Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic? One of the constant dilemmas that concerns both fans and us in the media is who is the GOAT of tennis. Everyone has their own opinion but it now seems clear that the fight for the GOAT only concerns the Big 3, that is, the three tennis players who have surpassed 20 Slams and have written the history of this sport.
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The ATP Tour is experiencing a stalemate between the first tournaments in Asia and the big names involved in the Laver Cup. In this period of the season, questions that constantly keep fans passionate, each with their own opinion, come back into fashion.
The Swiss, the Spaniard and the Serb have won a total of 66 Majors. Yes, 66! Something unique in the history of sport. The Swiss was the first to reach 20, but his greatest rivals have caught up and overtaken him over the years.
Just as Roger was the first to overtake Pete Sampras, fourth with 14 Slam titles. When Roger overtook him and reached 15, Pistol Pete declared: "He is the greatest but to be considered by everyone the best he must at least tie the precedents with Nadal."
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At the time the Spaniard was ahead 13 to 7 and had beaten him several times. A few years ago Sampras revealed his final thought to Reuters clarifying: "You will appreciate it as time goes by, Novak Djokovic is the Goat. He managed to get between Federer and Nadal and was number one in the world for several years. He rewrote history."
And to think that Djokovic was still at 20 when these statements were made, who knows what he thinks now. Novak Djokovic has indeed managed to complete, winning everything, he has reached 24 Grand Slam titles and this year he won gold at the Olympic Games in Paris. Who knows what Pete would say about that now?
