And don’t forget that Fed got a large majority of his slams in the weak era compared to Novak who got almost all if not every single slam in a much more competitive era. He also happened to reach his first significant peak in 2011, which also just so happens to be smack bang in the middle of Nadal’s prime between 2008-2013.
@@f5anabolic both Federer and Djokovic got slams during weak era, Fed during 01-06/07 weak era and Djokovic during 2019/20-now weak era. There is nothing more competitive about present times in terms of Grand Slams tournaments than 2 decades before. The young guys are shit in 5-setters, the old guys are simply shit/semi-retired.
@@f5anabolic Let's also note that Novak has won 11 slams (and counting) AFTER turning 30. At the rate he's going, it's possible that he'll end up winning more slams AFTER having turned 30 than Sampras won BEFORE turning 30! I see only two possible explanations: near-zero competition or Djoko is Benjamin Button. *I* know which one sounds more plausible.
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
You obviously ignore all his poor behaviour, hitting lines women in the throat, tricking customs to get into countries and disobeying federal regulations, which all other tennis players and other athletes in other fields follow. Tantrums in the courts, breaking rackets. He's a great tennis player, but he's no role model.
@@mars27970It's so malicious to say he hit the lineswoman, as if he did it on purpose, which he didn't. Also, he didn't trick the customs, they tricked him.
@@mars27970 so what? I’ve broken a hockey stick in the heat of competition but I’m also a guy that helps an old lady cross the street and donate my earnings to help kids in need. Roger Federer is a God in most people’s eyes and he’s hit both a fan and a ball kid in the head (I still love him too). Maybe he’s not perfect but he’s absolutely a role model for many. His positive messages to young children (and old) to follow their dreams is admirable. Straight from the heart and he’s prime example. Let’s just agree to disagree.
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
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!
Roger was a bit similar to this. When he got to 20 slams he proudly had this achievement as his top pinned tweet for years. Then in June 2021 he changed his mind a bit "It seems to be all about grand slams nowadays and I don't like that". I wonder why...
Quite simply Roger is an artist, Rafa a grinder, and Djokovic nothing but a backboard. My subjective opinion. Roger was the most amazing shotmaker to have ever picked-up a racquet.
@@justicegusting2476 Pity that Fed's backhand would reliably break down along with his weak mind when put under actual pressure. If you want exhibition tennis without the mental chops go watch that funny old Iranian / French guy who plays at Wimbledon and the French Open for the interval entertainment. Mabye Fed will join him for a few staged circus tricks?
@@huzcer what you called pity won 20 grandslam. This is the problem with Djokovic fans, you can’t just simply praise your idol without insulting others
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
This is an old interview, and saying one is better than the other would be disrespectful, while saying he is the best is wrong, even tho he is the best
@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.
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...
It's really not fair for Federer. He had 1 main rival - NADAL. He did everything he could to crack the code, even changing to a larger racket and improving his backhand. 2017 was evidence that Federer had indeed figured Nadal out. Djokovic was a monkey wrench in all of this. Federer must have been like, "Who is this guy??? I don't need another GOAT to contend with. Are you kidding me!?"
Federer didn’t really decline until 2016; until then he was always very consistent in making deep runs at grand slams and mostly lost to other GS champions. It was much harder for Federer to win slams after 30 than it has been for Djokovic because 2011-15 provided the highest level of competition men’s tennis has ever seen. I’m putting Federer above Nadal because he has been far more consistent; Nadal has lost to lesser players (players who have achieved much much less in their careers) much more frequently, even when he was in his prime. From 2003-2016, Federer had only one very bad season (2013) when he only made it to one grand slam SF and crashed after that. Nadal has had quite a few: 2009, 2012 (second half), 2014 (second half), 2015-16. And for Novak it’s even better: from 2011-now he has had only 1 and a half very bad seasons (2017-18).
Are we talking about 2003-2009 federer or 2009 on federer? 2003-2009 federer was the best player of all time. He played at the highest level of anyone in any era including djokovic. When the courts were fast like they were then, nobody could beat him. Once the courts slowed down it favored more defensive players like nadal and djokovic. That is why you see most of federers majors were during that 2003-2009 stretch.
Eh, almost. Novak is certainly the best but the argument that Fed had the most beautiful tennis still remains, Messi has both the stats and the beautiful play on his side 😅
@@f5anabolicI agree with that, then again Novak's stats are more impressive for me because tennis is not a team sport so trophies reflect performance better
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! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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.
@@josephmatt8173and also if Nadal foot injury not force him to change his playing style... After 2013 Nadal signeficantly change his playing style... But old Nadal always treat to watch and diffinly nake chalange djoko and rojar more
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. 😂
Please bear in mind that of all the Slams are just 1 on clay and 2 on faster surfaces, so i stick to my opinion if you don't mind..... 😏 A bit of nuance please. 👌🏼
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.
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.
@@thesoccergod Definately a "master" of something by the indication of his surname. It could also mean 'nobility' of sorts? But that's up to Kyrgios to find out for himself?
@@tommiejohansson962 Of course, just as aviation and technology facilitated it. That's what I'm talking about; the coming of age. That why I used the word "evolved'.
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.
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
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
Federer has won more Grand Slams than Nadal and Djokovic in Wimbledon (8) and US open (5) That’s 2/4 GS surfaces.Hard court & Grass Djokovic (10) in AO Nadal (14) in FO
on wii tennis? Nadal won't be back until 2024, will retire in the same year and MAYBE has a shot at a RG and by then Djokovic will have more than 23 slams in any case. When Djokovic soon enough gets to DOUBLE Nadal's time spent at number 1 it's going to even more clearly underline what's what.
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.
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......
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.
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 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!
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
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.
Oh, but Roger didn't win a single Slam until Rod Lever retired. What a stupid logic :) It is clear who is better in each other's matches. Roger retired at the age of 41 with 20 Slams. When he started his career, neither Rafa nor Novak were against him. It means that he had more time and an easier path to those 20 titles. Despite the Great Roger and Rafa, Novak won 24 titles. He won all his trophies in the era dominated by these two. Roger was just lucky to be the first to take that path and to be Swiss.
@@osstrids891 I heard that Roger had behavioral problems when he was young and that he had to see a psychologist because of it. Anyway that's your opinion and I respect it.
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.
bro come on. how can you surfaces don't matter? how come Rafa clearly plays and dominates differently than on clay and everyone else struggles against him on that surface
@@nixxor7 everyone struggles against him on all surfaces. Clay court is definitely harder, since your stepping and footwork is vital plus you need very resilient legs. Federer and Djokovic have that, Nadal beat Federer 3 times in the RG final.
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?
I don't think they really like each other. Djokovic's father might have a big mouth, but I think he's right. It was Fed who disliked Novak at the start.
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".
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?
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 ..
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?
@pashapasovski5860 in your dream.. Federer is definitely the master and smoothest,elegant and stylish tennis player of all time. After Federer, I would definitely choose Nadale or Sampras.. it's not about how many trophies you won, it's about how beautiful your game is. In the same way, LeBron can never compare to Jordan even if he has played longer and won more points than Jordan.
@HMKHABIB1 Actually Because Jordan has the more trophies than LBJ he Is GOAT ,you obviously don't know nothing about the discussion between the fans and the reason why Jordan is the GOAT and Djokovic is the GOAT of retrospective sports! Only one matrix counts and that's championship rings or whatever! On tennis is much easier to determine the GOAT, most victories in masters and Slams, mathematics doesn't lie ,so by a Rolex if you love the advertising so much! Hahaha, imagine a watch company changed its advertising because their representative isn't the GOAT!
Federer is the most aesthetic to watch . But the real truth is that Nadal and joker are a step above . Better competitors , physically stronger. The fans love Federer and Nadal together and joker is left out relatively . This is why he isn’t perceived as media friendly . But novak is fundamentally the goat . Most slams
@@GhostruckerX but even with Fed nearing retirement and Nadal still at a prime age, Fed won most of their last matches. whe Fed was 27-32, no one between the ages of 31-37 was beating him much at all. if Fed would have changed his tactics sooner, he wold have beaten Nadal more times than not throughout his career.
No important king grass or clay, record 23 grant slam is Highers my resume achievements ok,forget it Rafa or Roger,two player's is gone from challenge with tennis map now, ONLY Novak's till greatest many young player no can beat him.....,
Real tennis fans or tennis fans under 25 years old? Lol the Federer Nadal rivalry recreated the sport and put it back on the map after the Sampras Agassi days died.. there is zero reason to disparage Federer to try to prop up your guy.. they were all great. End of story
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.
رياضيا. على حد علمي تحقق العداله في كره التنس اما و أما أما كرويا كره القدم الماسيه لا ولا ولا وأما سياسيا واقتصاديا واجتماعيا ودينيا وعرقيا لا ولا ولا كنا يقولون سنحقق أما محاكمه الرئيس السابق دونالد ترامب كما يقولون اخفي وثائق سرية هل تسربت إلى ايه دوله لا ولا ولا وأما الحجه الثانيه لم يمتثل لأمر القضاء وهل ساسه القضاه يمتثلون لأمر القاضي العدال مطلقا لا ولا ولا ويقولون لابد أن يكونوا القضاه حيادين وهل قضاه المحكمه القضائيه العليه الامريكيه محادين كما يطلبون من دوله اسرائيل أبدوا بانفسكم
When fedrer won 2009 wimbldon, and became mister grand slam, that time i said to my frndz if any one supass 100 slams he will never ever b like roger fedrer....after 14 years even nadal 22 and djoker 23...4 me they are still not near to roger class, goat is extra topic...but every fan of djoker and nadal always afraid to topic of roger, evry time they come and makes excuses like weak era etc etc etc, what is weak era?? Then 4 sure the greatest weak era is still going even 36 years old djoker winnig 11 slams, plzz stop make excuses and accept roger is tennis not goat, djoker is great nadal is great fedrer is tennis
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.
Djokovic had no grand slam while Federer already had 12, and now he has 23, counting.
And don’t forget that Fed got a large majority of his slams in the weak era compared to Novak who got almost all if not every single slam in a much more competitive era. He also happened to reach his first significant peak in 2011, which also just so happens to be smack bang in the middle of Nadal’s prime between 2008-2013.
@@f5anabolic both Federer and Djokovic got slams during weak era, Fed during 01-06/07 weak era and Djokovic during 2019/20-now weak era. There is nothing more competitive about present times in terms of Grand Slams tournaments than 2 decades before. The young guys are shit in 5-setters, the old guys are simply shit/semi-retired.
well idk what this means, players retire and they play in different years. novak won 11 slams since federers’ last GS win.
@@f5anabolic Let's also note that Novak has won 11 slams (and counting) AFTER turning 30. At the rate he's going, it's possible that he'll end up winning more slams AFTER having turned 30 than Sampras won BEFORE turning 30! I see only two possible explanations: near-zero competition or Djoko is Benjamin Button. *I* know which one sounds more plausible.
@@f5anabolic stop saying this “weak era” bs. fed was just another level then
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
Having Novak as a friend would be out of this world. Could you imagine hanging out with him on a regular basis? About as close as you can get to God.
You obviously ignore all his poor behaviour, hitting lines women in the throat, tricking customs to get into countries and disobeying federal regulations, which all other tennis players and other athletes in other fields follow. Tantrums in the courts, breaking rackets. He's a great tennis player, but he's no role model.
@@mars27970It's so malicious to say he hit the lineswoman, as if he did it on purpose, which he didn't. Also, he didn't trick the customs, they tricked him.
@@mars27970 so what? I’ve broken a hockey stick in the heat of competition but I’m also a guy that helps an old lady cross the street and donate my earnings to help kids in need. Roger Federer is a God in most people’s eyes and he’s hit both a fan and a ball kid in the head (I still love him too). Maybe he’s not perfect but he’s absolutely a role model for many. His positive messages to young children (and old) to follow their dreams is admirable. Straight from the heart and he’s prime example. Let’s just agree to disagree.
@@mars27970 Yes, he is absolutely no role model for the slaves, but for free people who can think with the own head, he sure is!
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
Lucky you.
Djokovic greatness is Amazing !❤ Djokovic have all the qualities,he is the greatest of all ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love it how he says NADAL is still there, he is one of my biggest arrivals,has alot of respect for him.. but for me jokovich SIMPLY THE BEST.
The Big 3, The Trio Dynasty, once in a lifetime for men’s tennis 🎾
Nole Goatdjokovic........................the absolute best!!
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!
Roger was a bit similar to this. When he got to 20 slams he proudly had this achievement as his top pinned tweet for years. Then in June 2021 he changed his mind a bit "It seems to be all about grand slams nowadays and I don't like that". I wonder why...
Quite simply Roger is an artist, Rafa a grinder, and Djokovic nothing but a backboard.
My subjective opinion. Roger was the most amazing shotmaker to have ever picked-up a racquet.
@@justicegusting2476 Pity that Fed's backhand would reliably break down along with his weak mind when put under actual pressure. If you want exhibition tennis without the mental chops go watch that funny old Iranian / French guy who plays at Wimbledon and the French Open for the interval entertainment. Mabye Fed will join him for a few staged circus tricks?
@@justicegusting2476 djokovic better
@@huzcer what you called pity won 20 grandslam. This is the problem with Djokovic fans, you can’t just simply praise your idol without insulting others
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
It definitely means he's better than both of them. He's being modest
This is an old interview, and saying one is better than the other would be disrespectful, while saying he is the best is wrong, even tho he is the best
What an intelligent and engaging reply.
@johnkaufman2812
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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.
Bravo 5 👍✌️💯
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...
It's really not fair for Federer. He had 1 main rival - NADAL. He did everything he could to crack the code, even changing to a larger racket and improving his backhand. 2017 was evidence that Federer had indeed figured Nadal out. Djokovic was a monkey wrench in all of this. Federer must have been like, "Who is this guy??? I don't need another GOAT to contend with. Are you kidding me!?"
Federer didn’t really decline until 2016; until then he was always very consistent in making deep runs at grand slams and mostly lost to other GS champions. It was much harder for Federer to win slams after 30 than it has been for Djokovic because 2011-15 provided the highest level of competition men’s tennis has ever seen. I’m putting Federer above Nadal because he has been far more consistent; Nadal has lost to lesser players (players who have achieved much much less in their careers) much more frequently, even when he was in his prime. From 2003-2016, Federer had only one very bad season (2013) when he only made it to one grand slam SF and crashed after that. Nadal has had quite a few: 2009, 2012 (second half), 2014 (second half), 2015-16. And for Novak it’s even better: from 2011-now he has had only 1 and a half very bad seasons (2017-18).
Are we talking about 2003-2009 federer or 2009 on federer? 2003-2009 federer was the best player of all time. He played at the highest level of anyone in any era including djokovic. When the courts were fast like they were then, nobody could beat him. Once the courts slowed down it favored more defensive players like nadal and djokovic. That is why you see most of federers majors were during that 2003-2009 stretch.
@@viksinha5410 , Rafa is a better player than Fed. The numbers are on Rafas side. Am Novak fan.
@@mir-jan3496 because federer consistently made to french open final to play nadal? while nadal would lose early rounds in wimbledom
One ridiculous thing I just found out today is that Roger won only 4 GS from 2010 to 2020 while Djokovic won 17..
Damnn bro that is a crazy stat
but 'he is so elegant, you know'..😂 and they still mumbling something about whose the GOAT 💪🐐🇷🇸😉
Nadal is the reason 😂
2 Wimbledon titles in that stretch, way past his prime
Yup, overrated Federer won most of his Grand Slams in an easy era
So he is the Messi of tennis
Eh, almost. Novak is certainly the best but the argument that Fed had the most beautiful tennis still remains, Messi has both the stats and the beautiful play on his side 😅
Indeed
Or Messi is a Novak of football
No he is the Kobe of tennis
@@f5anabolicI agree with that, then again Novak's stats are more impressive for me because tennis is not a team sport so trophies reflect performance better
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! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Not really. If not for Nadal Federer would have 45 Grand Slams 😂
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.
They do came at least nadal and Djokovic did.
@@josephmatt8173and also if Nadal foot injury not force him to change his playing style... After 2013 Nadal signeficantly change his playing style... But old Nadal always treat to watch and diffinly nake chalange djoko and rojar more
@@kkkg123what did he change?
@@bomberoflamenco he became a clay court specialist and ignored everything else
I don't think it matters what anyone thinks. Every player has strengths and weaknesses. They are all great.
Name of the music you used in the start of the video?
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. 😂
23 grand slams 🏆 will finish 25 easy or maybe 28 buddy please don’t put him to conversation with nadal and Roger please
No thats wrong Joker 🃏 is the goat
Please bear in mind that of all the Slams are just 1 on clay and 2 on faster surfaces, so i stick to my opinion if you don't mind..... 😏
A bit of nuance please. 👌🏼
@@chrisrothenfluh8967 It can't be wrong cuz it's my opinion.
I did not state it as a fact..... 🙄
@@stamenidjole3265can you Shut up
How many times they've asked him this
Very well put answer!
Gargamel 🇨🇭 didn't congratulate Novak... how pathetic 👎👎
We are blessed to live in the big 3 era.
I'm also confused by "neutral surface". Does he mean hard court? A bizarre question.
Who is your biggest rival Nadal (30-29) or Alkaraz (1-1) Some questions ARE stupid!!
Yes, but answer was smart, and that is much more important 😊
1. Djokovic
2. Nadal
3. Federer
Based on their H2H, even in Grand Slam H2H
At this stage he only must pick himself.
Nole emperor of tennis.
I love them all with great respect:
Djokovic > Nadal >Federer
Where has the Novak Djokovic video gone for mental strength? I loved that video
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 ?
He is an alien 😂
He’s right. They are all different and reallly had very different journeys.
NO MORE BIG 3 . NOW ITS BIG ONE AND :::::::::: BIG TWO .
That quick 'thank u' at the end is politely saying what a stupid question.
Intelligent man ❤👍👍
Champion extraordinaire,the greatest ever.
Amazing man really
This sucks no fed, soon no nadal. Joker the only one left standing. Got to enjoy this while it’s still around
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.
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.
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.
So Kyrgios is the "GOAT"? 😁
@@thesoccergod Definately a "master" of something by the indication of his surname. It could also mean 'nobility' of sorts? But that's up to Kyrgios to find out for himself?
Comon.... it was international way before these 3 were in diapers
@@tommiejohansson962 Of course, just as aviation and technology facilitated it. That's what I'm talking about; the coming of age. That why I used the word "evolved'.
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.
That is a lesson that Djokovic reeks of stupidity and ignorance
Stop asking him stupid questions What nonsense
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
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
…and Novak has the record for holding more grand slams than any other player on record -23
Federer has won more Grand Slams than Nadal and Djokovic in Wimbledon (8) and US open (5)
That’s 2/4 GS surfaces.Hard court & Grass
Djokovic (10) in AO
Nadal (14) in FO
GOATkovic 👑👑👑👑👑
The people will remember big 3 Federer Nadal Djokovic because probably we never see players genious enjoying the game while pain is near
Well Nole you’re the GOAT!!!
its old video
Perfect answer
I pick Djoker 🙋🏼♀️💃🏼♥️
We still have big 3 ???
I don't think so.
Can this guy ever give a straight answer? Jeez
You must be a simpleton, life its much more complicated and complex than you think buddy!
Only Nadal can catch nole
on wii tennis? Nadal won't be back until 2024, will retire in the same year and MAYBE has a shot at a RG and by then Djokovic will have more than 23 slams in any case. When Djokovic soon enough gets to DOUBLE Nadal's time spent at number 1 it's going to even more clearly underline what's what.
😂
Das ist waltschmertz!
I would love to see a Tennis match played on Ice surface with Ice skates.
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.
Discipline beats talent
old age beats talent
Novak eye is droppy
Journalists always have stupid questions, all those press conferences post games are useless.
Smart answer
Political answer 😊
I picked novak 👍
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......
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.
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
Just imagine without Djokovic, Fed and Nadal already have 40 GS each
no. probably around 30-35
Nadal would have 5 more and Federer at least 10
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.
Federer has the worst backhand of the three - like that is not even a discussion 😂
@@eythaindiaz7654yeah bro 😂 literally the worst backhand just very nice to see it and when he is lucky enough to stroke it
Federers backhand was atrocious against any semi decent player bro, it’s the reason he isn’t better than the other two
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!
Ne glupiraj se
Well said ‼️ Thank you🥂
why did Nato bomb Serbia again?
BUT WHO IS BETTER ON ICE??????
Who is better when one player is in jail hahah
Nadal defeat Novak very more times than Federer, and his age is more similar.
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
so there you go - djokovic gave his answer and the correct one - King Rafa ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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.
Oh, but Roger didn't win a single Slam until Rod Lever retired. What a stupid logic :)
It is clear who is better in each other's matches.
Roger retired at the age of 41 with 20 Slams. When he started his career, neither Rafa nor Novak were against him. It means that he had more time and an easier path to those 20 titles. Despite the Great Roger and Rafa, Novak won 24 titles. He won all his trophies in the era dominated by these two. Roger was just lucky to be the first to take that path and to be Swiss.
@@osstrids891 I heard that Roger had behavioral problems when he was young and that he had to see a psychologist because of it. Anyway that's your opinion and I respect it.
Well said 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.
bro come on. how can you surfaces don't matter? how come Rafa clearly plays and dominates differently than on clay and everyone else struggles against him on that surface
@@nixxor7 everyone struggles against him on all surfaces. Clay court is definitely harder, since your stepping and footwork is vital plus you need very resilient legs. Federer and Djokovic have that, Nadal beat Federer 3 times in the RG final.
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?
I don't think they really like each other. Djokovic's father might have a big mouth, but I think he's right. It was Fed who disliked Novak at the start.
@@srinitaaigaura just about everyone disliked Novak when he was young, even nice guy roddick, because he was a bit of twat and hasn't changed much
Federer has always been arrogant and jealous. And he has always disliked Novak, so no surprise.
The big 3 will be missed 😢
Kokkinakis
to me tennis is fnd = federer nadal djokovic ... ❤❤
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".
Even The best djokovic have to say respect to federer inside and outside of tennis shown how mighty federer is
king about surfaces really makes sense. Rafa on clay as the Spanish love the clay court. Federer on grass and Novak on hard.
His answer was.... Me
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?
I may be wrong, but I think that Novak has won one or two grass and clay GS
@@djolemadzarevic they all have, but Federer has won the most on courts other than his best, followed by Novak. Still think Novak is the GOAT though.
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 ..
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?
Bravo Nole
Federer is the joradan of tennis.
Nadal is the shaq oneal
And
Jokovich is the lebron.
There is your answer.
Jordan would strongly disagree and pick Djokovic!
@pashapasovski5860 in your dream.. Federer is definitely the master and smoothest,elegant and stylish tennis player of all time.
After Federer, I would definitely choose Nadale or Sampras..
it's not about how many trophies you won, it's about how beautiful your game is. In the same way, LeBron can never compare to Jordan even if he has played longer and won more points than Jordan.
@HMKHABIB1 Actually Because Jordan has the more trophies than LBJ he
Is GOAT ,you obviously don't know nothing about the discussion between the fans and the reason why Jordan is the GOAT and Djokovic is the GOAT of retrospective sports! Only one matrix counts and that's championship rings or whatever! On tennis is much easier to determine the GOAT, most victories in masters and Slams, mathematics doesn't lie ,so by a Rolex if you love the advertising so much! Hahaha, imagine a watch company changed its advertising because their representative isn't the GOAT!
Federer is the most aesthetic to watch . But the real truth is that Nadal and joker are a step above .
Better competitors , physically stronger.
The fans love Federer and Nadal together and joker is left out relatively . This is why he isn’t perceived as media friendly .
But novak is fundamentally the goat . Most slams
I think both Novac and Nadal are better than Federer, he is also good though.
You forget he's also older and has 2 girls. Everything changed when that happened.
@@GhostruckerX but even with Fed nearing retirement and Nadal still at a prime age, Fed won most of their last matches. whe Fed was 27-32, no one between the ages of 31-37 was beating him much at all. if Fed would have changed his tactics sooner, he wold have beaten Nadal more times than not throughout his career.
No important king grass or clay, record 23 grant slam is Highers my resume achievements ok,forget it Rafa or Roger,two player's is gone from challenge with tennis map now, ONLY Novak's till greatest many young player no can beat him.....,
Real tennis fans know that Rafa v. Nole is the greatest rivalry in tennis
and Djoker respects Nadal much more than Federer.
Real tennis fans or tennis fans under 25 years old? Lol the Federer Nadal rivalry recreated the sport and put it back on the map after the Sampras Agassi days died.. there is zero reason to disparage Federer to try to prop up your guy.. they were all great. End of story
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.
رياضيا. على حد علمي تحقق العداله في كره التنس اما و أما أما كرويا كره القدم الماسيه لا ولا ولا وأما سياسيا واقتصاديا واجتماعيا ودينيا وعرقيا لا ولا ولا كنا يقولون سنحقق أما محاكمه الرئيس السابق دونالد ترامب كما يقولون اخفي وثائق سرية هل تسربت إلى ايه دوله لا ولا ولا وأما الحجه الثانيه لم يمتثل لأمر القضاء وهل ساسه القضاه يمتثلون لأمر القاضي العدال مطلقا لا ولا ولا ويقولون لابد أن يكونوا القضاه حيادين وهل قضاه المحكمه القضائيه العليه الامريكيه محادين كما يطلبون من دوله اسرائيل أبدوا بانفسكم
When fedrer won 2009 wimbldon, and became mister grand slam, that time i said to my frndz if any one supass 100 slams he will never ever b like roger fedrer....after 14 years even nadal 22 and djoker 23...4 me they are still not near to roger class, goat is extra topic...but every fan of djoker and nadal always afraid to topic of roger, evry time they come and makes excuses like weak era etc etc etc, what is weak era?? Then 4 sure the greatest weak era is still going even 36 years old djoker winnig 11 slams, plzz stop make excuses and accept roger is tennis not goat, djoker is great nadal is great fedrer is tennis
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.
H2H: Hardcourts 20-7 Djokovic. clay 20-8 Nadal. Grass 2-2. That's rivalry.
Nadal dominated on clay because that’s the surface he grew up in in Spain. Simple!!
Novak djokovic Goat 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
Federer did it all without a coach .
Is that why his backhand reliably broke down under serious pressure?