"Classy and correct response": Paul McNamee responds as Novak Djokovic responds to Rafael Nadal comments surrounding Grand Slam record

Former Australian tennis player Paul McNamee used his social media to react to Novak Djokovic's response to his great rival Rafael Nadal.

The Spanish player has 22 Grand Slam titles compared to Djokovic's 24, and it seems that Djokovic has taken the definitive lead in the race for the all-time record, especially considering that Nadal's career will likely end in 2024, and he has been out of competition for almost a year.

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Nadal spoke in an interview in Spain with Movistar+ where he claimed that Djokovic lives tennis and tournaments with greater intensity, and that might have frustrated him if he had not achieved the Grand Slam record.

"I’m not frustrated for a simple reason – within my possibilities, I’ve done all I can to make things happen for me. I think Novak feels more intensely [about] this than I do. Had he not achieved it, it may have been a bigger frustration for him," Nadal said.

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Recently, Djokovic responded to the 14-time French Open champion and stated that he disagreed, although he emphasized that everyone can have their own interpretations:

"I saw that it went quite viral, that people were talking about it. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and how they interpret someone else in that context. That's all I can say. Rafa is a great champion, I greatly appreciate and respect him as a champion, as my biggest rival, as a man and a tennis player who has largely participated in shaping my game and the results I have achieved," he said.

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"I have no intention in any way to talk in a negative context about him or Roger Federer because my respect outweighs perhaps some negative opinions about them. That is his opinion, with which I, of course, do not agree. I have my opinion, but I won't share it because I don't want to deepen the topic. There is no need for that at all," Djokovic added.

Paul McNamee responded to Djokovic's comments, expressing his support for the Serbian player:

"Classy and correct response," McNamee commented on X.

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