Patrick Mouratoglou breaks down the GOAT race between Djokovic, Nadal and Federer

The GOAT race in tennis remains one of the most polarizing topics with no clear resolution in sight and Patrick Mouratoglou believes it will still take a few more years.

The GOAT race between Djokovic, Nadal and Federer is a topic that people have talked about. Mouratoglou si no different and he has his own views on the matter that he shared in a recent talk. He said:

“Until this last Australian Open, Novak was by far in a pole position. He is the youngest of the three, he won an average of two Grand Slam titles per year over the last four seasons. He can easily play three to four more years as he is in a great physical condition. That could take him to 25 or 30 Grand Slam titles."

Obviously things are no that simple as the French coach expanded a bit more in depth:

"Rafael Nadal owns the all-time Grand Slam with 21 Majors, while Djokovic and Roger Federer follow at the second place with 20 Grand Slams each. Nadal is now the top favorite to win the French Open and push his Grand Slam record tally to 22. On the other side, Djokovic is expected to be allowed to compete at the French Open, while Federer will likely skip the French Open and Wimbledon. Roger’s last Grand Slam title was back in 2017."

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He further said:

"He has played only three tournaments in the last two years and has already announced that he won’t play Wimbledon this year. He will most probably stay stuck at 20 Grand Slam titles. Since the Australian Open, Rafa is back to a comfortable position. He is leading in the number of Grand Slam titles with 21, one more than Novak and Roger. The next Grand Slam will be Roland-Garros and Rafa has won seven out of the last 10 French Opens. It’s still unclear if Novak will be playing in Paris."

Finally he concluded:

"If Rafa wins the French, Novak will be under high pressure at Wimbledon as he will feel that he has to win it. The emergence of the new generation of players led by Medvedev, Zverev, and Tsitsipas also threatens Novak’s quest as he lost to Medvedev in the last US Open final."