After the list of the best male athletes of the 21st century was announced, seeing that the names of Federer and Nadal were prominently listed, only Djokovic was unexpectedly selected among the big three, and many people immediately did not calm down. The results of the three people are almost the same, so why is the person who is finally brushed off be Deyo?
The campaign was initiated by the Spanish newspaper Marca, and the final list was released by the final result of the vote. The male athletes on the list cover athletics, football, swimming, tennis, golf, basketball, F1 and other fields, tennis players Federer and Nadal are prominently listed, and the names of Bolt, Phelps, Messi, Ronaldo, Bryant, Woods, Hamilton, Rossi and other athletes selected for other sports are resounding around the world.
From this list, it can be seen that the media seems to have a special love for tennis. Of the ten athletes, the tennis players rank very high, directly surpassing the equally divided football players. Federer in third place and Nadal in fourth place pressed against Messi in seventh place and Ronaldo in tenth place.
For the selection of people like Bolt, Messi and others, I believe that everyone is not controversial, because they are indeed legendary superstars in their respective fields, no one can match, and the selection is natural.
The biggest controversy stemmed from Federer and Nadal, who represented tennis in the selection.
As we all know, Federer and Nadal are members of the big three in the current tennis world, and the achievements of the two are almost the same, and it is reasonable to be selected. However, the results of Deyo, who are also members of the Big Three, are not inferior to the two, so the problem comes, since Feiner and the two can be selected, Deyo should also have a share, why exclude Deyo, it is really difficult to understand.
Nadal's current number of Grand Slams is 21 out of three, followed by Federer and Djokovic, both of whom are 20. If defined in this regard, Nadal should be the least controversial, after all, the number is ahead of Feder and the two, and it is not possible to be convinced.
The problem, then, naturally focuses on Federer.
Nadal and Djokovic have never stopped on the pitch, and Federer is currently missing almost all major games, and it is even more difficult to find him on the pitch. If the two people selected are replaced by Nadal and Djokovic, I believe it will calm many people's doubts about this list.
In fact, carefully analyzing this list, Nadal's selection in addition to past records should be a synthesis of his heroic performance in the 2022 season. In particular, he won this year's Australian Open title, allowing him to set two records at once, in addition to equaling Djokovic's double Grand Slam achievements, he also made his number of Grand Slam champions lead the three to 21, occupying the initiative in the best battle in history.
The only reasonable explanation for Federer's selection should be related to his age.
Federer, 40, is the oldest player in the Big Three. Since entering adult professional tennis at the age of 17, so far, the career has been as long as 23 years, which is indeed incomparable to Nadal and Djokovic. If this is used as a criterion for selection, then Djokovic can't fight Federer, and his defeat is understandable.
In addition, in the 2022 season, Deyo refused to be vaccinated, so that major events such as the Australian Open and the Sunshine Doubles all shut him out. In the absence of injury, his performance and heat on the field are certainly not as good as Nadal's, and his sympathy score is not as good as Federer's who is recuperating, even if he loses, it is completely reasonable.
Despite this, netizens who like Deyo are still a little upset, thinking that all three people should be selected, which is really unconvincing. I thought that not long ago, Djokovic was selected as the best athlete in Europe in 2021 by European news agencies, and Deyo's performance has conquered a certain prejudice that the European media has always had against him, but I really did not expect that only a few months had passed, and the European media actually looked at Djokovic in the selection of the best male athlete of the 21st century, which made people very speechless.
However, for the failure to win the 21st Century Best Male Athlete selection, Djokovic is very calm, seems to not care at all, bluntly saying that anything at present is more important for him not to prepare for the clay season. He currently has only one primary goal, the defending French Open title. I hope to tie Nadal's record of 21 Grand Slam titles as soon as possible, so that I can keep pace with Nadal in terms of the best competition in history.
Deyo's current mentality is really very appreciated. For a professional player, the honor awarded by the media is certainly not as convincing as the results of hard work on the field. He behaved so calmly, I believe that for the netizens who have always liked and supported him, they should also be able to relax! (Source: House of Tennis Author: Starry Sky of The Moon River)