"For me, that's the category Novak is in": Boris Becker compares Novak Djokovic to Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Tom Brady

Boris Becker compared Novak Djokovic to Lionel Messi, LeBron James, and Tom Brady, pointing to him as the "best sportsman" of the moment.

The World No. 1 had a brilliant season at 36, winning three Grand Slam titles in the year and reaching the historic milestone of 24. Djokovic holds numerous records in ATP with over 400 weeks as world No. 1, 40 Masters 1000 titles, seven ATP Finals, and eight years finishing at the top of the rankings.

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Recently, the German Boris Becker, former coach of 'Nole', commented on the Tennis Podcast of Eurosport Germany that Djokovic transcends tennis and should be compared to the best athletes in other sports, even claiming he is the best sportsman of the moment.

"Maybe you have to look at it more generally and he's not just the best tennis player at the moment, but the best sportsman. I want to compare him to a Lionel Messi, a LeBron James and a Tom Brady," Becker said.

"For me, that's the category Novak is in because all these athletes are dominating or have dominated their sport even in their mid or late thirties," he added.

"I hope he continues to do so for a long time because nothing better can happen to young players than to compete on the same level as the most successful player of all time. That's the best lesson in tennis," former wold No. 1 claimed.

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The German, who now works with Holger Rune, highlighted Djokovic's ability to stay at the top level for so many years:

"For me, he is the lion king. We do our best to teach tennis fans what is impossible to teach: What this player has won in his 16 or 17-year career and that he is perhaps playing his best tennis at the age of 36," Becker stated.

"He has won three Grand Slam tournaments this year and reached the final at Wimbledon - he was close to the calendar Grand Slam at the age of 36. This is out of this world," he added.