The GOAT debate in tennis is one for the ages. When it comes to the ATP tour, Novak Djokovic stands at the top with his incredible feat of 24 grand slams, while when it comes to the WTA tour, Serena Williams has been a dominant figure with 23 slams to her name. But who among the two is an actual, great of the game?

Shedding light on the same, Serena Williams’ childhood coach reflects on who among the two makes it through when it comes to the real greatest player of all time. While answering, he also opens up about Roger Federer while crediting the Swiss legend for his elegance.

Serena Williams’ childhood coach picks tennis GOAT between Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams

In an exclusive ES Fancast interview, Rick Macci, Serena Williams’ childhood coach, took a clear stand in the big tennis debate. In the ever-lasting GOAT debate, the American coach came ahead and made his own opinion while crediting who is the real greatest in the game.

While pulling in his explanation, he suggested that the numbers speak up for themselves. Even though Serena is fast, quick, and dominant on the tennis court, the numbers that Djoker has achieved sum up the dominating display that he shows on the GOAT debate. This is something that makes Novak Djokovic a real GOAT of the game.

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“Numbers don’t lie. The Joker is the goat he’s the best of all time and in my opinion, it’s not even close. Serena Williams once again the numbers but more importantly the numbers could have been greater but I was there and I know how she’s wired and this is an athlete that we’ve never seen she’s big, strong, fast, quick and she could do the splits and she had the pretty high-level technique and the best serve ever but the wild card just like VW, her sister. There was a rage inside of her so those are the two best players of all time and in my opinion now it’s not even close yeah” said Macci in the interview.

Thus, these words by Macci clearly reflect the dominance that Novak Djokovic has displayed over the years. With 24 grand slams already to his name, he has etched his name in the history books and surpassed even the great Serena Williams when it comes to the Grand Slam count. This, according to Macci, makes him the real GOAT above anyone else.

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While claiming Novak Djokovic to be the GOAT, he also came ahead and talked about the grace that Roger Federer once displayed on the tennis courts. While being another gem of the game, Macci does not shy away from appreciating the greatness of the Swiss legend.

Rick Macci praises Roger Federer after a legendary career

While praising Djokovic and Serena Williams, there was no doubt that when asked about the greatest of the game, these two names would make the cut. However, he did not shy away from crediting Roger Federer for his greatness in the game. A legend of the game, he changed the way people looked at it forever.

He suggested that the Swiss legend was poetry in motion and that whenever he played his matches, he played it with such grace that it never looked like he was sweating.

“I know what you said about Federer. He’s poetry in motion he plays the whole match looks like he’s not sweating. The guy just so graceful and elegant, you know and just what an amazing talent,” said Macci in the interview.

Thus, in the exclusive interview, Rick Macci sheds light on the ultimate GOAT debate while claiming why he thinks Novak Djokovic is the undisputed great of the game. However, he did not shy away from regarding Roger Federer as another great of the game who took the world by storm.

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