Djokovic's Win at Wimbledon equaled Feder Nadal's record of 20 Grand Slam titles, reigniting the debate over who is the best athlete in tennis history (GOAT).
In the eyes of many people, who has the most Grand Slams and who has the longest number of weeks in the world should be regarded as the GOAT of tennis. Judging by the recent comments on the Internet, more and more people have identified Djokovic as the GOAT candidate in the tennis world. However, a considerable number of people have made it clear that no matter how the future competitive landscape changes, Federer will always be his own goal of GOAT.
French veteran Gasquet has a similar view. He believes that evaluating and judging whether a player is worthy of GOAT can not only look at his performance, but also consider the "aesthetic" factor, and Federer is impeccable in this regard.
"I see tennis differently and I've always thought the most important thing is not just the number of Grand Slam titles," Gasquet said. "Let's say one person wins 21 grand slams and another wins 22 or 23, which do you think is greater?" I don't just look at the numbers when I judge, I look at aesthetics and how he performs on the pitch.
"We often say that a certain game is the most important and highest level of competition, which is actually a meaningless topic. I watch tennis to enjoy beauty. For me, Roger Federer is irreplaceable, and when I see the beauty and elegance he presents on the pitch, he's the greatest player of all time. Although Novak Djokovic is definitely the best, he is also an amazing player.
"It's incredible that Djokovic has won three consecutive Grand Slams. Just because I'm a big fan of Federer doesn't mean I don't like Djokovic. Some fans who like Federer will try to exclude Djokovic, I am not such a person at all, in fact I like Djokovic very much.
"When watching Federer play, I was in awe from start to finish. Similar to Federer are Messi and Neymar in football, and I enjoyed the beauty when I watched them, they always brought us beauty and extraordinary feelings.
"There is no doubt that Djokovic, Nadal and Federer are the three best tennis players in history. In contrast, this has put generations of players before and after them in a very complicated situation, the Big Three have 20 Grand Slam champions, have ruled the tennis world for two decades, which is really great. Gasquet said.
Gasquet's statement is both strongly personally liked and decent, speaking "without leaks", much smarter than those "love-hate" statements on the Internet.
Interestingly, before Djokovic turned out, the two major competitors in the tennis world were Federer and Nadal, and milk powder and soy powder also had very big differences. In the eyes of Coach Federer, the two Arenell are not so different, he said in the documentary "Strike of Genius", "Federer is an artist, and he knows how to fight." And Nadal is a fighter, but he also knows how to be an artist. "Simply put, Federer is a scrappy artist, while Nadal is a fighter full of artistic temperament.
From an aesthetic and artistic point of view, Federer and Nadal represent two completely different genres. Aesthetic theory holds that all aesthetic arguments based on different genres do not hold because aesthetics do not have absolute right and wrong.
The same applies to Djokovic's rivalry with Federer and Nadal. The phenomenon of fighting, insults and even personal attacks between "German fans" and "milk powder" on the Internet can be seen everywhere, and the two factions of fans seem to be incompatible. Still, the relationship between Federer and Djokovic is far less tense, confrontational and incendiary than that of their respective fans.
Whether it's a crushing defeat to Djokovic on the field or a tie in the number of Grand Slams, Federer and Nadal didn't feel like "the sky is falling" or even "like a lost woman" like fans. Wimbledon's victory means djokovic has equalled the other two giants in terms of the number of Grand Slam titles, and both Federer and Nadal are the first to send congratulations to Djokovic.
Why is there such a big contrast between fans and idols? I have analyzed this phenomenon many times in previous articles. Generally speaking, if you don't suffer a lot of financial losses because of gambling, you can't make a mistake of "speaking out" for a player's victory or defeat. So why are there so many fiercely spoken voices on the Internet?
On second thought, this problem is not really a problem. Everybody has preferences, so everybody has prejudices. Why is the world so beautiful? It's because there are a lot of different people, a lot of people with very different experiences, positions, opinions, and values. Being sprayed by others, being scolded by others, you don't necessarily have to squirt back and scold, your mouth is on someone else's face, you can't always cover his mouth.
Conrad, the famous British novelist and author of Dark Hearts, said, "Whether in politics or in cultural activities, man always wins friends by fanatical prejudices and narrow ideas." ”
Mo Yan, also a famous novelist and Nobel Prize winner, once said, "Writers should be good at thinking about problems from the opposite side, not rushing to the top, and cannot stand on one position to exclude other views." Good novelists should not make their own judgments on issues related to morality, society, and literary aesthetics, and the writer's views should be hidden, and who is right and who is wrong should be judged and considered by the reader.
"As far as I am concerned, is my point of view the only correct one? Are other people's views unreasonable? This is worth considering, and this is the progress I have made in my understanding over the past few years. ”
What Mo Yan calls "progress in understanding" is also my personal feeling since I wrote the tennis review article. (Source: Tennis House Author: Yun Cirrus Yunshu)