Novak Djokovic will be looking to further solidify his claim to the title of ‘greatest of all time’ at this year’s French Open.
The Serb is still in pursuit of a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title, which would see him surpass Margaret Court for the most of any man or woman in history.
Djokovic has yet to win a major trophy since his triumph at the 2023 US Open, having reached two finals since then.
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He passed up the totals of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal years ago, with the Swiss and the Spaniard finishing their careers on 20 and 22, respectively.
Many consider Djokovic to be the greatest of all time, over Federer and Nadal, and former British player Tim Henman agrees.
Tim Henman says Novak Djokovic is the greatest player of all time
Asked to name who he thinks is the tennis ‘GOAT’ in an interview with TNT Sports, Henman said: “Novak Djokovic.
“And that really comes down to a numbers game. He’s the one who has won 24 Grand Slams, going for his 25th here at Roland Garros, so he’s my tennis GOAT.”
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Djokovic leads the way in Grand Slams as well as several other categories, including weeks at world number one.
The 24-time major champion has spent a total of 428 weeks at the top spot in the rankings, compared to Federer’s 310 and Nadal’s 209.
Djokovic also leads the head-to-head against both his longtime rivals, with a record of 31-29 versus Nadal, and 27-23 versus Federer.
Finally, Djokovic has the most ATP Masters 1000 titles of anyone in history, with 40, four more than Nadal’s 36 and 12 more than Federer’s 28.
What Roger Federer once said about the ‘GOAT’ debate
As per TNT Sports in 2018, Federer weighed in on the GOAT debate.
He said: “It’s definitely difficult overall. I don’t think Ken Rosewall was thinking of how many majors he was going to win.
“You know, I think the future is only going to be reminded even more so of what everybody has achieved.
“But I think at the end of the day, it’s just a fun and interesting debate, nothing more. We will never quite know because you only get sometimes the chance to be the youngest to win a slam, and you only get a chance later on to be the oldest to win something.”
Federer won 15 of his 20 major titles before 2010, and clinched just five from 2010 until his retirement in 2022.
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