“14 Roland Garros are more weighty than Djokovic’s 23 Grand Slams”

Novak Djokovic made history on Sunday when he proclaimed himself Roland Garros champion. The Serb thus broke away from Rafa Nadal in the ranking of tennis players with the most Grand Slam titles in the men’s category, an achievement that for some is significant.

This is the case of myth Ilie Nastasewhich he said in an interview with the medium ‘Gazeta Sporturilor‘ that he doesn’t think “it’s a fight, at least I don’t think it’s a personal match between Djokovic and Nadal. I don’t see it this way. This is how it happened, Novak won a new Grand Slam, but it could be the other way around, right? Nadal could be with 23the two tied are still there, does it matter that there is now another title?

The former champion in Romania continued and appreciated the success that the Spaniard achieved in Paris in recent years. “I don’t think Nadal is jealous or anything like that. Many others should be envious of him as he has won Roland Garros 14 times, those 14 Roland Garros outweigh Djokovic’s 23 Grand Slams.. Win on clay 14 times? On the clay of Roland Garros? I don’t think another player will be born who can repeat this feat,” he said.

For Nastase, “no one knows how many Grand Slams Djokovic will win”, because “around 38 or 39 you start to lose a bit of energy, although Federer took a bit longer. Now everything depends on how long Novak continues to play, if he only plays Grand Slam tournaments he will have a chance to reduce fatigue”.

On the eternal question of who is the best tennis player in history, Nastase opted for caution. “Many players have opted for that GOAT condition, including Federer. We will not forget the previous ones: Björn Borg, Rod Laver, who completed the Calendar Grand Slam twice, or Pete Sampras. Sometimes we forget these people. Agassi, for example, was also there. We can’t forget Nadal, or Federer because he retired. Djokovic’s turn will also comehe concluded.