Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
Sure, they are all great players - I would never deny that.
But you made the much stronger claim that the field was the toughest ever.
Have you gone throughout all of tennis history and compared all the different fields (down to at least Berdych-level players)?
I have no problem with people saying "Player X faced tough competition", but it just annoys me when people use superlatives ("the toughest") because it's disrespectful to the rest of tennis history.
Don't be too hard on him. He is a teen and takes himself very seriously still. It's normal for them to exaggerate often.