Patrick McEnroe names Novak Djokovic ahead of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as his pick for the Greatest Of All Time!

McEnroe picked the player who stands top of the list with most Grand Slam titles.

Patrick McEnroe names Novak Djokovic ahead of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as his pick for the Greatest Of All Time!

Roger Federer, Patrick McEnroe, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic (Images via Imago, Wikipedia)

Patrick McEnroe gave a clear answer to who he thinks is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) in tennis. When a user asked him to choose between the Big 3, McEnroe simply responded with- Novak Djokovic. 

Djokovic, with 24 titles, tops the list of players with the most Grand Slam titles in men’s tennis. Critics argue that had Djokovic continued to play in the era of prime Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, winning those titles would never have been easier for him. This is why the tennis fraternity is divided over who actually is the GOAT and they indulge in discussions on social media. But McEnroe picked the player who stands top of the list with most Grand Slam titles.

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Djokovic’s knee injury he suffered during his fourth-round clash with Francisco Cerundolo in the ongoing Roland Garros resulted in him withdrawing from the competition ahead of his quarterfinal match against Casper Ruud. 

An X user shared a post where he wrote about Djokovic undergoing meniscus surgery, and received a response from McEnroe, who pointed out how Djokovic wants to be back on court soon. 

Mr @DjokerNole wants to be back ASAP
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Djokovic later announced that he had successful surgery, admitting how it was hard for him to process he had torn his meniscus and retired from the French Open. 

Patrick McEnroe’s brother John McEnroe slams Roland Garros for Novak Djokovic’s injury

Before hurting his knee, Novak Djokovic played a late-night match that lasted till 3 a.m. against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, beating him in five sets. John McEnroe criticized Roland Garros for its scheduling of the matches, and for making the top seed start his match at 10:30 at night. 

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Novak Djokovic (Image via Imago)
It was a joke that they put him out at 10:30 p.m. [against Musetti]. It was a great match, and then it went to three in the morning. Absurd. Then they have to come back and go through another marathon match. If this doesn't change the mentality of the majors about this type of schedule, I don't know what would, because he's the number one player in the world. 
John McEnroe told Eurosport 

The Serb was set to play Musetti around 8 but because of rain delays on other courts, an extra match was added to the Philippe-Chatrier which ended around 10 p.m., after which the Djokovic-Musetti match started. 

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