Rafael Nadal’s final grand slam win got here on the French Open in 2022, however with Novak Djokovic having overtaken his spectacular haul of most main titles in males’s tennis, the Spaniard conceded the Serbian is one of the best participant in historical past.
Djokovic’s current win on the US Open, his third main title this 12 months, took his tally to 24 grand slams, two forward of Nadal’s whole.
“I believe that numbers are numbers and statistics are statistics. In that sense, I think he (Djokovic) has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable,” Nadal stated in an interview with AS revealed on Wednesday.
“This is the truth. The rest are tastes, inspiration, sensations that one or the other may transmit to you, that you may like one or the other more,” the Spaniard stated.
“I think that with respect to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss about that.”
Nadal has suffered with harm points lately, additionally lacking out on the US Open in 2021 with a foot downside which had troubled him all 12 months. However, he does not need this for use as an excuse.
“As always, everyone can see the story as they wish, saying that I suffered many injuries. Bad luck for me or bad luck that I had my body this way,” he stated.
“He has had another one and in some ways that is also part of the sport. I congratulate him for everything he is achieving and it doesn’t cause me any kind of frustration.”
The 37-year-old additionally spoke about fellow Spaniard, the brand new child on the block Carlos Alcaraz, winner of this 12 months’s Wimbledon.
“He has been the world number one until recently. Although he’s very young right now, practically the only rival I see for him is Djokovic,” Nadal added.
Despite dropping his file of grand slam titles to present world No.1 Djokovic, Nadal is very happy with what he has achieved in his profession so far.
“I said it when I was the one with the most slams, I said it when we were tied and I say it now that I am behind. I am not going to be the one who tries, through a personal struggle, to want to be what I am not,” he stated.
“What is, is, and what is not, is not. I say this, I am very satisfied with everything that I have done.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
