414 weeks as World Number 1 ☝️ Novak Djokovic improves his record again, with 2 MORE YEARS spent on the throne than Roger Federer (310 weeks). Unbelievable.
Anyone not picking Novak Djokovic as the GOAT is an 'insane human' says Andy Roddick: "Very simply, that's the way it is"
ATPThursday, 29 February 2024 at 21:30
Andy Roddick asserted that anyone who doesn't choose Novak Djokovic as the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) is an 'insane human.' The American shared his verdict on the debate about the greatest tennis player of all time and positioned the 24-times Grand Slam champion above Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
The 36-year-old Serbian maintains his position as the world No. 1 and secured three Grand Slam titles in 2023, making him the all-time leader in major victories and, for many, settling the Big-3 discussion.
In the latest episode of his podcast Served, Andy Roddick had no doubt that Djokovic's numbers back up his claim: “What’s making this GOAT thing so weird is that we never really get anything that’s like final. The [Michael] Jordan/LeBron [James] debate is like, ‘Ok LeBron has less, but he played this’,” the American said.
“There are other factors involved where it’s like, this conversation is largely like math doesn’t care about your feelings. It doesn’t care about your vaccination status,” Roddick added. “If you line up these three resumes (Djokovic, Nadal and Federer), and if you choose any of them but this one (Novak), you’re an insane human. Very simply, that’s the way it is.”
“Everything else is about preference of what you like to watch. You like the ballet/artistry, you like the blunt force trauma of Rafa. I’ve always said what Novak does so well doesn’t immediately jump off the screen to an untrained tennis eye.”
According to Roddick, it's natural for some fans to prefer Nadal and Federer because they have a different style of play compared to Djokovic: "What Roger does very well is very obvious. It’s amazing if you know tennis as well as I do, and it’s amazing if it’s the first tennis match you’ve ever watched," the former world No. 1 said.
“Rafa, the physicality with which he can play, the RPMs, his speed, the drama of when he’s running something down, even the drama of his grunts, it all makes sense where you know he’s this gladiatorial figure.
“Whereas Novak, he’s a surgeon. He’s literally picking you apart. You have to make these huge risk trade-offs to make an impact on him. He knows it and you know it that you probably won’t be able to do it over the course of three or four hours.
“Most of us, large scale debates, aren’t great at nuance. We like the simple headline. And Novak’s game frankly doesn’t provide that simple headline often enough. But if you can make an argument against his numbers, you’re being wilfully ignorant at this point,” he concluded.
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