“They are three unmatched competitors at a sporting level, not only in tennis,” Diego Schwartzman speaks on the greatness of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic
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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic
The GOAT debate is probably one of the most talked out and triggering topics in the tennis circle. The Big 3- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic have dominated the tennis world like no one else and have pushed each other to tennis greatness. They have won 62 grand slam titles combined in the last two decades and are still going on till date.
Out of the last 6 majors, Nadal and Djokovic have won 5 and despite the rise of the NextGen, they remain unchallenged and at tge top of the game. But there is always a constant debate as to who is the best amongst the Big 3. While Federer will most probably not win a major due to his age, Nadal and Djokovic are still going good.
Diego Schwartzman, a former French Open semifinalist and top 10 player, spoke about the greatness of the Big 3. He called them ‘unmatched competitors’ in all sports and said that a very few sports have this kind of athletes.
“They are three unmatched competitors at a sporting level, not only in tennis. There are very few sports that have this kind of athletes,” Schwartzman said.
Who is the GOAT according to Diego Schwartzman?
On being asked who is the best amongst the Big 3- The GOAT, Schwartzman chose to be dimplomatic and said that these things are irrelevant and the nicest thing that has happneded to him is being able to compete with these three greats.
“I always answer the same. The nicest thing that happened to me is being able to compete and be contemporary with them, see them on and off the pitch, train with them,” he added.
He added that it is very easy to choose one because off the court, all three have very different individualities and every person will have their own opinion as to who is the GOAT.
“It is very difficult to choose one because precisely when you meet them you realize how different they are, both on and off the field. That makes many people like one and many people another. Being a fellow tennis player the same thing happens,” he said.
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