Tennis: Djokovic surpasses Nadal and Federer, it’s historic!

It’s no secret that three champions share the candidacies for the title of GOAT (Best Player of All Time) with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. However, the more time passes, the more the Serbian seems to gain a certain lead over the Swiss and the Spaniard in this debate. In addition to the number of Grand Slam titles, Djokovic surpasses his two rivals in a very specific category. Explanation.

Last June, the victory of Novak Djokovic has Roland-Garros had revived an eternal question: who is the greatest player in the history of tennis? Because in addition to having imposed itself on the lands of one of its greatest rivals in the person of Rafael Nadal, Absent took the opportunity to surpass the Spaniard in terms of Grand Slam tournament titles. At the start of 2023, Novak Djokovic was a length behind Nadal and his 22 Major coronations. At the end of 2023, the Djoker has two leads… However, for many, the Grand Slam coronations cannot serve as the only necessary data in order to place Novak Djokovic in front Rafael Nadal et Roger Federer dans la question du GOAT (Greatest of All Time).

“The rivalry with these two guys is the biggest rivalry I’ve ever had.”

Novak Djokovic he himself said after his coronation at Roland-Garros last June: he does not wish to be placed in front Nadal et Federer in any classification. “Everything happens for a reason, so I believe they played a big role in the success of the player I am today. there is no doubt. The rivalry with these two guys is the biggest rivalry I’ve ever had. They define the player that I am. I don’t want to say that I’m the best because that would be disrespectful to all the great champions of our sport through different eras, when tennis was played in a totally different way.”declared the native of Belgrade on the set of Chanel Tennis.

Djokovic surpasses Nadal and Federer on a very specific statistic

Either. However, the account X Game, Set and Math reveals a very interesting fact in the balance of power between the three great champions of this sport. Indeed, Novak Djokovic has a better ratio than Rafael Nadal et Roger Federer regarding the number of tournaments won compared to the number of tournaments played. So, Novak Djokovic has 33.7% career tournament wins with a record of 98 titles in 291 tournaments played. Comes next Rafael Nadal, winner of 92 titles in 305 tournaments. If the Bull of Manacor has a ratio of 30.2%, Roger Federerretired since 2022, has won 103 titles in 367 tournaments, for a victory record of 28.1% per tournament played.