Who is GOAT in the men's tennis world has always been a hot question with no answers.
The reason why there is no answer is because since entering the era of the Big Three, the heat wave has been higher than the wave. Before they retire, anything is possible.
From 1999 to 2008, GOAT was Sampras
In 2002, Sampras defeated rivalSA Gassi in the final of the US Open to win his 14th Grand Slam title. From the US Open in 1990 to win the first Grand Slam, it has started from the US Open and ended at the US Open, and the perfect ending.
In 1998, Sampras won at Wimbledon and won his 11th Grand Slam title, drawing the record of Björberg;
In 1999, Sampras won the Wimbledon title again, winning the 12th Grand Slam title, becoming the first person in history.
Sampras has taken the men's tennis level to an unprecedented level. Every tennis player who works hard all day for a Grand Slam champion has a high probability of not getting 1. But Sampras got 14 (2 at the Australian Open, 7 at Wimbledon and 5 at the US Open), which was too much to watch.
He's the king of grass, has the best serve netting skills, has the best second serve.
If there is a regret, it is that the legal open has never been able to get it.
In 2009-2019, GOAT was Federer
While everyone looked up to Sampras, Federer won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2003.
Who would have thought that in just seven years, this yellow-haired boy would break Sampras's record and raise the record to another unattainable level.
In 2009, Federer won his first French Open title and his only French Open title. The title tied Sampras' 14 Grand Slam records; then Wimbledon, Federer won the title again, breaking Sampras' 7-year Grand Slam record.
Federer won his 20th Grand Slam men's singles title at the 2018 Australian Open, creating history in men's tennis.
He is the new king of the meadows, he has the best forehand in history, and he enjoys the reputation of "the hand of God". He was known for his all-round and stable technique, gorgeous and positive style, gentlemanly and elegant image, and influenced a large number of players.
2020-202？ Who is GOAT? Nadal or Djokovic?
In 2005, Nadal came out to break Federer's success.
He firmly grasped his home field, the French Open, and constantly attacked Federer's Wimbledon. In 2008, Nadal defeated Federer in the Wimbledon final to win his fifth Grand Slam title, and in the 2009 Australian Open final, he defeated Federer again to win his 6th Grand Slam title.
However, everyone still thinks that Nadal is still too far away from GOAT.
Until 2013-2016, in these four years, Federer did not score in the Grand Slam, And Nadal won the 14th Grand Slam to tie Sampras; in 2020, the French Open, which was held in October, did not stop Nadal from winning the championship, which was also his 20th Grand Slam, equaling Federer.
In 2011, Djokovic won 3 Grand Slams a year.
From 2015 to 2016, Federer and Nadal did not gain in the Grand Slam, but Djokovic won 5 Grand Slams; in 2018, Djokovic won the 14th Grand Slam at the US Open to tie Sampras; in 2021, he won 3 Grand Slams again, directly equaling Federer and Nadal.
With Djokovic's dreamy year of 2021, it is thought that Djokovic must become the new GOAT because he has an age advantage, a comprehensive playing style and a lot of physical fitness.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic made a deadly joke with him. Because there was no vaccine, Deyo's visa was cancelled by the Australian government, and more fatally, Nadal won the Australian Open directly, taking the lead in breaking the 20-20-20 balance.
Nadal's battle with Djokovic may have just begun!
Nadal's 21st title, won after death, is also the result of his dual pressure of new crown and physical injuries. In his own words, he once considered retiring.
In our eyes, Nadal of yyds achieved a reversal at the Australian Open, completing the second "double grand slam" male player after Djokovic, which made him a front-runner in the GOAT position.
You know, he is bound to win the Legal Open in May.
Djokovic, on the other hand, was faced with the possibility of competing in the French Open and the U.S. Open without vaccination, and only Wimbledon made it clear that he could.
From the overall strength point of view, Wimbledon is his bag, and the post-90s and post-00s are not his opponents on the grass.
So, overall, the battle between the two of them has just begun!