When people ask, who is the greatest of all time what do they mean? Achievement or talent? If it's the latter it's Federer with McEnroe a close second. If it's all about achievement then why bother to watch at all, just check out the accounts.
Federer is clearly the most talented. His style as well, let’s be honest, is just cool as anything - single handed backhand winners, floating across the court, never breaking sweat. Just effortless. And at his peak, wow, in the presence of something out of this world. The fact he is still competing at the top level at his age is incredible, even considering his injuries of the last few years.
But if you only consider numbers then Djokovic would be the declared the greatest come the end of his career imo. But being honest - it’s not just about the victories is it, it’s about how in awe you are as you watch.
Djokovic is just a robot (but obviously talented), Federer is the best and Nadal is a bit of a mix of the two but when he came on the scene he was beating a peak Federer and that should never be forgotten. Federer kept that level for along time but Nadal was definitely pushing him to new heights for a period of time and had his number until Federer adjusted his game to compete with him. Those two are amazing - Djokovic though just feels a bit emotionless and uninspiring I feel. Might be harsh but we’ve been spoilt with the other two.
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