John Isner and Sam Querrey both share the same very bold opinion about Novak Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic is chasing a 25th Grand Slam title at the US Open, with Carlos Alcaraz awaiting the Serbian in the semifinal.

The 38-year-old picks and chooses the tournaments he plays these days, but remarkably keeps making the last four of Grand Slam tournaments.

Djokovic has made the semis at all four majors this year without reaching a final, and he will want that to change tonight when Alcaraz stands in his way.

Andy Roddick has delivered his verdict on Djokovic’s chances before the match, and it’s a match that will be eagerly awaited by tennis fans.

The debate centred around the greatest ever tennis player is arguably over, with Djokovic still doing the business at 38, but now talk has turned to where he ranks when it comes to discussing sporting greats.

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John Isner and Sam Querrey make Novak Djokovic claim

Compiling a list of the greatest ever sports stars or athletes from different sports is always difficult to do.

Different sports require different skill sets, and ultimately, it’s hard to truly dismiss people from one sport to the next.

Djokovic has to be considered as being up there when it comes to the greatest athletes, however, and Isner and Querrey have both been discussing where he ranks when it comes to the greatest ever athletes.

The conversation on the Nothing Major podcast went as follows:

Isner: “I’m not trying to get a viral moment, but it’s not far-fetched to say that he is the greatest athlete of all time in any sport?”

Querrey: “I think he is. I think if you asked me the greatest athlete of all time, I would put Novak number one.”

Isner: “I am with you. I think he is the greatest athlete of all time, given how demanding our sport is.

“Now that does not mean he can jump as high as LeBron James and run as fast as Bo Jackson in a straight line, but what he has been able to do for this long and this level of dominance, I am saying the greatest athlete of all time.”

Djokovic could retire if he wins 25th major

It’s fair to say that Djokovic already has nothing left to prove, but finishing his career with 25 Grand Slam titles would be quite fitting.

There is a sense that perhaps he will go on and try to claim that eighth Wimbledon crown that would draw him level with Roger Federer, but he doesn’t need to.

Djokovic could quite happily sail off into the sunset should he win this year’s US Open and it would be richly deserved for a player who has given the sport so much.

When it comes to the greatest athlete of all-time, Djokovic has to be in the reckoning, given the difficulty of tennis and the longevity of his career spent right at the top of the sport.