The debate over the GOAT of tennis continues. If after winning at Roland Garros your 19th Grand Slam was Novak Djokovic the one who did not want to get wet regarding who should be considered the best of all time in this sport, Rod Laver yes it has. Australian tennis legend, winner of 11 majors (five in the ‘Open Era’), leaned for Roger Federer and Djokovic, while he left Rafa Nadal aside from the eternal debate.
“He likes the challenge that’s always there. That’s what he likes. He rarely finds himself unable to play his best tennis. He is a different player. Mentally, he is strong. A game or two less in the fifth set means nothing to him. Keep fighting”, Laver said about Djokovic and his winning mentality on the portal Essentially Sports. He added: “Many people, myself included, believe that Federer is the best of all time. But Novak is building a great record, so you have to look at his career. You have to put him in that group with the best players. It has to be up there. “
And what about Nadal? At the moment, he does not seem to enter the debate for Laver, even though Two years ago the Australian went so far as to say that only Nadal and Djokovic would be qualified to win the Grand Slam in the same season. After his conquests at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, only the Serbian is in a position to do so …