Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou opened up on the Greatest of All Time “GOAT” debate in tennis saying while Roger Federer’s elegance is unmatched, he is not the best ever.
Federer won 20 Grand Slams in his majestic career and dominated the sport like no other for a long time, but Mouratoglou believed that it was not enough to be considered the greatest ever.
"No doubt that Roger’s elegance and inspired tennis is unmatched as much as there is no discussion about who is the Goat. In that matter, sports achievements is the only metric," Mouratoglou said on X, formerly Twitter.
The GOAT debate has been going on in tennis for a long time and it generally revolves around three players, Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic leads the Grand Slam race with a whopping 24 titles to his name, he is followed closely by Nadal who has 22, while Federer retired with 20 majors.
The Serb dominated the 2023 tennis season where he won the Australian Open, French Open, and the US Open. The 36-year-old also claimed the ATP Finals event.
The 2024 tennis season began in Australia which is likely to be Nadal’s last as a professional player.
On the other hand, Djokovic has no plan to stop anytime and he would be looking forward to extending his Grand Slam tally as the Serb is still in perfect shape.
Nadal played his first singles on the court for the first time since January 2023 where he defeated Dominic Thiem in straight sets.
It must be noted that Federer and Nadal, who have often been named “Fedal” by fans, took on Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe who beat them in three sets in Laver Cup 2022 in the Swiss' last professional match.
But everyone was in tears when Federer walked off the court after the match.