By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday June 26, 2023
Ivan Ljubicic, former Prime 10 participant and longtime coach of Roger Federer, believes that it’s to every their very own with regards to the GOAT of tennis.
Ljubicic says that the time period implies ‘subjectivity” and requires greater than a easy statistical tally.
“I really feel that Novak is essentially the most profitable already, however the phrase ‘biggest’ implies subjectivity and private choice,” Ljubicic informed Sasa Osmo of Sportklub. “I believe that’s good, to be sincere – everyone has a most popular GOAT and let the dialogue start.”
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Ljubicic in contrast tennis to different sports activities and requested if there’s a definitive GOAT in basketball and soccer.
“If we take a look at different sports activities, for instance: is there a (definitive) GOAT in soccer? In basketball everyone agrees that it’s Michael Jordan, however he’s not the one with essentially the most trophies. It’s somebody that the majority influenced you personally: for a 3rd of the world it’s Federer, for the opposite third of the world it’s Nadal and for the ultimate third it’s Novak,” he mentioned.
With all that mentioned, Ljubicic nonetheless provides that the GOAT debate could quickly turn out to be meaningless. If Djokovic wins three or 4 extra Slams, it might not even be a dialogue price having anymore.
“If Novak wins just a few extra Slams – which appears possible at this level – then the talk turns into meaningless,” he mentioned. “If Novak finally ends up having 5 to 10 greater than the others, we received’t have conversations like this any extra.”
