During a very interesting exchange on the podcast The Functional Tennisthe former coach of Monica Seles and Robin Soderling, among others, Claudio Pistolesi, has spoken out about the famous GOAT debate between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic that has so excited tennis fans around the world.
And if we follow the reasoning of the one who was 71e world singles player in the 80s, it’s hard to prove him wrong. “My GOAT is that period from 99 to 2000, when Roger Federer came on the scene, many think he is the GOAT. But then came Rafael Nadal, who beat him and he started winning 13 Roland‐Garros, I go crazy when I think about that, 13 Roland‐Garros! We have players who have won, like Guga Kuerten, three times Roland-Garros, it was already incredible. And this guy won 13, so then he won two Wimbledons. And then comes Djokovic, with a ridiculous number of weeks in the world No. 1, the most often world No. 1 at the end of the year, winning 20 other Majors. It is therefore impossible to choose only one of these three. I think my GOAT is the combination of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic – not to be diplomatic, but it’s the truth. You know, if you say Nadal, there is a but – yes, maybe Nadal because he has won the most Majors but Djokovic is the one who has the most weeks as world number 1 and Roger he has also records that are difficult to follow. »
Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 7:45 PM
