Tennis
Published on July 16, 2022 at 11:35 am by Hugo Ferreira
Considered as the 3 greatest tennis players of all time, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are regularly compared in order to know who dominates their other two. Recently, the latter overtook his Swiss counterpart in the name of Grand Slam titles, and now has an additional argument to get ahead of him. However, according to Mark Petchey, these incessant comparisons sometimes destroy the pleasure of seeing these players.
In the world of sport, it is common to understand the debates in order to know who is the best of all the times. Tennis is no exception, and three players stand out, namely Rafael NadalNovak Djokovic et Roger Federer. Still active, even if the latter has been regularly absent due to long injury in recent years, all have arguments to make, but one of the most important is probably the number of Grand Slam titles. For the moment, this classification is dominated by the Spaniard and his 22 trophies of it. Behind him, his two competitors of him were tied, until the recent victorious of the Serb at Wimbledon.
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Djokovic reported more from Grand Chelem than Federer
If he missed many deadlines at the start of the year due to his non-vaccination against Covid 19, Novak Djokovic can now indeed tread the courts. Some tournaments are still inaccessible to him for the moment, and the Serb should miss theUS Openhowever, he has been able to show himself on several occasions recently, notably at Wimbledon. At the end of a particular edition, marked by the absence of Russian and Belarusian youth, and the absence of points, the 35-year-old youth reported is the 4th consecutive title in the All-England region, bearing the name of victors in Grand Chelem at 21. nole to where I passed Roger Federerwith whom he was tied until then, and has a new argument in the debate concerning the best player in history.
«C’est incroyable to think that Djokovic has passed Federer»
For’Australian Open show podcastI consulted Mark Petchey evoked the inevitable debate of the GOAT. According to him, if it is incredible to have been able to observe the struggle between Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic et Roger Federerand to see that the latter is now behind the Serbian in the name of Grand Slam titles, this discussion is not necessarily always good. « I will tell you after a certain time, let’s hope that the rivalry between the fans draws a little attention from us that we have not seen the joueurs au fil des ans. It is obviously incredible to think that Novak Djokovic has surpassed Roger Federer in terms of victories in tours of the Grand Chelem. I thought that the comparison is the volume of joie and I thought that the comparisons that are consistently true between the joueurs pour savoir that are the best, that are the greatest, ont vraiment enlevé, parfois, the value of ces grands joueurs de tennis » he explained, in remarks relayed by We Love Tennis.
Federer will soon make his return
Recordman of the name of titres à Wimbledon, Roger Federer can’t wait to report the 21st Grand Slam. Injured, the Swiss is forced to stay away from the courts since his defeat of el against Hubert Hurkacz On the lawn of All-England in 2021, and no longer even appears in the ATP rankings, he who no longer has the slightest point. This one should be returned in September, on the occasion of the Rod Laver Cupbut the subject of his retirement is increasingly on the table, as he confided a few days ago: “I’m a lover of winning, but if you’re not competitive anymore, then it’s better to stop. I don’t think I need tennis.”.
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