Novak Djokovic has surpassed the high bar set by rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to clinch a record-setting 23 men’s Grand Slam titles after two decades. He has his sights set on the next one.
The debate about who’s the greatest men’s tennis player of all time is settled by his victory at the French Open, depending on who you ask and which metrics you use. “What does ‘the greatest’ mean? It’s hard to say because great can mean on the court, it can mean off the court, it can mean a lot of stuff. It’s just a matter of how you want to frame the question,” sports journalist and author Christopher Clarey, who has reported from more than 100 Grand Slams, told Al Jazeera.
“But in a sense, in terms of results on the court, if you want to reduce it to that, I think Djokovic has got a really strong case.”
The 36-year-old Serbian, the oldest man to win the French Open, refuses to be drawn into the discussion.
“I don’t want to say that I am the greatest because I feel it’s disrespectful towards all the great champions in different eras of our sport that was played in a completely different way than it is played today,” Djokovic said after winning his third French Open title in Paris on Sunday.
Original from www.aljazeera.com