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re-asserting comments I've left in other sections re greatest of all time: The tri-valry of Fed/Nadal/Nole is the best in the history of tennis. Nadal can make an opponent look weak, Novak can make them look slow, and Fed can make them look silly.

I'll miss Federer the most. Djokovic will end up with the most grand slams though because he's now the one to beat at the Australian, Wimbledon and the U.S , plus he is the strongest between the ears.

You don't need titles to be the G.O.A.T. You need to be Bernard Tomic

Roger is the blueprint for executing every shot ever seen or known.. perfectly.. eyes closed Nadal the greatest warrior.. doesn't let anyone pass the gates of his house of clay Djokovic is the computer game.. even when you play your best.. you most likely will lose

The GOAT criteria that means most in my opinion: 1. Number of GS titles 2. Weeks at n1 3. H2H against main rivals Number of "big" titles ( GS, masters, WTF) should also be taken in consideration IMO at number 4. One month from now, Novak will have the winning h2h record and most weeks at n1. If I'm not mistaken, he will also have the most "big" titles of the three. He is also the youngest.

I’m already missing them thinking about missing them in the near future. Thanks Big 3.

Novak is the GOAT. Nadal is the most unique and unforgettable. Fed made it look the easiest at his best.

Suddenly number of GS is not that important? When Roger was on top there was no debate? Now Novak is getting close and we are changing GOAT rules? Nice try.

Brilliant content, such a refreshing take on this topic

Any Djokovic fans here?

Maybe tennis have 3 goat. On each surface.

"...we're gonna miss them when they're gone." Damn. That hits so hard

Let's just enjoy them, we will miss them when their gone

1:18 Update: Djokovic is on 18 and 28 now July 11 ,21 update: Djokovic level with rafa and Roger. 20 and 30

Completely agree with all your points. The GOAT debate is pointless, especially right now, all it does is validate toxicity and bias across fanbases.

Who is the greatest tennis player of all time? Roger is like graceful dancer Rafa is like a brutal boxer Novak is like a lethal martial artist To determine who really is the GOAT, simply look objectively at all the major records, stats and facts, applying rational thinking and logical reasoning. The answer is obvious to the objective and unbiased mind. Keep the wishful thinking, delusional dreaming and misguided emotions out of the discussion. It is important to factor in that Roger has played about 5 years/ 90 tournaments & Rafa has played 2 years/ 35 tournaments more then Novak. That said, now it’s time for a comprehensive review of the top 50 major records & stats. Major Records & Stats, Novak Roger Rafa Advantage 1. Total Titles 82 102 86 Roger 2. Winning Percentage 83.10% 82.00% 83.10% Novak-Rafa 3. Grand Slam Titles 18 20 20 Rafa-Roger 4. Masters Titles 36 28 35 Novak 5. Year End Championship Titles 5 6 0 Roger 6. Total Big Titles 59 54 55 Novak 7. Big Titles Conversion Rate 59/194 54/237. 55/190 Novak 8 Big Titles In A Year 10 8 8 Novak 9 Four Straight Grand Slams 1 0 0 Novak 10 Three Straight Grand Slams 3 2 1 Novak 11 Consecutive Slam Titles. 4 3 3 Novak 12 Consecutive Master Titles 12 9 9 Novak 13 Consecutive Year End Titles 5 4 0 Novak 14 Golden Masters 2 0 0 Novak 15 Years Number #1 6 5 5 Novak 16 Weeks Number #1 312 310 209 Novak 17 Head To Head. 2-0 0-2 1-1 Novak 18 Head To Head Total Won Loss 56-49 39-51 50-45 Novak 19 Head to Head Majors Finals Big 4 13-7 7-10 10-7 Novak 20 Head to Head Masters Finals Big 4. 16-14 8-14 14-13 Novak 21 Head to Head YEC Finals Big 4. 4-1 1-3 0-2 Novak 22 Highest ATP Points Ranking 16,950 15,903 15,390 Novak 23 Highest ELO Points Ranking. 2,629. 2,550 2,552. Novak 24 Highest Peak Playing Level 3 2 1 Novak 25 Grand Slam Finals Wins vs, Big 4 13 7 10 Novak 26 Year End Championships vs.Big 4 4 1 0 Novak 27 Masters Titles vs. Big 4 17 8 14 Novak 28 Winning Percentage vs Top 10. 68.61% 64.55% 65.02% Novak 29 Years with 20 plus wins vs Top 10 5 0 1 Novak 30 Years/Matches Required on Tour 18/1112 23/1513 20/1193 Novak. 31 Level Of Competition 3 1 2 Novak 32 Losses Holding Match Point. 3 22 8. Novak 33 Mental Strength. 3. 1. 2. Novak 34 Dealing With Adversity/ Hostile Fans. 3. 1. 2. Novak 35 Five Consecutive Finals 5. 3. 4. Novak 36 Wikipedia Head To Head Tallies. 29-5. 13-33. 19-23. Novak 37 80% win rate on Grass,Hard, Clay. 1. 0. 0 Novak 38 Supreme 14. Majors,Masters YEC. 14. 12. 11. Novak 39 Winning Percentage Record in Finals 70.43%. 65.60%. 69.67%. Novak 40 Winning 71 matches at each Major. 4. 3. 1. Novak 41 Winning Each Master. 9. 7. 7. Novak 42 Winning Majors in 30s. 5. 4. 5. Novak-Rafa 43 Under Pressure Rating. 249. 239. 241. Novak 44 Deciding Set Win % 73.5% 64.8% 68.6%. Novak 45 Mental Toughness Rating. 2.347. 1.817. 1.931. Novak 46 Losing Record VS. Opponents. 3. 10. 3. Novak- Rafa 47.Losing Holding Match Point 3. 23. 8. Novak 48 Deciding Set Tiebreak Win %. 69.2% 56.3 %. 52.8%. Novak 49 Losing First Set Win %. 42.6%. 41.6%. 42.5% Novak 50 Ultimate Tennis Stats Ranking Points 899. 933. 833. Roger Totals 46 4 4 Novak In conclusion, on 50 categories, Novak leads in all but 4 of them. The only reason he doesn’t lead in all 50 is the fact Roger & Rafa have had an additional 5&2 years to pad theirs stats and records. Anyone who is honest and objective knows who the best of all time is.

Most interest fact: Nadal has scored the best winning percentage against the Big Three at the majors. Nadal owns a 20-11 record (10-7 vs Djokovic and 10-4 vs Federer) against his biggest rivals; Djokovic is 18-16 overall, and Federer is 10-21.

This was totally enjoyable to watch from start to finish thank you for doing such a fabulous job for putting it in perspective and keeping me on my toes this was well-worth while and I'll be saving it on my playlist for me and others to enjoy thank you again

Djoko is the only GOAT. He eats grass too....

The GOAT conversation wouldn't have been pointless if Federer had converted one of his 2 MP against Djokovic. Federer's fanboys would have talked everywhere and everyday on how Federer was the undisputed GOAT. Now all of sudden, the debate is pointless just because Nadal and Djokovic are overtaking the most important records in tennis. You said hypocrisy ?

I'm Federer fan, I really look up to him but I must accept that in terms of titles and statistics Nadal and Djokovic will have better numbers at the end of their careers, however the influence of Federer in the sport, the way he made this sport so attractive for new generations, his leading, his charisma and especially his technique and the beauty of his game will made of Federer the GOAT.

I'm more of a Nadal fan these days, I did like Ivanisevic back in the 90s him and agassi had the best charisma. but I'll have to say that Novak Djokovic is probably the GOAT.

No1E G.O.A.T.😎

Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic are truly the g.o.a.t.s. But, I will always have Bjorn Borg as the one who changed tennis -- not only brought it into the modern era but made the sport into the cultural phenomenon it now is. That hair! The clothing style! That mysterious persona! That racket swinging style! Think of it: even though he never won the US Open, he still fought hard ...winning the French, Wimbledon and getting to the U.S. Open final all in the same year (1978 and 1980). Also: Borg brought out girls and women, who, in turn, got more guys to play the game. Until Borg, tennis was always considered a sissy sport. Borg changed that! Boys and men wanted to be like Borg! Even McEnroe said so. Borg was truly one of sports' (not just tennis) ROCK STARS!

I am fully agreed with the presentation but for me it's always Nadal.

Imagine if Rafa didn’t have degenerative foot issue since a kid?!?! Imagine if he just had better injury luck period?!?! He missed 03/04 FO, 10 other Wimbledon/AO/USO and had to to retire 2016 FO 3rd round with wrist injury (Fed’s only FO🏆was that year). He’s won 22/64 majors he’s been in, Novak 20/67, Fed 20/81. If Nadal had played in say 74-76 majors instead of 64 clearly he has 26+ majors right now and without this foot debilitating thing he’s had his whole life damn near I’m sorry objectively this makes him the GOAT. Novak has argument also especially for his 2011-2021 dominance but they’re very close regardless. If you give both 100% health give me Nadal! They’ve both had very close 5 set classic losses to the other at AO/Wimbledon/FO so anyone who acts like it’s not very close is being disingenuous!

The Fabulous 3 are the greatest tennis players of all-time. They’ve won more Grand Slams than all other players and would’ve won more if say there were only two instead of three of them. It’s tough to pick one of the three and that should be left for when all three have retired. For now, I hope to continue enjoying them for several more years.

You can't separate the big 3 in my opinion. They all have vaild arguments to be GOAT, but they have their holes in their credentials too. I think if Djokovic overtakes both Nadal and Federer in every stat (especially slams), it's hard to deny that he's the greatest, but for right now, they are all at an even level (imo).

It is the best I ever heard on this stupid debate. They all greats, it depends who you favour

Great video, was not expecting such quality!

Novak is simply the goat. To win all master 1000 twice 😳🙆🏾‍♂️ that record will never be broken 🤷🏾‍♂️

Djokovic now. Especially if he wins all 4 this year he will be at 21 and the only player in the modern era to win all 4 in one year.

Novak era 2011-present Grand Slam- Federer 4, Nadal 11, Djokovic 17 Atp Finals - Federer 1, Nadal 0, Djokovic 4 Atp 1000 - Federer 11, Nadal 17, Djokovic 31 Weeks no1 - Federer 25, Nadal 107, Djokovic 311+ Year end no1- Federer 0, Nadal 3, Djokovic 6 HtH- Federer vs Dokovic 10-21, Nadal- Djokovic 11-22 Federer+Nadal Grand slam Fedal 15, Djokovic 17 Atp Finals Fedal 1, Djokovic 4 Atp 1000 Fedal 28, Djokovic 31 Weeks no1 Fedal 132, Djokovic 311+ Year end no1=Fedal 3, Djokovic 6 HtH=Fedal 21-43 Djokovic

Quite a comprehensive analysis. We will have to wait and watch though for some years.

I root for Novak and for me he is the GOAT,he has to deal Rafa and Roger and in their era to pull 18GS is mindbogling keeping in mind that he always had crowd against him in finals vs these two. Hopefully after this AO he will have succesfull 2021 year so he can cement himself in the history as a GOAT in next couple of years.

Honestly I think all three of them should be remembered as the three GOATS, they are very evenly matched. If there was a single GOAT then that player would need to be well above anyone else in slams, titles, master titles and weeks at world number 1. The debate of GOAT between Federer, Nadal and Djokovic is interesting though it is way to close to call even when they retire.

If anyone could adapt to the modern game and compete with the modern top 3, I'd vote for Borg.

Brilliant video. Subscribed. and Thanks

I am a Fed fan. But I would say that Djokovic is the best. He has a positive record against Federer, more or less on par with Nadal or better. Djokovic will most probably break Rogers record of weeks at top position (now it is End of January 2021). He still has chances to reach or surpass the 20 GS victories of Rafa and Roger. Nole shouldn’t take it for granted, because Thiem, Zverev and Medvedev and maybe some new man might be in the way for another record. Djokovic pretty much reigned from 2010 to 2020. He has a positive record in Wimbledon against Roger in his favorite tournament Wimbledon. Only Soderling and Djokovic could beat Nadal in Paris. So, for me, Djokovic is the best. The story would be different if three of four majors were played on slow clay and not on fast grass or hard court. Then Nadal would have like thirty plus major titles. We always forget about that detail that the choice of surfaces in most tournaments favors Roger and Novak over Rafael. Last but not least we shouldn’t forget other greats. But do they come close? Connors had a terrific career, but not enough majors. McEnroe couldn’t come back to a real favorite for the majors after his time out in 1986 or so. Lendl never won Wimbledon. Becker never won a clay tournament. Agassi played horrible volleys and had some bad years compared to the big three. Borgs fire went off at the age of 26. Laver, Emerson etc. can’t be compared, because they played at a time when tennis was still a gentlemen’s amateur sport and was played with wooden rackets. The only one who can be compared with the big three is Sampras, who had the best attacking game. But he never took clay court tennis really serious and had just semi final as best result in Paris. That is pretty bad compared to Roger and Novak, who, both would have won many titles in Paris if there had not been Nadal. So, you can pick any of those three. It will be an excellent and correct choice. I think we should not forget that from 2000 on, the game became so much more athletic and physically demanding compared to the eighties and nineties. I think the rackets in the nineties were not that much worse. Wilson Pro Staff, Head Prestige and Yonex etc have been around since them. But the strings were improved in the early zero years, so we see much much more top spin. I dare to say that most top twenty players of the last two decades would have won a major title in the years before 2000. A time machine would be the only way to test my hypothesis.

The subject of the debate is between Nadal and Djokovic. Federer is practically out of the question.

Roger is the goat for winning more than 1 slams on all surfaces except RG, Rafa is the goat for winning 13 time on one surface (umbeliebable),and Novak is the goat for defeating them to win slams except at RG😅. The rafan in me🤣🤣; but all jokes aside they are all 🐐 🐐🐐

Wonderful take on the topic. I hope more people find your channel!

It is difficult to compare players from different eras as conditions have changed the game. The discussion should center around who is the greatest against their peers during their era.

Laver and Rosewall won over 30 slams which included(pro) slams which is basically what the professional slams are since 69. Plus they both won over 200 tournaments. Emerson also won more tournaments than the current top players.

Djokovic is my favourite 💪 In my unbiased opinion,Djokovic will be the Greatest tennis player of all time at the end of his career But I must say Nadal is the most entertaining player to watch and I love watching him play

It's obviously Federer, not only for his performance over the years, but for his personality. I mean, he is literally known as a 'gentleman on and off the court'. That said, I do believe a more appropriate way of viewing it is that Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic are the three pillars of good tennis, together they embody all the principles and skills a good sportsman and tennis player should have. Not to mention that they're all great friends off the court, too.

Very nice video !!!

Nadal will win more French Open titles than all of the players in the video will win slams combined. 😘

I think the Big 3 needed each other to push themselves to this level. Fed, Nadal and Djokovic all coulda dipped after 15 or 16 Slams and retired early as the undisputed GOAT. Instead they all pushed each other to nearly 20 slams each

*THE SERBIAN PEOPLE HAVE HONOR* . 🇪🇦❤️🇷🇸I am Spaniard and I am next to Novak Djokovic. Resist Novak against the tyranny of the NWO and the health mafia. Even if you don't play one more game in your career, YOU ARE AND WILL BE THE BEST TENNIS PLAYER EVER. Greetings brothers from Madrid, Spain.

Very good video. Well made!! Please now do one of football (of course it means soccer).

Win Grand Slam tournament beating at least one of top 3 seed player. Đoković 15/18 (83,3%) Nadal 15/20 (75%) Federer 10/20 (50%) Win Grand Slam beating one of top 3 seed player in final Đoković 11/18 (61,1) Nadal 12/20 (60%) Federer 5/20 (25%) Win ATP 1000 tournament beating one of top 3 seed player Đoković 22/36 (61,1%) Nadal 18/35 (51,4%) Federer 13/28 (46,4%) Win ATP 1000 beating one of top 3 seed player in final Đoković 17/36 (47,2%) Nadal 13/35 (37,1%) Federer 9/28 (32,1%) Win ATP world tour finals beating one of top 3 seed player in final Đoković 4/5 (80%) Nadal - (0%) Federer 2/6 (33,3%) Win ATP world tour finals tournament beating one of top 3 seed player Đoković 4/5 (80%) Nadal - (0%) Federer 6/6 (100%)

Those 3 dominated more than any other 3 in any other era. No debate there. The 4th one is light years away from them. They have set up such standards and accomplishments that it is almost impossible to replicate. Just look at Nadals 13 RG titles. That in and of itself cannot be replicated.

Great video. You just won a subscriber.

You can really see the age of the video here. Djokovic was at 17 and the other two at 20. He has since won 7 grand slams (a third of what the other two had at the time) and likely added 2 years as #1. Federer fans in particular have tried to cling onto a "there is no GOAT, they are all so close" for years now but they really aren't close at all anymore.

I still think fondly of the early 2000's, Agassi and Federer battling it out. I was a kid then, and it gives me a lot of nostalgia to think about. I wasn't alive during Connor's time but watching him play fills me with excitement. There's something about his game that just makes tennis so appealing to me.

Excellent video! Great insights.

I Whole-heartedly agree with your perspective. No metric anyone comes up with will be agreed by everyone and as such it is POINTLESS to debate this. I have my favorite and I have my reasons for that just like everyone else and that should be that.

For me, Roger or Nadal or Novak not to be named as G.O.A.T. If a player has each GrandSlam 5+, to be referred as G.O.A.T in my opinion, they all doesn't come close. Currently Novak has the chance to meet the above reason. Also, other than Nadal and Federer, no strong player to defeat Novak unless Novak makes many unforced errors. I started with Pete Sampras but ended with Novak now. Between Pete Sampras and Novak, greatest players means two players only which is Federer and Nadal. Have enjoyed watching three top greatest player tennis for 2 decades. Challenge to everyone: Find the last GrandSlam where these three top players not entered into Semi-final. If you find the answer, then you won't be asking anything regarding G.O.A.T again. That's the gift we received from these three Legends.

For me it's Rafa Nadal though both has 20 GS titles but R .Nadal defeated Federer in his GS favourite surface ie Wimbledon but Federer has never Defeated Nadal in RG ie Clay Djokovic has 17 GS titles so far but lets see after the three has retired who will be the GOAT

Tennis didn’t magically become what it is today in 1968. When the Open Era started, there were 3-4 different pro men’s tours, and no uniform pro women’s tour. Also, the 4 GS tournaments as we know them today, didn’t all become uniform among all players until the late late 80s and early 90s. In the 70s, most top players skipped Australia and skipped the French half of the time. The year-end Championships and tournaments like the Philadelphia Indoors and New York indoors had Grand Slam level prestige. I say all that to say, tennis’s history is way to complicated to base “who’s the GOAT” on most # of Grand Slams or tournaments won-but a lot of tennis fans today don’t know the history of the game, and just go by analytics/numbers

What a fantastic video. This is how one turns a tennis novice into a full-blown acolyte of the sport. I'll hold back on sharing my own views on the debate as I must admit, I'm pretty biased. However I must say how much I appreciate the manner in which this video has allows us to view the debate from an all encompassing, open vantage point. It's also clear to see now how the Big Three have impacted the narrative of Tennis, and all of sports as a whole...

don't act like any player 1900-2000 could compete with the top 3, just look at old tennis clips it's like 10 year olds today

There were never era of 3 players like Federer Djokovic and Nadal playing at same time. Therefore from this golden era GOAT should be announced

Excellent narration and awesome video overall. Watched one from UEFA KZfaq about appreciating LM10 & CR7. It’s better to the stop the debate to at least until they hang up their racquet(big 3or boots(cr7 lm10)

nice video . Verry well sed . It s really about who likes who . No fan of a specific player would accept their favorite to be second best even if the facts woul hit them in the face. That being sed you have to see that Federer really have the most creative , technical and compleate game:)) hard to be impartial here

All i got from this was that a true objective analysis about who is the best just can't be done xD

I've been watching tennis for 40 years, and people have this debate every generation. I don't think there is a greatest of all time, because the game evolves every 7-10 years. I remember back in the 80s, everyone thought Borg, Connors, and Mcenroe were the greatest with their volley games and everyone thought they were the greatest. Then Becker came along with his power serve and volley game, and everyone thought he was the GOAT. Then Sampras and Agassi entered in the 90s with their attacking games, and everyone thought they were the greatest. Then Federer came along with his variety game in the early 2000s, and everyone thought he was the greatest. Then Rafa and Djokovic came along with heavier groundstrokes, and now fans of this generation think they're the greatest. I think each player has their strengths and weaknesses. It's impossible to decide who the "greatest" is. I think the best four players are below: - Sampras was the dominant player of the 90s and probably had the best offensive game of any player. Also, he played tennis at a time when the clay and the grass were very different from each other. But he never won the French Open. - Federer was the dominant player from 2000-2010 and has the most longevity of any player. But he lost a lot of big matches to Djokovic and Rafa. - Rafa dominated at the French Open for 15 years, but he never really dominated the game. He was generally the second-best player to Federer during the 2000-2010 era and then the second-best player to Djokovic during the 2011-2020 era. - Djokovic was the best player in the world when Federer, Rafa, and Murray were all playing good tennis from 2011-2020. But he dominated at a time when the surfaces were fairly homogenized, so it was easier to win with a straight up baseline game.

After the 2021 French Open, I'd put Djokovic leading the clubhouse at that point. Minimum 2 of each slam & the non-calendar-year grand slam + most weeks at number 1 make up being behind by 1 in the grand slam tally, after I'd seen it achieved. If Federer's 20 was the yardstick to score on g.o.a.t, Novak could possibly rate 20.5 with those extras. Nadal's 20 include 65% from one major only, less diverse than Federer with minimum 5 of 3 best majors. There was also the missed 2020 Wimbledon which affects the balance - Roger & Novak probably have more claim to an opportunity there than Nadal based on last 10 years, although it's also some opportunity for Rafa to add a 3rd for himself, balancing his spread of majors. One more Australian for Nadal is huge opportunity for matching Djokovic's minimum 2 of each achievement. This or 2 more majors would undisputedly put him on top of the g.o.a.t contest.

I never watched tennis in my 24 years of age and suddenly i'm interested a little bit. But i feel sad that i missed everything by Roger, Novak and Nadal. What i learned about them is they're like Messi, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic, Maradona, Xavi, Iniesta... If i ever start watching tennis for real, i will have big regrets for missing them. They even played in my city during ATP, and i could never care less because i didn't know them lol.. Maybe i will just have to endlessly watch their highlights on youtube.

The more important question for me is who my favorite player of all time is, which is Nadal.

Looking today,Novak the best,this guy is unmistakable.

lol prime novak vs anyone in their prime .....id bet my house on novak

Love your channel

Extremely well-made video.

Just like everyone else I enjoy watching Federer most out of all players. However I would never agree that he is the best on grass when he is 0-3 to Djokovic in Wimbledon finals. And stop saying Federer is 6 years older becoz he didnt lose those matches on fatigue. Djokovic simply has bigger balls.

Federer needs 110 title for record

What a great video

novak roger and rafa are like 3 f1 race drivers which are tucked in the slip stream of one another and changing positions

I don't care who the goat is... But it's fair to say that Federer has had the most impact on tennis out of all the legends....

Well said... it's an impossible question many of these goat debates. First question might be, what does "greatest" mean to you?

What makes a GOAT in any walks in life is that "I won't be denied of what i want". Be it money, fame, women, championship whatever. You never settle for anything less

this is simply the correct take on the GOAT debate

Novak GOAT

Djokovic is defenetly G.O.A.T. He has most major titles and still counting. Most weeks as No. 1 on atp list. Best h2h against both Nadal and Federer. Most years finish as No.1. Only player in history with all masters titles (2x time each !). All records are on his side. Only player in history that have 4 GS in same time. So everything is already over about goat race.

For a long time it's not a debate.. One goat, one man, one legend.

So happy that there are tennis channels like yours and cult tennis being set up with such good content!!!

If Nadal wins the ATP Finals next year he could very well be considered the 🐐 Not to mention he will win some more GS's before he retires.

And lets not forget career grand slam djokovic has, and all 1000 masters he won

Every Goat debate I've heard centers around who has the most Grand Slams. This linear-minded argument does no good for the sport's popularity, as why would a casual fan watch a tour level event when they've been told that only Grand Slams matter? In my view a number of records must be included to determine GOAT, most importantly "Most Tournament Titles". Winning a few more Grand Slams does not out weigh the achievement of possessing many more tour tournament victory trophy's in your closet.

very well made video

Federer is the best we’ve ever seen. Nobody has ever played the way he does. He could have played 50 years ago and won. Not sure the other two could? He uses a small headed racket and doesn’t rely on modern strings and light rackets. Nadal certainly does. And dont get me started on how slow the courts are these days. Federer is made for fast courts while the other two love them slower. 90s court speeds and they wouldn’t win a set against him. Sampras would also murder them two as well on fast surfaces. But hey they are all phenomenal and once they all retire tennis is in big, big trouble.

1. Djokovic 2. Sampras 3. Nadal 4. Federer

Naming the GOAT is difficult in any sport, but, in my opinion, in tennis it's almost impossible. I mean, how reasonable is it to compare between a guy like McEnroe, who, during much of his prime played with a wooden racquet to a guy like Djokovic, who plays with a racquet made of composite materials and which is much lighter and has a head size that's about 50% larger?

It's important to consider if we are considering who was "the best" or who had the best record. In terms of consistency and career performance the three listed were undoubtedly the best. But if we compare all given players at their best I'm not so sure. It's difficult for me to picture any of these three being able to beat McEnroe in his prime, especially if McEnroe had access the modern technology, training, conditioning and coaching that these three had. They were certainly better athletes and hit harder but in tennis touch and control count equally. McEnroe's racket control and accuracy was beyond anything I've ever seen. He also had the ability to control games using his return. Also, people don't talk much about anticipation but in Tennis this is everything and McEnroe's anticipation was super human. It is also safe to say that if he was playing in the same era as these three he would have been more athletic and had a better serve. Great Video.

Interesting to think that Roger, Rafa and Novak may all end up with 20 Majors. Rafa may bag another FO, but he can only hold back Thiem, Medvedev and Zverev for so long. Novak will likely get to 19-20 this year. Roger will be 39 and while my heart says he has a shot at Wimbledon, he's racing against father time as are the others. Sad to think the changing of the guard has begun.

there is no debate. Novak is the GOAT,face it.

people that say Federer isn’t the goat based on his record against djokovic and nadal are casuals, since Federer is 5 years older and when he was in his prime neither were on their primes, and vice versa.

Good vid