"He could overwhelm Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal" if Novak Djokovic plays for another two years believes Guido Monaco

With Novak Djokovic not slowing down in his conquest of the ATP tour, tennis commentator Guido Monaco believes the World No.1 could put more distance between himself and arch rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

The Serbian lifted his 24th Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open, extending his record for the most Major trophies by a male tennis player in the Open Era. Additionally, he won three out of four Grand Slam trophies in a season this year, the fourth time he has accomplished this feat in a calendar year after achieving the same exploits in 2011, 2015 and 2021.

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Djokovic could overwhelm Federer and Nadal in terms of achievements, says Monaco

In an interview on TennisMania, Monaco spoke on the impact of Djokovic's victories and their effect on his legacy as compared to the other greats.

"It’s easy to say that sporting results aren’t everything," said the former Italian player. "Of course, there is also elegance, behavior, the example you can give, how much charity you do, what image you give of the athlete, how much you have done for tennis and much more, but sports titles are those for which these phenomena are [second to]. We must give due weight to these results. If it goes on like this for 2-3 years, he runs the risk of not only overtaking but even overwhelming Federer and Nadal.”

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Furthermore, Monaco spoke on Djokovic's incredible accomplishments following his title win in Paris last week.

"He has this thing inside that he always had to prove more than the others, because he arrived later and the others were already idols," said Monaco. "He has a different story, he comes from another place in the world. You always have to put yourself in other people’s shoes.

“He has an ability to find motivation from many things and, despite having completed the comeback by overtaking his rivals, he wants to put even more space between himself and them to convince even the most reticent admirers of Federer and Nadal that he is the strongest. Some will never admit it and they won’t be able to get everyone to agree, but in my opinion there is no longer any doubt that on a sporting level, Djokovic is the greatest of all time.”