Former BBC Wimbledon presenter and 1976 French Open champion Sue Barker has weighed in on the eternal debate on who the best tennis participant of all time is between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
The trio, referred to as the ‘Huge Three’, have dominated tennis for the previous 20 years, profitable an astonishing 63 Grand Slams between them.
The GOAT debate has surfaced as soon as once more following Federer’s retirement final month.
The Swiss tennis legend bowed out from skilled tennis with 20 Grand Slam titles, which is one behind Djokovic and two behind Nadal.
Regardless of coming third within the race for essentially the most Grand Slams, Barker believes it’s Federer who’s the best of all time on account of his elegant taking part in model and the affect he has had on the game.
‘’We’ve got been blessed to look at this unbelievable period of the game and all three of those nice gamers will likely be remembered as greats of the sport,’’ Barker stated.
‘’Djokovic would possibly properly find yourself with essentially the most Grand Slam titles and what Nadal has achieved on the French Open along with his 14 titles is simply unbelievable.
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‘’However I take a look at the way in which they play and Roger Federer made the sport look really easy. Additionally, the function mannequin he was to children and his recognition around the globe is second to none. He has been voted the most well-liked participant for 20 years in a row.
‘’We have been so fortunate to have him taking part in till he was 40 and, for me, I’d nonetheless say in the intervening time that Roger is the most effective for every little thing he stands for and what he has given the game.
“I used to be very lucky to be a part of the Parade of Champions on center Sunday at Wimbledon this yr and Roger came visiting to participate. We didn’t know he was coming till half an hour earlier than so it was very thrilling.
‘’Then on the finish, John McEnroe made a particular presentation to me because it was my final yr with the BBC and I used to be blubbing. Roger checked out me and jogged my memory of the time I made him cry on Centre Court docket when he gained Wimbledon for the primary time and it was a beautiful second.’’
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