Former World No. 1 and 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer He continues to recover after his third knee surgery in August last year. The surgery also ended the very short 2021 season and has kept him out so far this season, with two more months to miss as per his initial recovery plan.
Close rival with Federer on the sidelines Novak Djokovic He pulled his record down and tied in 20 majors, which won 3 slam titles last year and nearly won 4, the historic 21st major, but Daniel Medvedev Better than Djokovic 2021 US Open finals.
On the other hand, Nadal, who was matched by winning Federer’s tally, 2020 French OpenHe was one step ahead of both Federer and Novak to win. 2022 Australian Open and to be the first and only man on the planet to hold 21 majors in the singles discipline and to take the lead in the most Slam races for the first time in his 2 decade glorious career.
With Nadal now taking the lead, the debate over who will become the GOAT in tennis has another dimension that needs to be explored. Federer ready to miss 2022 French Open Novak is also skeptical of his decision to remain unvaccinated, with Nadal now a chance to win his 22nd major and 14th French Open title and extend his lead in the majors column.
“If Nadal wins 22, I think he has taken the crown. No, he (Federer), I want to quote, Roger got the job done on the GOAT talks for me guys, he did. I thought, they both have a losing record against them, like some very bad records. I don’t even think Roger beat some other guys on the turf.” Nick Kyrgios said it on the last episode of the ‘No Boundaries Podcast’.
Nick Kyrgios has always been a Roger Federer supporter.
Kyrgios’ statements were quite shocking because he always preferred Roger to the other two Big-3 members in the debate over who GOAT was. However, as Federer is about to celebrate his 41st birthday this year, 2022 Australian Open Doubles champion He believes his idol can no longer win any majors and defend his case in the GOAT debate.
Novak and Rafa, 34 and 35 years old respectively, have before them Roger’s example of how to extend their careers and continue to win major championships.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are trolled in a shocking argument.