Star Tennis player acknowledges Novak Djokovic as the Greatest of All Time
Novak Djokovic (Source: Twitter)
After winning the US Open in 2023, Novak Djokovic has a lead of 2 Grand Slams over his nearest competitor, Rafael Nadal. Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam, as opposed to 22 of Nadal. The Spaniard has acknowledged Djokovic as the greatest Tennis player of all time. Nadal could not play a Grand Slam event in 2023 due to injury.
Speaking about Djokovic’s new milestone, the former World number one praised the Serbian athlete for his achievement. “I believe that numbers are numbers and statistics are statistics, and in that sense, I think he has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable. I do not have an ego big enough to try to disguise a reality that is not. This is the truth,” said Nadal.
‘I congratulate him for everything he is achieving’ – Rafael Nadal
“The rest are tastes, inspiration, sensations that one or the other may transmit to you, that you may like one or the other more. I think that with respect to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss in that. Then, as always, everyone can combine the story as they wish, saying that I have suffered many injuries – bad luck for me or bad luck that I had my body this way,” added Nadal.
“He has had another one and in some ways that is also part of the sport. I congratulate him for everything he is achieving and that does not cause me any kind of frustration. I said it when I was the one who won the most Slams, I said it when we were tied, and I say it now that I am behind,” said the multiple Grand Slam winner.
The Spaniard said that he is satisfied with what he has achieved in Tennis. “I am not going to be the one who tries, through a personal struggle, to want to be what I am not. What is, is, and what is not, is not. I say this, I am very satisfied with everything I have done,” concluded Nadal.
