Jim Courier
opined that the discussion of the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) has already been
settled in favor of
Novak Djokovic over Roger Federer and
Rafael Nadal. The
tennis legend from the United States considered that the Serbian has already
gained enough advantage over the retired Federer and Nadal, who is playing his
final cards within the Tour.
The 4-times
Grand Slam champion gave an interview to Tennis Channel in which he discussed
the lengthy debate about the GOAT and analyzed the reasons that place 'Nole'
above all other tennis players:
"Novak
Djokovic is the greatest and deserves all the recognition. Then the end-of-year
number 1, who is the real champion of the season, did it eight times. Federer
and Nadal five times each. Sampras, six times, so for me the numbers don't lie."
"It's not
just the Major titles, it's also the head-to-head record. Novak has a
considerable lead over Federer but a narrow lead over Nadal, it's close.
Statistically it's over. For now, unless Nadal can somehow find something and
get back into the conversation with other Majors," Courier added.
It's weeks
at No. 1, Djokovic definitely has a huge advantage there. But I've been talking
about someone who isn't on this graphic screen for a while and I think it's
also very important," he explained.
Connors
expresses concern for Djokovic
Another
American legend recently spoke about the Serbian star.
Jimmy Connors shared his
opinion in the latest episode of his podcast, Advantage Connors, stating that
despite Djokovic's experience, there inevitably comes a point where countering
the ambition of younger tennis players becomes more challenging.
The Serbian
quickly exited in the third round of Indian Wells after falling to 20-year-old
Luca Nardi. A couple of days later, it was announced that he would not
participate in the Miami Open and would take a break before the European clay
season, where he hopes to regain his top form:Principio del formulario
"The
only thing that matters with experience is that when you get it, you're too old
to do anything with it. It's a point where these guys are just young and
they're willing to do it and stay. When you play guys who have 15 years younger
than you, experience is a great thing,” Jimmy Connors said
Age is
something you can never beat and no matter how much you try to fight it and no
matter how much you try to find a way with your diet or your training or
whatever, numbers matter in this. Djokovic was the same way when he was
emerging, facing players he had to beat to get a reputation and all that and
it's tough," he added.