Mats Wilander affirms that the GOAT race is ‘irrelevant’ amid controversies surrounding Novak Djokovic

Mats Wilander affirms that the GOAT race is ‘irrelevant’ amid controversies surrounding Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Mats WilanderNovak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Mats Wilander

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer are undoubtedly the three greatest tennis players of all time, the three players have indisputably been dominating men’s tennis for years now. With a combined Grand Slam tally of 63 titles, these three are undoubtedly the GOATs of tennis.

Fans have been on this debate for years now, deciding who the greatest player of all time is among the big three, the public has been divided among Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer and often refer to them as the big three of tennis. Nadal currently leads the grand slam tally with 22 titles but he is closely followed by Novak Djokovic with 21 titles and Roger Federer with 20 titles to his name.

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Mats Wilander says that the GOAT race is becoming irrelevant amid controversies regarding Novak Djokovic

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The GOAT race has been ongoing for years now, but it has settled down ever since the pandemic in the words of Swedish tennis legend, Mats Wilander, the 58-year-old former world number 1 thinks that the GOAT race between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is slowly becoming irrelevant and unfair as controversies regarding Novak Djokovic continue to rise.

Talking in an interview with Eurosport, Mats Wilander said, “The GOAT race between the Big 3 is becoming irrelevant because Novak is not allowed to play. We will just remember that the three greatest players on the men’s side of all time happened to play at the same time.“

Novak Djokovic’s problems continue to be a hindrance as he was barred from competing at the Australian Open earlier this year and now he has officially withdrawn from the upcoming US Open. Djokovic has been unable to participate in this event due to his stance regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. The Serb decided against getting vaccinated for the virus due to which he was barred from entering various countries as their immigration rules do not allow unvaccinated foreigners into the country which resulted in Djokovic missing out on many big tournaments this year.

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