Djokovic May Make it Meaningless

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday June 26, 2023

Ivan Ljubicic, former Top 10 participant and longtime coach of Roger Federer, believes that it’s to every their very own relating to the GOAT of tennis.

Ljubicic says that the time period implies ‘subjectivity” and requires more than a simple statistical tally.

“I feel that Novak is the most successful already, but the word ‘greatest’ implies subjectivity and private choice,” Ljubicic instructed Sasa Osmo of Sportklub. “I think that’s good, to be honest – everybody has a preferred GOAT and let the discussion begin.”

“I really feel that Novak is probably the most profitable already, however the phrase ‘greatest’ implies subjectivity and private choice” 🐐https://t.co/noaHuyQ38I

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Ljubicic in contrast tennis to different sports and requested if there’s a definitive GOAT in basketball and soccer.

“If we look at other sports, for example: is there a (definitive) GOAT in football? In basketball everybody agrees that it’s Michael Jordan, but he’s not the one with the most trophies. It’s someone that most influenced you personally: for a third of the world it’s Federer, for the other third of the world it’s Nadal and for the final third it’s Novak,” he stated.

With all that stated, Ljubicic nonetheless provides that the GOAT debate could quickly turn into meaningless. If Djokovic wins three or 4 extra Slams, it might not even be a dialogue value having anymore.

“If Novak wins a few more Slams – which seems likely at this point – then the debate becomes meaningless,” he stated. “If Novak ends up having five to ten more than the others, we won’t have conversations like this any more.”