This is a debate that comes up constantly in the world of tennis. The question of the GOAT, the greatest player of all time, has been in everyone’s discussion for years. In this game, Roger Federer can no longer improve his statistics and his rival Nadal now seems overwhelmed by Novak Djokovic.
He will probably never have the same popularity rating as his rivals, but Novak Djokovic is gradually erasing old tennis records. Back in the lead in the race for the number of titles in Grand Slam on par with Nadal, the Serb seems stronger than the Swiss and the Spaniard when he is at his best. In any case, the statistics say it…
Djokovic launched in pursuit of records
If he landed on the front of the stage a little later than Rafael Nadal et Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic quickly caught up and now he is in the race to write his name to a large number of records. This week, it equals that of Steffi Grafwith 377 weeks spent in the place of world number 1 and this year he will aim for the record number of titles in Grand Slam, he who is still fighting with the Mallorcan in this area. Also, the Serb surpassed the winning percentage of Nadal on the track ATP since he now has 83.6% success, against 83% for his rival. The Swiss ended his career at 81.9%.
Big 3 W-L% per surface:🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic🟦 HC: 84,8%🟧 CC: 80,4%🟩 GC: 85,8%🟪 CarpetC: 69,2%🇪🇦 Rafael Nadal🟦 HC: 77,6%🟧 CC: 91,3%🟩 GC: 79,2%🟪 CarpetC: 25,0%🇨🇭 Roger Federer🟦 HC: 83,3%🟧 CC: 76,1%🟩 GC: 86,9%🟪 CarpetC: 72,5%#NoleFam #Djokovic pic.twitter.com/jQ7RLLllDN
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An almost complete list
In addition to shining everywhere and again soon to be 36 years old, Novak Djokovic also has a more complete track record than its opponents. Indeed, if he lacks an Olympic gold medal, he has won all the major tournaments possible and he is even the only player to have won at least once all the Masters 1000. He did it twice. Nadal has never won Miami or Bercy for example, while Federer often suffered the law of the latter to Montecarlo.
Will the debate be over soon?
Upon retiring six months ago, Roger Federer had already been overtaken by its two big rivals. For many people, it’s not just the prize list that counts in the never-ending debate for the best player, but if he continues his momentum from the start of the year, Novak Djokovic could seize a good number of tennis records on his own. In any case, the Serb seems very well on his way to putting an end to the debate in terms of prize list…
