Who is the goat of tennis?

1. Rafael Nadal. As Federer did in 2017 and 2018 and Djokovic followed by dominating after his elbow surgery, Nadal is now enjoying a purple patch very few predicted and it places him out in front in the all-time standings.
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Who is the goat at tennis?

Nadal's victory in the Paris match certified a further figure. The Spanish tennis player has a great ability to bring out the best in the most important moments of this sport.
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Who is the greatest tennis player of all time?

Roger Federer

There was a time when Roger Federer was miles ahead of the competition. We had absolutely no doubt in our mind that we were watching the greatest tennis player of all time. At the tennisbros.com we love Roger Federer, and he's held onto the number one spot in this list for a very long time.
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Who is the goat Federer Nadal or Djokovic?

Nadal leads his head-to-head record against Federer 24-16 while Djokovic is 27-23 ahead.
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Who is better Rafa or Roger?

Roger Federer won 82.1% of the games he has played in his career (1242 wins to 271 losses). Rafael Nadal won 83,2% of the games he played in his career (990 wins to 200 losses). On hard courts, Federer won 83.3% of his matches, Nadal 78.8%. On clay, Federer won 76.1% of his matches, Nadal 91.8%, the King of clay !
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Is Novak the goat?

Boris Becker believes Novak Djokovic's record-breaking run as world No 1 puts him ahead of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the greatest player of all-time. Djokovic broke Federer's record of 286 weeks as world No 1 earlier this year and has continued to top the rankings.
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Who's better Djokovic or Federer?

Novak Djokovic won 83% of the games he played in his career (911 wins to 187 losses). On hard courts, Federer won 83.3% of his matches, Djokovic 84.5%. On clay courts, Federer won 76.1% of his matches, Djokovic 79.6%. On grass, Federer won 87.4% of his matches, Djokovic 84.1%.
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Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?

Combining the Grand Slam and the non-calendar-year Grand Slam, only eight singles players on 11 occasions achieved the feat of being the reigning champion of all four majors, three men (Don Budge, Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic) and five women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Serena ...
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Who has beaten Djokovic the most?

But Nadal has won the most of their 18 Grand Slam meetings. He has triumphed 11 times, losing seven times. Nadal most recently defeated Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) in the quarter-finals of the 2022 French Open. Out of these 59 matches, 27 were played on hard courts, 28 on clay, and four on grass.
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Who has been number 1 in tennis the longest?

Roger Federer has the record of 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1. Novak Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 rankings, achieving the feat in seven years (including the pandemic-shortened season).
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Who is the god of tennis?

Roger Federer, the god of tennis, returns to Mount Olympus.
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Who is more popular Federer or Nadal?

Nadal has more mainstream popularity than Djokovic, but less than Federer, and better statistics than Federer but not as good as Djokovic. After winning the Australian Open last month he has forged ahead of his rivals in the race to win most majors, and that alone adds considerable weight to his case.
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Why Novak is called Goat?

"He won the most Masters tournaments, he was the only one to win every Grand Slam at least twice, no one reached 17,000 ATP points, on a list where Marie, Nadal and Federer are not like him together. I don't care which party you are in politics, but what Novak is very intelligent.
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Who has beaten Nadal on clay?

It is no accident that Novak Djokovic, who is also almost impossible to get past at the baseline, has beaten Nadal on clay more often than any other player, or that of the seven players to have beaten him more than once on the surface, three would be considered clay-court specialists: Fabio Fognini, Gastón Gaudio and ...
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Has Djokovic beaten Nadal on clay?

On his seventh attempt, Djokovic finally dethroned nine-time champion Nadal on the red clay of Roland Garros, handing the Spaniard just his second loss in Paris and maintaining his hopes of completing the career Grand Slam.
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Who has defeated Federer the most?

To date, Djokovic is the only man to have beaten Federer at all four majors and likewise Federer is the only player to defeat Djokovic at all four of them. Initially, Federer dominated the rivalry, leading 13–6 by the end of 2010.
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Who are the big 4 in tennis?

This is a list of the combined career statistics of the Big Four, the four players who have dominated men's tennis in singles for the majority of the 21st century. The Big Four consist of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.
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Who has won 20 Grand Slams?

Swiss great Roger Federer is one of the decorated men's tennis stars having won 20 grand slam titles, level with rival Novak Djokovic and two behind Rafael Nadal.
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Who is the goat Djokovic?

The debate over the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in men's tennis has divided opinions for years but American Pete Sampras has no doubt that Serbian Novak Djokovic is the one.
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Who is the best tennis player of all time 2021?

In a landslide victory, the superb Serb finished on top—just as he did in the rankings, and in almost every major.
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What did Federer say about Nadal?

He wrote: "To my friend and great rival Rafael Nadal, heartfelt congratulations on becoming the first man to win 21 Grand Slam singles titles. "A few months ago we were joking about both being on crutches. Amazing. Never underestimate a great champion.
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Has Federer beaten Nadal on clay?

After one hour and 20 minutes of great aggressive tennis, hitting 25 winners, Federer claimed his first title of the year and his second win against Nadal on clay.
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