It’s the rivalry that has dominated tennis during the last twenty years and now former British No 1 Andrew Fort has claimed Novak Djokovic has come the closest to tennis perfection in his battles with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic’s deportation from Australia and Nadal’s exceptional triumph on the Australian Open ensured the Spaniard moved forward of the Serb and Federer within the record of all-time Grand Slam winners by sealing his twenty first triumph.
The ultimate evaluation of who’s the best of all-time will solely come when the trio hold up their rackets and their end-of-career statistics could be in contrast, however Fort has advised Tennis365 in an unique interview that Djokovic has come closest to enjoying the final word tennis match within the battles of the massive three.
Fort has adopted the careers of the ‘Huge Three’ at shut quarters in his position because the BBC’s lead commentator at Wimbledon and different main occasions during the last twenty years and he suggests Djokovic’s 2019 Australian Open remaining demolition of Nadal was a tennis masterclass.
“Of all of those magnificent gamers, in case you needed to decide one participant that performed the only highest customary of tennis you have got ever seen, who would it not be?” requested Fort, chatting with Tennis365 in his position as a Game4Padel ambassador.
“I believe that remaining towards Nadal (in Australia) when he beat him for the lack of eight video games in 2019 was the only highest customary efficiency I’ve seen in nearly any sport.
“Each sport is about doing the fundamentals beautifully effectively. That’s the place I discover the sweetness in nice sport and for me, Novak does the easy issues virtually imperceptibly sensible.
“The return that lands one inch from the baseline and hits somebody on the ankle from an awesome serve. Everyone knows how troublesome that’s to play at that type of degree, particularly on an enormous level, and he’s so dependable.
“All three of them have been magnificent for our sport and the message is the boys aren’t accomplished but. It’s wonderful how these older gamers carry on doing it. Their motivation is unbelievable.”
Djokovic is because of return to motion in Dubai subsequent week, the place he’s additionally anticipated to talk publicly for the primary time about his deportation drama in Australia final month.
Game4Padel are hoping to open courts at round 50 venues this 12 months so it must be far more accessible to individuals to strive the game out and unfold the message.