He doesn't have to be your favourite, not even mine, but he has completed the sport of tennis and I think there is nothing wrong in saying that. We can be objective about it.
someone gonna have to be playing at the highest level, with just a few minor dips, for 15+ years to beat this, and the longevity in your 30s is not a given just because the big 3 paved the way for it.
When you stop to think about it … it’s mind bogglingly extraordinary numbers. The energy, commitment and desire for the entire length of his career defies belief. He deserved this today and delighted for him.
He doesn't have to be your favourite, not even mine, but he has completed the sport of tennis and I think there is nothing wrong in saying that. We can be objective about it.
Epic nonsense you mean I hope. Because what is to gain by that? Nothing, but much is to lose. There should never be anything to regret.
He already said he wants to continue until LA 2028. And he wants to give something back to tennis. This is only possible if his potential is fulfilled until the end, because only then any new record by another player is legit. Only if every competitor is his/her own target, it doesn't matter who comes earlier or later in the timeline of sports history.
Federer and Murray retired at the right moment, and it seems for Nadal the moment has come as well. Djokovic will be no exception in finding HIS moment.