What a perfect answer! Playing pro hockey, and having hockey players as my role models growing up, Novak has now become a true sports icon and role model in my eyes. Having met him twice, I can say it was an absolute pleasure and he’s so fun in person. Positive energy

Djokovic had no grand slam while Federer already had 12, and now he has 23, counting.

Djokovic greatness is Amazing !❤ Djokovic have all the qualities,he is the greatest of all ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I’ve been privileged in my life to watch all the great players McEnroe, Borg, connors Lendl in the early days and recently Djokovic, nadal.federer and also now some great youngsters coming through to keep us entertained, can’t wait for Wimbledon watching on a sunny day with some strawberries and cream, so thanks all you great tennis stars

Nole Goatdjokovic........................the absolute best!!

The Big 3, The Trio Dynasty, once in a lifetime for men’s tennis 🎾

It's even simpler Roger, Rafa, Novak are all linked together, it does not matter whose the best or who have more titles! These three men are the face of tennis history! Lets just appreciate and be thankful that we are bless to witness Greatness!

What an intelligent and engaging reply.

Absolutely razonable answer, winning one more doesn't means he is better than Nadal and Federer!! When the difference becomes about 10... I will agree 100% that he is the best!!!! Right now they are all in the 20ths

Nadal started his success at 17 years old, and Federer is 6 years older than Djokovic, and declined earlier than him. Djokovic was strongly challenged by earlier Federer (prime Federer?) but Nadal was always his real rival... Federer was a greater ambassador of tennis with his style, but I think Nadal has been the stronger player overall...

Gargamel 🇨🇭 didn't congratulate Novak... how pathetic 👎👎

But when the history books write their stories... It will be the number of grand slam titles that will be mentioned (who has the most) - everything else will just be superfluous. Yes they are all great champions but only one can sit at the top of the pile! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@johnkaufman2812 0 seconds ago Sampras raised the bar for the others to chase after… then Federer caught and surpassed that bar in short order.. Nadal & now Novak then caught and surpassed Federer’s achievements. It helps to have something to chase after.. to be the hunter rather than the hunted. They’re all great players.. fantastic and unique in their own ways. Federer’s beauty, Nadal’s strength, and Novak’s combination of both. Long live the 3 Kings.

One ridiculous thing I just found out today is that Roger won only 4 GS from 2010 to 2020 while Djokovic won 17..

I don't think it matters what anyone thinks. Every player has strengths and weaknesses. They are all great.

Great answer from a really great Champion! It is my opinion that tennis has 3 GOAT'S and not just one. Nole is a fantastic Champion, absolutely! 🙌🏼 And i really love his sense of humor. 😂

Great answer. All had a different journey. As a Fed fan, I respect Nola's achievements. I do believe that the rivalry between the 3 would be quite more interesting if the 3 came in at the same age/year.

1. Djokovic 2. Nadal 3. Federer

So he is the Messi of tennis

We are blessed to live in the big 3 era.

I love them all with great respect:

Very well put answer!

Who is your biggest rival Nadal (30-29) or Alkaraz (1-1) Some questions ARE stupid!!

Nole emperor of tennis.

That quick 'thank u' at the end is politely saying what a stupid question.

NO MORE BIG 3 . NOW ITS BIG ONE AND :::::::::: BIG TWO .

Where has the Novak Djokovic video gone for mental strength? I loved that video

At this stage he only must pick himself.

Djokovic > Nadal >Federer

This sucks no fed, soon no nadal. Joker the only one left standing. Got to enjoy this while it’s still around

I'm also confused by "neutral surface". Does he mean hard court? A bizarre question.

Intelligent man ❤👍👍

Champion extraordinaire,the greatest ever.

Name of the music you used in the start of the video?

Novak is a most impressive player. I have enjoyed watching the trio in their quest for greatness, each in his own style and all three as great as one can expect. Lately I have to elevate Novak to a top level as a human with values and principles to stand against the most absurd and evil Covid vaccine pushed by malignant so called scientists and big pharma, to a point that he was comfortable with not playing again if that was the case. A lesson to all of what it means to have values and principles for a meaningful life. My admiration to Novak and hope I can keep enjoying watching him play.

Amazing man really

I pick Djoker 🙋🏼‍♀️💃🏼♥️

See how the reporter questions the big 3 and brought the new gen as biggest rival. Big 3 are retiring and will be retired as age. Not necessarily because because the new gen are better. The quality of tennis will go down after the big 3.

How many times they've asked him this

Stop asking him stupid questions What nonsense

Perfect answer

Well Nole you’re the GOAT!!!

Actually what Novak wants to say is what kind of Stupid Question is that. If that's Coach Pop of Spurs asking stupid questions trust me the answer is absolutely brilliant

He’s right. They are all different and reallly had very different journeys.

GOATkovic 👑👑👑👑👑

Head to head record says it all. Period. Especially if you play more than 4 or 5 times and there's more than a one match difference in wins.

The sport of tennis has evolved into an international sport, thanks to the rivalry of the Big Three, and it is rooted in a long historical tradition that has yet to be identified with the Byzantine Empire where the royalty played the game in the first grass tennis court some 10 centuries or so ago. That said, the sport spread to other European and Russian courts, eventually the British Isles. It never reached such popularity as we have today for reasons that can be explained. In the beginning the sport was looked at as entertainment for the rich and powerful, exclusively for the benefit of the Court. There is a Byzantine title 'Kyr' also given to those who master a profession, vocation, etc. To put everything in perspective, Novak Djokovic deserves to be anoited Kyr Novak.

The people will remember big 3 Federer Nadal Djokovic because probably we never see players genious enjoying the game while pain is near

Was there a need for the last question really though

Big 3 like in old Starcraft game, Terran vs Protos vs Zerg, too bad they didn't start playing at the same time.. what race do you think Djoko is ?

Novak eye is droppy

Journalists always have stupid questions, all those press conferences post games are useless.

so there you go - djokovic gave his answer and the correct one - King Rafa ❤❤❤❤❤❤

We still have big 3 ??? I don't think so.

In men's tennis, Nadal has the record for most titles in one grandslam - 14 Djokovic has the record for most titles in two grand slams - 7 Federer has the record for most titles in 3 different grandslams - 5 Djokovic has the record for most titles in four grand slams - 3

Oh noes. I come back to this vid to resume a conversation (not a particularly sensible one, admittedly) and I see that crazy assertions such as Djokovic having a better slice than Federer was too much even for the uploader. Oh well. Off to another vid to pick a new fight.

Smart answer

Das ist waltschmertz!

WATCHING THIS......................AGAIN I SERIOUSLY SUGGEST NOVAK SHOULD BE A STATESMAN FOR SERBIA, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE..........HE CAN BE/IS FAR FAR MORE DIPLOMATIC & CAPABLETHAN MOST OF THE SO CALL BEAN COUNTING PRESIDENTS WHO THINK OF ECONOMY & THE WORD""DEMOCRACY"" ONLY......

Political answer 😊

I would love to see a Tennis match played on Ice surface with Ice skates.

Real classy of Nadal to be the first to congratulate Djokovic on winning his 23rd grand slam. However, there's been no reaction from Federer to date. Doesn't reflect well on his character. He couldn't possibly be all that busy. A tinge of jealousy, perhaps?

The difference between Novak and the rest of the players is his intellect and his ferocity! He’s a Serbian son and as such he has inherited ferocity and intellect from his ancestors who were fighting bravely different enemies to preserve their freedom since 14t century to present. As a child he witnessed the aggression on his country and no doubt that helped mold him in to what he’s today, a great champion, the greatest of all! He’s a Serbian National Tresor! May he be blessed!

To me all Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are all unique legends in their own ways and are very different tennis players as well with their own unique styles and what they do best in each areas of tennis. So to me all these comparisons honestly makes no sense to me. sorry.

Novak is right, these three led the golden era of tennis. When they all retire, tennis is gonna suffer. Pretty much like the ladies tennis hasn’t risen to the occasion since the retirement of the Williams sisters

Only Nadal can catch nole

i wonder what happened to his left eye, i know hes had lots of issues with contact lenses like infections etc. i first noticed it in 2020 i think

Well said Novak

Discipline beats talent

its old video

I picked novak 👍

Djokovic don't be diplomatic. I would say, if we say on teh half clay-half grass match, Nadal is definitely the winner. But Federer and Nadal, learnt the game on clay, you learnt on hard courts, I think surfaces don't matter, otherwise then we should also consider heat, humidity, balls, rackets into the mix since these all effect the game. If we look at averages, Borg won 11 in 6 years. Conors won on all three surfaces, US Open was clay or grass in some of his time. Laver completed the GS twice. Edberg has the junior GS. etc etc. Agassi competing at the finals against the best from two eras. The players, if required to overcome weather, balls, health, psychological issues, then lets not really worry about the court surface. Nadal considered a clay court specialist, has won 4 on the fastest surface against prime hard court players, you and Daniil. he has won the French Open more bacause of his resilience, its the hardest to play on that surface. Not really because of speed, he is like a bull who doesn't understand when to give up. Main point is, all three of you are the gretaest, because of your perseverance and consistency and giving it all , mental state and game, and using your talents for the better.. Titles I would say are just a small part, mostly since everyone wants a winner. I would put in Murray and Wawrinka for their talent as well.

to me tennis is fnd = federer nadal djokovic ... ❤❤

Federer was the better server and had the better backhand of the three, Nadal's forehand was the best(especially with that top spin that gave Roger fits) and Novak was the better defender.

The problem of Djokovic is that he is the best according to statistics, but if you look carefully you will see that Djokovic won just one slam when Federer was at the top from early 2000s till 2011 when Federer was 30 years old. From 2011 till 2014 Djokovic won other 6 Grand Slams but at that time Nadal had 14 Grand Slams and Federer 17, Djokovic had just 7. It's only when Federer was aging and Nadal started having injuries that Djokovic started winning. Therefore, from 2015 till now Federer wom 3 Grand Slams, Nadal 8 and Djokovic 16, mostly against weaker opponents such as Tsitsipas, Berrettini, Ruud and others. Furthermore some of his behaviour are childish such as breaking the racket. Djokovic is one of the best tennis players in history, but in my opinion Federer and Nadal are the best.

Nadal defeat Novak very more times than Federer, and his age is more similar.

Let's celebrate diversity of opinions... ....Djokovic is my 🐐! ND23 @ RG23 is an awesome achievement 👍👍

Can this guy ever give a straight answer? Jeez

I think both Novac and Nadal are better than Federer, he is also good though.

Even The best djokovic have to say respect to federer inside and outside of tennis shown how mighty federer is

BUT WHO IS BETTER ON ICE??????

Djokovic is like mj/lebron with the most titles and statistical achievements. Federer is like kobe, if you know you know. I think federers peak and genius was still the greatest version of tennis ever played

The big 3 will be missed 😢

king about surfaces really makes sense. Rafa on clay as the Spanish love the clay court. Federer on grass and Novak on hard.

Just imagine without Djokovic, Fed and Nadal already have 40 GS each

Federer is the joradan of tennis. Nadal is the shaq oneal And Jokovich is the lebron. There is your answer.

Against Nadal he was mostly defending. Against Federer he was doing everything. But these are, without question, the BIG THREE. They're all #1. But like many other pros say: "Federer makes hard things look easy".

Kokkinakis

His answer was.... Me

I think Roger is the goat of them all, bcoz being a goat not just numbers you win, also the influence you able to spread, how many outsider you can bring in to this sport, how you can make 0.0 level ppl pick up a racquet. But, Joke has great personality among all. You would approach him rather than Roger. So. We will have drink and party with Joko while roger being Goat at somewhere.🎉

It's now "Novak Godziila" or "Godzilla Djokovic." Either name fits him well. It used to be irritating to me how the spiteful "Fedallers" would attack him, the poor things simply sick with resentment. Now they're just laughable When Novak (Godzilla) wins his 1,000th grand slam, having won them all playing left-handed, he still won't be that good in the secretly envious eyes of the Fedallers. It has to be a tough, tough gig being the best tennis player in the world, no?

Đoković Is IF not there yet as greatest.. but how Can be greatest IF dont have greatest opponent..Big 3 era in tennis Is Real not propaganda..only better thing would be IF they were same tennis age during Last 10years..but this continuum Is maybe better on itd own ..

Bravo Nole

It is always amusing to see how Novak haters claim that Djokovic won most of his GS in a weak era , but do not explain how come only Djokovic was able to " take advantage" of " injured Nadal " in SEVEN(7) consecutive finals starting with the 2011 clay season and ending with the epic 5hrs.53min.2012 AO final, or how he took advantage of " old FEDERER" by beating him in 3 Wimbledon finals, even though Roger had two match points on his serve.

If Nadal is best on clay, Federer best on grass and Djokovich best on hard court, doesn’t Djokovich get the advantage that there are two grand slams on his best surface to the other’s one?

23 grand slams 🏆 will finish 27 …please guys don’t put him in conversation with this 2 especially Federer who didn’t even say congratulation to him ….Goatovic is the best sportsman to live ever and tennis player way above everyone. This is fact! Thank you 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

Roger , then daylight . a true artist with a raquet . Everybody's obsessed with Majors , but Federer had every shot in the book plus more , the best serve and the most sublime one handed backhand , unlike the the ugly twohander of most others . That being said , I hope Novak gets to 25 and beyond , and leaves Nadal in the clay dust .

Real tennis fans know that Rafa v. Nole is the greatest rivalry in tennis and Djoker respects Nadal much more than Federer.

But is Nadal his greatest rival?.Yes in the sense that they would have met more times where the pendulum swings both ways more consistently. But Nadal owns Djokovic on clay where as Federers challenge on all other surfaces was much closer and let’s say it was much more of a contest. So I can’t agree with Djokovic on stating that clearly Nadal was his biggest rival even though Nadal was considered the greatest up until this unbelievable 23rd slam win by Djokovic which now propels him to goat status.

Lovely, smart man. Just like Nadal and Federer.