Stefanos Tsitsipas thinks Roger Federer deserves to be considered the greatest of all time ahead of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Federer had the biggest influence on tennis – was considered the best-ever ambassador for the game – but also didn’t finish his career with the all-time Grand Slam record.
Since Federer finished his career with 20 Grand Slams and Nadal and Djokovic are still active and have 22 Grand Slams each, some believe the Swiss is automatically out of the GOAT race. “For me the best in history is not based on the titles, the number of Grand Slams or the number of matches you have won.
The GOAT has to be the player who has attracted the most fans to a tennis court, the one who has inspired people the most to do something useful with their lives, the person who has made them enjoy the most. If we summarize all this in someone, that someone is Roger Federer.
I stay with him and then I would say Rafa Nadal,” Tsitsipas said, per Sportskeeda.
Tsitsipas on the impact he is having on tennis in Greece
Tsitsipas, 24, and 27-year-old Maria Sakkari are two top-10 players. Having a top-10 player in the men’s and women’s games certainly helped tennis become more popular in Greece.
Tsitsipas, a two-time Grand Slam finalist, is happy that he and Sakkari are in a…
