Former world number one, 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal named Novak Djokovic, current leader of the ATP ranking, the best tennis player in history.
Currently, 36-year-old Djokovic has a record 24 Grand Slam titles, 37-year-old Nadal has 22. Previously, the Spaniard noted that next year could be the last in his career. Nadal is currently recovering from an injury.
– Novak Djokovic has better numbers than me, and that’s undeniable. And I don’t have such a big ego that I try to invent a reality that isn’t true. It’s true. The rest is just taste, inspiration, sensations. Decide for yourself which player you prefer.
When it comes to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss. Also, as always, anyone can tell this story however they want and say I had a lot of injuries. Whether I was lucky or unlucky that this happened to my body. He had a different journey, and that is also part of sport. I congratulate him for everything he has accomplished and it does not disappoint me. I said it when I was winning more Grand Slams, I said it when we were tied, and I say it now when I’m down. It’s like that. “I say this, being very satisfied with everything I have done,” Nadal said, as quoted by AS.
Source : MatchTV
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