This is a compliment worth its weight in gold. Rafael Nadal, 22 Grand Slam titles in his pocket, the last at Roland-Garros in 2022, declared this Wednesday that his rival – on the courts – Novak Djokovic, 24 Grand Slams to his credit, was the “best player of all time “.
The question of the GOAT (for “Greatest Of All Time”, the best of all time) had indeed largely returned to the scene for several years and even more so in 2023 as the Serbian won three new titles, the Open of Australia, Roland-Garros and the US Open, only failing this year in the Wimbledon final after an epic fight against Carlos Alcaraz. Meanwhile, his two former rivals on the courts, but still very friendly off the courts, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are far from the courts. The first was out almost the entire season due to multiple injuries, when the second retired last year.
“I think when it comes to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss about that”
“I believe that numbers are numbers and statistics are statistics. In this sense, I think he (Djokovic) has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable,” Nadal said in an interview with the Spanish sports daily AS, published this Wednesday. ” It’s the truth. The rest are tastes, inspirations, sensations that one or the other can transmit to you, so that you like one or the other more. I think when it comes to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss about that. […] I congratulate him on everything he accomplishes and it doesn’t cause me any frustration. »
2023-09-20 10:59:25
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