Just look at him now, all the way up to 20 Slam trophies, the same as the other members of the Big Three, by virtue of winning Wimbledon with a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Matteo Berrettini in Monday’s final.
So the question that’s been on so many people’s minds in recent times was put to Djokovic after his latest triumph: Do you consider yourself the greatest male tennis player of the Open era?“I consider myself best, and I believe that I am the best, otherwise I wouldn’t be talking confidently about winning Slams and making history. But whether I’m the greatest of all time or not, I leave that debate to other people,” the 34-year-old from Serbia began.
“I said before that it’s very difficult to compare the eras of tennis. We have different rackets, technology, balls, courts. It’s just completely different conditions that we’re playing in, so it’s very hard to compare tennis, say, from 50 years ago to today.” And then he offered a humble take on the matter, concluding: “But I am extremely honored to definitely be part of the conversation.” Yes, of course he’s part of it.
