Is Djokovic an all-time great?

[kiki]

I think the golden era was probably the Borg, Mac, Connors, Lendl etc... Although I think Federer in full flight is as entertaining a player as there ever has been. I like Djokovic, and Nadal can put on good matches too, I think Hewitt, Roddick, Safin etc...were better players too than you give them credit for. But I digress...

You are reight about GE, although I think it may have started at the beginning of the 70´s, with the explosion of Tv, exos and WCT.I find Federer would have bright more then, and so would Safin.Of course, the rest you mention are excellent players and probably cannot play any other type of game.But when you have been through Golden Era, it is a hard dish to swallow.

 

[NatF]

You are reight about GE, although I think it may have started at the beginning of the 70´s, with the explosion of Tv, exos and WCT.I find Federer would have bright more then, and so would Safin.Of course, the rest you mention are excellent players and probably cannot play any other type of game.But when you have been through Golden Era, it is a hard dish to swallow.

I think there are alot of talented players nowadays but there's no so much variety anymore. That's my only gripe, although thats possibly because of the snore fests of Murray and Djokovic for the last 2 slam finals.

 

[forzamilan90]

I think there are alot of talented players nowadays but there's no so much variety anymore. That's my only gripe, although thats possibly because of the snore fests of Murray and Djokovic for the last 2 slam finals.

Blame variety not on the player's part, but rather the envisioned court speeds/terrain, etc. You only do what gives you the best chance of winning. Most current conditions simply benefit baseline play more, hence players adapting baseline play more. Variety is lost, but that's cause of the circumstances. I mean damn, AO and Miami especially are a pain in my butt, as a Fed fan, the man's just having a hard time there. Chipping and charging on every single point isn't exactly the best strategy either (for old school purists) and against great passing baseline players is suicide nowadays. I bet if they were to make the courts like they were back in the day, still with this current racket tech, upcoming generations will come to know more variety of play and display that on courts, as there won't be such a need to always be a baseline ho/rally player and going for winners will be easier.