I've won Wimbledon and played Roger Federer, but Novak Djokovic is tennis' GOAT

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The debate over the greatest tennis player in history has seemingly been put to bed by Rafael Nadal. The former number one and winner of 22 grand slams believes his rival Novak Djokovic can lay cla…

Nadal beat Federer in a classic 2008 Wimbledon final and ranks among the greatest Wimbledon men's final everEarlier this year his French Open victory saw him overtake Nadal by becoming the first male tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam titles.But Nadal insisted that he bore no ill will to the Serb.

He said: "As always, everyone can see the story as they wish, and, yes, I was always very injured at the end. It's bad luck for me or bad luck that I had my body this way. "He has had another one and in some ways, that is also part of the sport, so I congratulate him for everything he has achieved and it causes me no frustration."

After Swiss legend Federer announced his retirement from tennis last year, Nadal said he believes this will be his last year competing.He said: "If suddenly things work really well, if I feel physically well, my head tends to work well, so if I feel competitive - well, I enjoy what I do.

 

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