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 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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Is Djokovic the greatest tennis player of all time?

The 48-year-old told reporters in a recent interview, “Djokovic will go down as the greatest player of all time. “He has been world number one for the most weeks, he has a winning head-to-head record versus Nadal and Federer. “He can end his career with 25 Grand Slam titles.”
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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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Is Djokovic better than 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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Top 10 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time



Who has beaten 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 is the oldest person to win a Grand Slam?

Back in 1972, Ken Rosewall became the oldest ever grand slam winner by defeating Malcolm Anderson 7-6 6-3 7-5 to win the Australian Open. Ken was 37 years, 2 months and 1 day old when he won the title and in doing so, cemented his place in the history books.
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Is Nadal better than Federer?

Nadal has a 55% career point winning ratio, compared to Federer's 54%. Federer is a better server: he has won 70% points on his serve versus 67% for Nadal. But Nadal is a better returner, one of the best of the tour: he has won an impressive 42% of return points in his career, compared to 37% for Federer.
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Is Pete Sampras better than Federer?

Pete Sampras won seven Wimbledon titles, while Federer has won six. Overall, Federer has 11 grass titles and Sampras had 10.
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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 is the god of tennis?

Roger Federer, the god of tennis, returns to Mount Olympus.
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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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Why Rafael Nadal is called GOAT?

Richard Gasquet says it is almost impossible to outsmart Rafael Nadal on the court as he has called the Spaniard the "GOAT of tactics." Nadal is one of the greatest champions the game has ever seen and his ability to make proper adjustments during matches is one of the things that got him to where he is now.
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Who has won Wimbledon the most times?

Roger Federer has won a whopping eight Wimbledon titles, making him the most successful men's singles player of the Open era at the oldest Grand Slam of them all. Here's a look back at how Roger Federer went on to record the most Wimbledon titles.
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Who is the youngest Grand Slam winner ever?

Hingis is the youngest-ever Grand Slam winner at 16 years, 3 months and 26 days, when she won the 1997 Australian Open. Tracy Austin at the 1979 U.S. Open was the first Grand Slam winner younger than 18.
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Who was the youngest person to win Wimbledon?

Partnered with Helena Sukova, Hingis became the youngest player ever to win at Wimbledon when the pair took the doubles title in 1996. Hingis's decision to turn pro at such a young age, however, was controversial.
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How long is the longest tennis match ever played?

The longest tennis match in history: When even the scoreboard stopped working! The longest tennis match lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes and was contested over three days between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at 2010 Wimbledon.
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Who is better Nadal Federer or Djokovic?

Djokovic leads with a record 38 titles, followed by Nadal with 36 and Federer with 28. Djokovic has achieved the Career Golden Masters by winning each of the current nine Masters events, a feat he has completed twice. Federer and Nadal have won nine and eight different Masters events respectively in their careers.
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Who has defeated Novak Djokovic the most?

#1 Rafael Nadal (beat Novak Djokovic in 7 Masters and 5 Grand Slam finals)
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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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