Wally Masur gives reality check regarding Federer's GOAT stauts: "You don't get points for grace in my book"

Former player and coach Wally Masur gave his opinion on Federer being discussed as part of the GOAT debate claiming that he doesn't belong there anymore.

Masur has been a longtime coach for Australian tennis serving as the Davis Cup captain for many years. He was replaced in 2016 by Lleyton Hewitt and since then he has worked as a commentator. Things are very clear in the GOAT debate for him. He doesn't think Federer should be discussed as part of it anymore because he's really not in contention anymore:

"He's sitting on 20 (titles) - he's not there, and he's retired. You don't get points for grace in my book. There are no style points. It's not ice skating. I'm just going to go purely with the numbers."

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Masur has a pretty clear outlook on the GOAT race and for him, it will come down to numbers. He doesn't think Djokovic is the GOAT yet but he thinks he will be if he ends up with more slams:

"Not yet. Rafa's got 22 slams [as well]. I'm just going to go with the numbers. You cannot compare eras. Don't even bother. It was all relative. So if he (Djokovic) wins 23 slams and Rafa ends up with 22 - he's the greatest. If the opposite is true - Rafa is the greatest."

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