So who's the male tennis GOAT?

[X]

The Australian business has been a disaster for Djokovic.

It's one of the most locked down countries in the world, and:

- he clearly breaks the law back home about self-isolating, showing that he disrespects the rules and that he thinks he is above them. That is not 'an error of judgement' as he claims, it is choosing to break the law.

- choosing to go out, while he is Covid positive to an event attended by children really is quite mind boggling

- hanging his agent out to dry, and saying that it wasn't his mistake in lying on his visa documents, also shows what type of guy he is. Incidentally, that is not how govt visa papers work - you can't just say that someone else filled them out for you and therefore it's not your fault.

Great tennis player, but something of a complete tool as a human being methinks.

[Master]

Nadal was amazing yesterday coming back from 2 sets down and winning 21 slams.

[X]

Yes, what an amazing champion he is. A superb and miraculous win!

[Mark TKO]

Amazing achievement.

I think regardless how many these 3 end up on it's always going to be argued who the GOAT is - you can make cases for any of them.

Here's my method for deciding imo who the GOAT is - how I see a calendar slam season going if they all played in their prime against each other.

Australian - Federer v Djokovic final and it's going to 5 sets, flip a coin for who wins

French - easiest one of the lot, Nadal beats Djokovic in the final in straight sets

Wimbledon - Roger wins this one in 4 or 5 tough sets against Djokovic

US Open - Roger and Rafa in a 5 setter, it's going all the way but I'd slightly favour Roger


So for me in their prime I have Roger shading it I guess - crazy to think he'll more than likely end up on the least.

Nadal should add the French this year barring injuries so will hit 22.

Those 2 championship points Roger blew on his serve at Wimbledon in 2019 against Djok must haunt him.....

[TitoFan]

Too bad Novak had to miss the Australian... but now I'm rooting for him to catch and pass Rafa.

Sorry. I don't want a clay court specialist to be considered the male tennis GOAT.

Had Novak been allowed to play, he arguably would've been the one to pick up his 21st.

I was always a HUGE Fed fan. But he lost too many head-to-head against the other two and doesn't deserve to be in the GOAT conversations, TBH.

Including a heartbreaker to Nadal at Wimbledon... FEDERER'S "TURF"!!

[Mark TKO]

Roger was past his prime when the other two hit theirs and the standard of these 3 has been that high that makes all the difference.

We are talking fractions here. How lucky we've been to witness this era. Can't see it happening again.

[TitoFan]

Roger was past his prime when the other two hit theirs and the standard of these 3 has been that high that makes all the difference.

We are talking fractions here. How lucky we've been to witness this era. Can't see it happening again.

I think there was a bit of an overlap. It's not like Roger was an old man when he lost to Nadal. He'd be the first to say he blew some golden opportunities. By now, yeah... he's over the hill.

But yes... we're lucky indeed. We may well end up with the Big Three on top of the GOAT heap for quite some time.

But we're compelled to put them in order... and I for one will never think of Rafa as the GOAT.