Rafael Nadal assured that Novak Djokovic is the best player in the history of tennisahead of him and himself Roger Federer because the numbers say so.
“I would say that It is the best ever. He has had a better body than mine and that also counts. The numbers say yes, it is the best and for me, it is“, stated bluntly the winner of twenty-two Grand Slamsin an interview granted to The objectiveof the Sixth.
video-caption-title ">The Spaniard leaves egos aside and does not hesitate when asked about the best player of all time.
The Spanish tennis player who is recovering from an injury and postponed his return to the circuit, initially scheduled for the Doha tournament and now postponed to exhibition set in Las Vegas with Carlos Alcaraz and the Indian Wells Masters 1000in March, praised the Serbian, current number one in the world and with whom more than once he starred in some exchange of statements due to their different ways of seeing life.
Nadal thinks about Djokovic’s bad image
“I think the image Djokovic projects is worse than it really is. He is a good person, with his mistakes, because with his actions he accentuates them. But I think he’s good“, indicated Nadal who, however, regretted some situations and behaviors of the Serbian.
“Frustration lasts the moment of breaking the racket. Then he is ready to play at one hundred percent again. And it’s the best I’ve ever seen. I have been injured and he has not and I have missed the Grand Slam, but He has had a better body and that also counts“he insisted.
Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, two tennis legends. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images for Laver Cup)
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“When I see someone with so much success, get so angry, I don’t like it,” said the winner of twenty-two Grand Slams who praised the rivalry with the Swiss Roger Federer, whom he does not consider a friend but a great teammate with whom he still maintains a great relationship.
“We have shared most of our career. We have helped each other. We have also taken away a lot. We have achieved a level of self-demand that is difficult to repeat because we knew that we could not fail. That competition pushed us to the limit. I wouldn’t consider him a friend, but someone familiar, with whom I have a great relationship,” he described.
2024-02-15 14:48:44
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