“Roger Federer is Not Even The Second Greatest Player” – Former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash
Follow Us
The major part of the tennis world chants Roger Federer is the GOAT, as the Swiss legend owns the biggest fanbase in the sport. The tennis stadiums are brimmed all because of Federer magic, but tennis experts feel, the ambassador of the sport is not the best player.
Recently, 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash explained Federer being behind his arch-rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Firstly, considering the head-to-head statistics against the Serbian and Spanish warriors, the Swiss is one the back foot in this domain.
Roger has won 40 percent of his battles against Rafa and against Novak he has wrapped up 23 matches out of the 50 times they have locked horns. Hence, objectively having an inferior head-to-head, puts Federer on the losing edge in GOAT debate.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
“Everybody says Federer is the greatest player of all time, but, he’s not even the second greatest player of all time. That’s hard to believe. Like, if you are the best of all time, you should at least have a head-to-head record against your number one rival or number two rival. Surely, that would be the very first factor, I would say,” Pat Cash told UBI Tennis.
“Roger Federer has been old school” – Pat Cash
Further, he alluded that the balletic style of tennis and the effortlessness he brings into the game is simply peerless. But, yet again, he highlights Federer is not comfortable with certain surfaces, like slow indoors and his tennis is more of an ‘old-school’ form of play.
“Now, as a shotmaker I would say, he’s the greatest player I have even seen. In shotmaking and movement and everything else. But in court surface and in many ways, he has been little old school,” he added.
Trending
Physically Absent at Madrid, Rafael Nadal’s Biggest Fan Ben Stiller Drops 1-Word Stirring Message as the Spaniard Rolls Back the Years
April 27, 2024 06:02 PM EDT
Coco Gauff Drops Adorable Wish to Celebrate Boyfriend’s Birthday Amid Hectic Madrid Open Stint
April 27, 2024 03:00 PM EDT
Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal Loses Cool at Chair Umpire Fergus Murphy in Heated Scenes After Getting Robbed Off a Challenge
April 27, 2024 04:30 PM EDT
‘RIP’ – Heartbroken Brother of John McEnroe Mourns ESPN Legend’s Tragic Death Who Last Tweeted About Coco Gauff
April 21, 2024 02:43 PM EDT
Father of 4 Roger Federer Goes Extra Mile to Be There for His Kids Despite His Laid-Back Confession
March 15, 2024 06:17 AM EDT
Get instantly notified of the hottest Tennis stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.
Follow Us
World Number four Federer does hold a remarkable record on the men’s tennis tour, but certainly, he believes Djokovic will break them all.
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
“He has developed a more attacking game. And slow surfaces and heavy balls really don’t suit him. It’s phenomenal for that record he has but, Djokovic has the best record of them all and is closing in.”
ADVERTISEMENT
Article continues below this ad
When Roger Federer began winning Grand Slams and he was on the path of utter dominance, at that time, Djokovic was maturing on the professional tennis tour.
The Swiss conquered his first 12 Grand Slam titles even before Djokovic won his first Slam in Melbourne. Some tennis pundits say, Federer’s dominance period and before the advent of Djokovic was ‘weak era for tennis’.