(Photo : Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE – Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with The Musketeers’ Cup after profitable his twenty third grand slam trophy on the Bir-Hakeim bridge after profitable the Men’s Singles Title within the 2023 French Open on June 12, 2023 in Paris, France.
Some sports activities have a definitive Greatest of All Time, however on the subject of tennis, the talk stops at Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic.
For a great purpose, the third title is making a louder noise lately. Djokovic surpassed Rafael Nadal for many Grand Slam wins with 23 after profitable the 2023 French Open.
Has he earned the precise to be referred to as the game’s GOAT?
Roger Federer’s ex-coach Ivan Ljubicic mentioned he thinks the GOAT debate “will be meaningless” if Djokovic can separate himself from Nadal.
“If Novak wins a few more Slams – which seems likely at this point – then the debate becomes meaningless,” the Croatian mentor mentioned in an interview with the YouTube channel Sport Klub.
“If Novak ends up having five to ten more than the others, we won’t have conversations like this anymore.”
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Ljubicic, although, acknowledged that the that means of GOAT, as in any sport, is subjective.
“In basketball, everybody agrees that it’s Michael Jordan, but he’s not the one with the most trophies. It’s someone that influenced you personally mostly: for a third of the world it’s Federer, for the other third of the world it’s Nadal and for the final third it’s Novak,” he defined.
Djokovic will come for extra Grand Slams
The Serbian tennis star acquired the report clincher on the French Open this month.
He celebrated the record-breaking Grand Slam win however insisted he was able to win extra.
“Let’s see how far it takes me,” he instructed reporters, as quoted by ATP.
“I really don’t want to stop here. I don’t have intention to stop here. I feel great about my tennis. I know that when I’m feeling good physically, mentally present, I have a chance to win any slam against anybody.”
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