"He will be the greatest grasscourt player of all time": Rick Macci believes Djokovic will establish himself as best ever on grass with Wimbledon win

Renown tennis coach Rick Macci is of the opinion that Novak Djokovic would be the clear cut greatest grasscourt player of all time should the Serbian emerge victorious at this year's Wimbledon Championships.

With this year's Australian Open and French Open already under his belt, Djokovic is looking to win another Wimbledon title, equaling the record of eight titles won by Roger Federer.

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Macci believes Djokovic would surpass the Swiss superstar as the best grasscourt player of all time, were he to lift the title at Wimbledon.

"Absolutely. If you win more grasscourt titles than anybody you definitely have something more than everybody else, the proofs and of putting, but his verse utility and how many Australians he won, you know, and then the French, you know, and the US open," Macci said.

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"But yeah if he wins he's the greatest grasscourt player of all time, the way he can defend but it's his movement, the movement is the wild card, you know, better. As I tell everybody, Federer looked the best, Rafa ground the best but Djoker is the best. If he wins this tournament, he's gonna go down as the greatest grasscourt player of all time and he's not done yet."

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