Posted on 09/20/2023 11:10:02 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Rafael Nadal's most recent Grand Slam win came at the French Open in 2022, and with Novak Djokovic having overtaken his mark for most major titles in men's tennis, the Spanish player conceded that his rival is the best player in history.
Djokovic's recent win at the US Open, his third Grand Slam title this year, took his tally to 24 majors, two ahead of Nadal's total.
"I believe that numbers are numbers and statistics are statistics. In that sense, I think he [Djokovic] has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable," Nadal said in an interview with AS published Wednesday. "This is the truth. The rest are tastes, inspiration, sensations that one or the other may transmit to you, that you may like one or the other more," he added. "I think that with respect to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss about that."
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And Nadal would likely have done it sooner except for idiotic vax mandates.
Classy of Nadal to put it so straightforwardly up front.
What a joke. This guy is the best of all time. Period.
If it were any other player that had been vaxxed, this would not be a debate.
Cancel culture at its worst.
Nadal has always been a HUGE draw for tennis fans. Djokovic not so much, always considered arrogant and needy. Nadal has always been absolutely explosive in his play. Djokovic is like watching paint dry, that said, I respect his decision on the COVID vaccine.
Sampras always seemed to take time off when he was not serving. He would just go for 1 break in a match and rely on his serve game to win matches.
...and a pure blood.
Novak is wisely No-vax. If he hadn’t been forbidden from competing by deep state pro-death governments, he’d already be at 25 or more.
Yes, in fact, he was as boring to watch as Djokovic. Nadal was pure entertainment on just about every shot, which to me makes him the GOAT.
Bjorn had cool hair - Jon McEnroe not so much! ;-P
I’d still like to see those guys play a match again, with canes, walkers, whatever. It’d be fun.
Rafi is total class.
LOL, that’s a great pic!
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