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It is cumbersome to reach an objective conclusion over who will end up as the greatest player of all time in men’s tennis. However, everyone has their choice of who is the best among the trio. Legendary Boxer Mike Tyson also picked the GOAT between the ‘Big 3’.

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The greatest of all time debate in men’s tennis often divide the fans all around the world with different opinions. The debate on who is the greatest between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic is going on for many years and still remains a hot topic as the three Goliaths of the sport continue to dominate the field.

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“He is the greatest of all time” – Mike Tyson

The ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson hailed Federer as the greatest of all time. The American legend labeled Federer as the greatest as he is amazed at how Federer could still manage to play at his best at this age.

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“It’s fantastic that he plays at this level at this age!” said Tyson in one of his interviews. “He is the greatest of all time.”

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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic have completely dominated tennis in the past decade. The trio shared 56 of the last 67 Grand Slams among themselves. However, the Swiss maestro is leading the race with 20 Grand Slam titles — one more than the next best Nadal (19) and three more than Djokovic (17)

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Moreover, he also stands alone in the record for most consecutive weeks as the world number and the most overall weeks at the top of the rankings. However, it is still difficult to predict who will end up with the most number of Grand Slam titles among the three.

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Starting off as a tennis author in 2018, Varun Khanna has gone on to contribute to EssentiallySports in various capacities. After setting up interviews with the likes of Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Alizé Cornet, and Noah Rubin, Varun is now part of all major ATP and WTA press conferences and has gone on to pen more than 1300 articles for EssentiallySports. He now heads the tennis and NBA division of the organization. While writing remains a passion for him, Varun has branched out into the marketing and communications department of EssentiallySports as well. When he wants to relax, Varun doesn’t have to venture away from tennis and NBA; he simply tunes in to Rafael Nadal and Michael Jordan’s exploits in their respective sports, past and present.

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