Screenshot of foreign media reports
On November 27, Beijing time, according to Tennishead, French tennis legend Richard Gasquet believes that Roger Federer is "the best so far", and the debate about "who is the greatest tennis player" is "not just about the Grand Slam champion".
Gasquet is a French tennis legend – born on 18 June 1986, he started playing tennis at the age of 4 and became the youngest Masters qualifier in ATP history and the youngest tournament winner since 1988.
Gasquet has the most amazing backhand you've ever seen, having won 15 individual titles and being the first French tennis player to win 500. This year, he played for France in the Davis Cup.
Gasquet vs Federer's head-to-head record
Gasquet vs Nadal against the record
Gasquet vs Djokovic's record
As early as 2005, the Frenchman defeated Federer, who was then number one in the world, but in all 21 of their encounters, Gasquet won only 2.
As he's coming to the end of that impressive career, he's not often asked who he believes is the greatest player of all time (or GOAT for short). However, for this problem, he did not hesitate to choose the Swiss king Federer.
Gasquet infographic
Gasquet said: "It's not about a Grand Slam title. Roger Federer is by far the best. This is unmatched in history. He is Lionel Messi of tennis. (This is not about Grand Slam titles. Roger Federer is by far the best. It has no equal in history. He is Lionel Messi of tennis.)”
But just as the question of "who is the greatest tennis player" has been debated, so is the debate about whether Messi is the greatest football player of all time.