer or Nadal. I think Djokovic is not appreciated fairly. I understand what you said about always taking a negative view every time you do something. Sometimes it also causes it. But I find criticism of everything he has achieved very unfair ”.