New, revised GOAT List

[Nadalgaenger]

1. Fed
2. Nadal
3. Nole
4. Pete
5. Borg

Nole can still pass Nadal but he’s going to need a lot more work at slams!

 

[King No1e]

Laver advanced from no 2 to no 1 after Djokovic beat Fed in Cincinnati?

Laver was #1 since the 1969 US Open

 

[King No1e]

Anyone not putting Federer #1 is out to lunch.


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Anyone not putting Laver (the literal God of tennis) at #1 is out to lunch

 

[Mainad]

Djokovic now the most complete tennis player of all time. Every single big ATP recognised title.

FTFY.

 

[King No1e]

FTFY.

What does that stand for

 

[Mainad]

What does that stand for

"Fixed That For You".

 

[Djokovic2011]

In terms of Open Era:

Federer
Nadal
Djokovic
Sampras
Borg
Lendl
Connors
McEnroe
Agassi
Becker

 

[veroniquem]

New revised GOAT list:

Novak Djokovic

Only player to have won all slams, all masters + WTF

BOOM

(Good luck to Fed at Rome and MC next year )

 

[MichaelNadal]

New revised GOAT list:

Novak Djokovic

Only player to have won all slams, all masters + WTF

BOOM

(Good luck to Fed at Rome and MC next year )

Turn ur satan down

 

[veroniquem]

Turn ur satan down

I just drank a small bottle of moet & chandon. I'm inspired

 

[TenS_Ace]

Here is the complete GOAT list.

Spoiler

YES

 

[justasport]

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Djokovic
4. Laver
5. Sampras

 

[NoleFam]

I think it's more than clear now that Fred, Ned and Joe will end their careers as the 3 greatest to ever play the game. I don't think their records will be as easily surpassed as Sampras' were.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

lol

 

[Druss]

For Open Era:

1. Rod Laver
2. Roger Federer
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Ken Rosewall
5. Rafael Nadal
6. Jimmy Connors
7. Pete Sampras
8. Bjorn Borg
9. Ivan Lendl
10. Andre Agassi


Djokovic now the most complete tennis player of all time. Every single big title.

That's seriously twisted list. How can Connors be above Borg & Sampras? Nadal below Rosewall and Djokovic? Huh?

 

[Incognito]

I just drank a small bottle of moet & chandon. I'm inspired

Weren’t you a Nadal fan once upon a time?

 

[metsman]

I think it's more than clear now that Fred, Ned and Joe will end their careers as the 3 greatest to ever play the game. I don't think their records will be as easily surpassed as Sampras' were.

isn't it a little fishy that the three best players ever somehow played in the same era? Unless by 3 greatest you just mean 3 with the best careers.

 

[NoleFam]

isn't it a little fishy that the three best players ever somehow played in the same era? Unless by 3 greatest you just mean 3 with the best careers.

I think they are both the greatest and had the best careers (or will have in Djokovic's case). They had advantages working for them that other generations didn't have though: advanced physiotherapy and sports medicine, and the less polarizing conditions. Nevertheless, their greatness and mastery of the big tournaments just cannot be denied.

 

[helterskelter]

For Open Era:

1. Rod Laver
2. Roger Federer
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Ken Rosewall
5. Rafael Nadal
6. Jimmy Connors
7. Pete Sampras
8. Bjorn Borg
9. Ivan Lendl
10. Andre Agassi


Djokovic now the most complete tennis player of all time. Every single big title.

You are presumably counting Laver and Rosewall's entire resumes, otherwise they should be lower ranked. So the list should be not an Open Era list but a list of the greatest players to have played at least part of their career in the open era.

 

[veroniquem]

Weren’t you a Nadal fan once upon a time?

Yeah, I was a total groupie but then, one cannot help but being dazzled by Novak's brilliance
He's won me over with his beautiful tennis and his achievements

 

[dgold44]

For Open Era:

1. Rod Laver
2. Roger Federer
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Ken Rosewall
5. Rafael Nadal
6. Jimmy Connors
7. Pete Sampras
8. Bjorn Borg
9. Ivan Lendl
10. Andre Agassi


Djokovic now the most complete tennis player of all time. Every single big title.

Federer
Nadal
Sampras / Djoker
Laver

 

[dgold44]

Nadal is way beyond Rosewall and laver

Ken would struggle to win a game

Nadal would beat Borg 6/0 6/0

 

[dgold44]

60s tennis is very weak compared to 2000s

Fed nadal Djoker

Murray and Stan
Del po

 

[dgold44]

Sampras way better than Connors by huge margin

 

[Deleted member 733170]

In terms of Open Era:

Federer
Nadal
Djokovic
Sampras
Borg
Lendl
Connors
McEnroe
Agassi
Becker

10/10

Congrats!

 

[Deleted member 733170]

Good to see the romancing of Laver is alive and well on this site.

 

[King No1e]

Turn ur satan down

Don't worry, you are allowed to become Satan if Nadal wins Paris

 

[King No1e]

You are presumably counting Laver and Rosewall's entire resumes, otherwise they should be lower ranked. So the list should be not an Open Era list but a list of the greatest players to have played at least part of their career in the open era.

If they won a GS in the Open Era then I count their careers. So Pancho and Emerson just miss the cut

 

[King No1e]

In terms of Open Era:

Federer
Nadal
Djokovic
Sampras
Borg
Lendl
Connors
McEnroe
Agassi
Becker

Becker above Wilander and Edberg? Lendl and Borg over Connors?

 

[Phoenix1983]

In terms of Open Era:

Federer
Nadal
Djokovic
Sampras
Borg
Lendl
Connors
McEnroe
Agassi
Becker

I nearly agree with you completely.

I'd just swap Sampras/Novak Djokovic, and McEnroe/Agassi.

 

[Phoenix1983]

Becker above Wilander and Edberg? Lendl and Borg over Connors?

Borg over Connors is obvious.

 

[Steve0904]

Username: King No1e

Puts Djokovic ahead of Nadal.

Fandom checks out. ROFLMAO!!!

 

[Q&M son]

Laver Rosewall Gonzalez Doherty Tilden Perry Hoad Wilding

 

[Hardcourter]

1. Rod "Rocket" Laver (of course)
2. Nole Djokovic
3. Rafa "Ned" Nadal
4. Pistol pete
5. Roger

 

[Hardcourter]

1-Federer
2-Nadal
3-Pete
4-Djokovic

Pete over the Great ND, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! Hope you are joking here

Ps. Ovie is a "one trick pony" in hockey.. Very poor overall player expect shooting and scoring.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Weren’t you a Nadal fan once upon a time?

Exactly, how do you go from Nadal to Djokovic? Its like trading in an iphone for a Razr

Don't worry, you are allowed to become Satan if Nadal wins Paris

Jesus is twice as savage people have no idea lol

 

[King No1e]

Username: King No1e

Puts Djokovic ahead of Nadal.

Fandom checks out. ROFLMAO!!!

I think Djokovic, with this final piece of his jigsaw puzzle added, has just passed up Nadal. He has all the big titles, won 4 majors in a row on 3 surfaces, along with the 2015 Championship, AND has a leading H2H against Nadal.

 

[Steve0904]

I think Djokovic, with this final piece of his jigsaw puzzle added, has just passed up Nadal. He has all the big titles, won 4 majors in a row on 3 surfaces, along with the 2015 Championship, AND has a leading H2H against Nadal.

Uh huh. And then you woke up.

 

[King No1e]

Exactly, how do you go from Nadal to Djokovic? Its like trading in an iphone for a Razr



Jesus is twice as savage people have no idea lol

Going from Nadal to Djokovic is understandable, far more than going from either of them to Federer

 

[TahoeTennis]

Yeah that Nadal sucks and is not even in the top 5 of all time anymore.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Going from Nadal to Djokovic is understandable, far more than going from either of them to Federer

#StronglyDisagree

 

[King No1e]

Yeah that Nadal sucks and is not even in the top 5 of all time anymore.

He's #5. I say he's the best player to not have a legit GOAT claim (the top 4 have good claims on their own to be considered GOAT)

 

[TahoeTennis]

He's #5. I say he's the best player to not have a legit GOAT claim (the top 4 have good claims on their own to be considered GOAT)

actually no one cares what you say.

 

[King No1e]

actually no one cares what you say.

Laver has 2 CYGS, Federer has the Slam and #1 record, Djokovic has the NCYGS on 3 surfaces as well as every single big title, and Rosewall has the majors record (GS+Pro)

Nadal could well give himself a serious claim to the throne if he wins another Wimbledon or WTF or passes RF in the Slams, but as of now he's still not #1 in the race in any way.

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

Laver has 2 CYGS, Federer has the Slam and #1 record, Djokovic has the NCYGS on 3 surfaces as well as every single big title, and Rosewall has the majors record (GS+Pro)

Nadal could well give himself a serious claim to the throne if he wins another Wimbledon or WTF or passes RF in the Slams, but as of now he's still not #1 in the race in any way.

He has 4 more majors than Djokovic, Nadal is ahead of Djokovic don’t be delusional, The only way Djokovic can be the GOAT is if he surpasses Federer’s slam count , Guys like Laver are irrelevant

 

[timnz]

Open Era only

1. Federer
2. Nadal
3. Djokovic
4. Sampras
5. Lendl
6. Borg
7. Connors
8. Agassi
9. McEnroe
10. Becker



For now...

That is a list I would support. I would perhaps swap around 5 and 6

 

[Ultra 2]

Interesting list.. Tennis during the height of its popularity was shown on a major network station (when there were only 3). alongside the most popular programming. Competition was extremely stiff, and was a major sport. During that time, Bjorn was the best and McEnroe dethroned him ultimately causing the Swede to retire early. When Borg left, McEnroe lost the desire to compete.. and ultimately faded into the sunset.

Lendl reigned supreme at a time when tennis popularity started to declined and is now seen as a fringe sport. Sure, there are a few on that list worth mentioning, but tennis is not what it used to be. Not remotely close.

One should also take into consideration that the AO was not even looked upon as a 4th major since many top players skipped them altogether.

 

[Boom-Boom]

Rosewall, Laver and Djokovic ahead of Nadal? Just lol

logic - Nadal is just a clay specialist

doesn’t belong to the GOAT discussion

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

logic - Nadal is just a clay specialist

doesn’t belong to the GOAT discussion

He has as much Majors outside Clay as the guy in your picture, Outside Federer , Nadal is the only one to be the GOAT of a surface, He’s #2

 

[Ultra 2]

Winning 11 of 16 majors on clay makes him a clay court specialist. What defies conventional wisdom is that same clay court specialist also won twice on grass. I would say that makes him the #2 Goat in the modern era.