Why Novak Djokovic IS GOAT | Coffee Break Tennis

Novak is OFFICIALLY GOAT, Matt looks at the numbers and admits Djoker will soon take the Federer Wimbledon record. Matt reads comments that he hates djoker still!!
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[@randomize9642]

To be fair I started watching tennis in January 2011. Nadal and Federer drew me to this sport, but from the 2011 AO semis when I first saw Djoker... I knew this man had something in him... but boy oh boy nobody saw this coming. I never argue against the fact that Federer plays the most beautiful tennis... never argued against the fact that Nadal was the king of clay... but never will I argue that Djoker is the greatest of all time. My ultimate sporting hero!

[@naysayer1238]

I started in 1980 because of Mac. Then I loved Agassi, but when the serving just got ridiculous I cut out for awhile. I started watching again exactly when you did. As soon as I saw Djokovic back then I believed it was possible that he could pass Fed and Nadal one day. But I admit, there were two or three times I came close to giving up hope. Makes it even more amazing to me that he did it.

[@naysayer1238]

I have a Mt. Rushmore of Indomitable Sporting Heroes: Ali, Hagler, Jordan, Djokovic

[@lukeinvictus]

@@naysayer1238 great list. Hagler isnt quite up there in accomplishments with those other 3 but thats just because of the insanely unattainable standard that they set.

[@dabome4001]

​@@naysayer1238i like your list,especialy Hagler

[@dabome4001]

​@@lukeinvictusbro,what?Hagler was one koji of the best ever 😂

[@enchantingambience]

Nole’s stats are mind boggling. Numbers don’t lie. He is absolutely incredible and he’s gotten better. Scary!

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@IrenaDeacon]

❤😊 so true. Novak the only goat no more doubts or discussion 😊

[@joshuacaron5397]

​@@IrenaDeaconexactly it's always been like this

[@DVDKC]

Without COVID, the numbers would be even more crazy...

[@joshuacaron5397]

@@DVDKC oh yes good point

[@14Viper14]

There is simply no weaknesses in his game. One of the best FH ever, best bh ever, best return ever, best mover ever, serve is elite, volleying is much improved and has the greatest mental toughness of every athlete ever. Has won quite literally every single important tournament at least twice (at least 3 for GS titles). Most weeks at No. 1. Always played against the crowd and media. Did all of this while coming from war torn Serbia. He is a Disney Movie come to life. Perseverance, Determination and Talent. Forget tennis, he is arguably the greatest sportsman of all time.

[@RG-xz3qm]

Couldn’t agree more

[@initialize21]

He does have weaknesses though. His overhead is abysmal. Federer has superior shots in every category except backhand

[@mr.40-15]

​@@initialize21you will be coping for the rest of your life that Novak is the GOAT 😂

[@jeremyneiderhoff]

@@initialize21 how come Novak owned his ass?

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@davidoldham5958]

Matt, your openings are the best ever! You've done some great ones, but this is just GOAT level!!!

[@joshuacaron5397]

Yes a tribute to the ine and only goat Novak Djokovic

[@Gauravkoolwal]

That intro, you are a genius sir, but this time you have outdone yourself. Absolutely brilliant 😂😁

[@elwingy]

The most ridiculous narrative they are finding lately against Djokovic is that it is not fair for the competition against him because he has a body that gives him advantage... HELLO?? he built and nurtured that body of his... its not like he is home doing nothing and just shows up and wins... remember back in the day where they were making fun of him for being fragile and having a bad physical condition?! Those were the days... Djokovic is a monster of discipline. "My body is my temple" he states, and he means it 100%. Remember the mocking memes about him doing yoga, aromatherapy and a bunch of weird things? Well... guess what... IT WORKS. Whatever it is that he is doing, IT WORKS. His nutrition, his entire regiment including physical and mental preparation is on a level of its own. Taking that immense work he is doing to be where he is atm and reducing it to: "he is just gifted from nature" is downright insulting... Djokovic is just setting the bar... are you willing to go where he went? Its up to you. No more excuses. #GOAT

[@nikolaivista920]

Exactly correct! The stupid feminist led media wants everybody to be a Lizzo fan and just stop caring for themselves! Fudge that! Big pharma also hates him because he refused the vaccines and he is doing fine now! Novak is the bomb, he is all about sweat, tears and blood! I admire him for it. And yes, I hate Lizzo and anyone who does "body positivism bull crap!

[@Weityki]

Exactly 👌 the amount of BS excuses from Media and mostly Fedals fans is sureal 😂😂😂

[@IrenaDeacon]

Exactly!!! He worked so hard changed the diet and lifestyle to be the goat he is today❤😊 not today only but forever❤ who will ever surpass his records? If there is someone then it will be after we all die😂

[@IrenaDeacon]

​@@Weityki😂 they cant stand it hahaha

[@quarkgluonplasma3614]

Thanks for this comment

[@mardy_magnus]

If you check Novak's FO consecutive record from period of 2010-2023 he has always managed to make it to QF. That is 14 years of consistency. Great video btw, cheers !

[@moaningpheromones]

yeah - consistently didn't go on to win it. until 2021 - ha. #2 FO player is really good though.

[@alexcolakovic3133]

Also, it looks like a 9 year stretch and 11 year stretch of not losing before QF at AO and USO respectively.

[@hasanalkabeer6744]

Livin La Vida Djoker !! An instant classic - Matt!!!! You’re outdone yourself - legendary.

[@theprogressivemichigander6588]

I'm glad that you finally see Federer's arrogance. It's why I always rooted for Nadal and then for Djokovic. It also hurt Federer's ability to improve. It stopped him from fixing his backhand much earlier in his career. That's among Djokovic's best features. He has constantly been willing to keep examining himself critically and trying to improve. Just look at his serve or his approach sots or volleys over the years. Look at the forehand he has beefed up this year so he doesn't have to grind out as many long points against a Medvedev or an Alcaraz. Rafa always was trying hard to improve in practive but rarely applied the same creativity or willingness to depart from his natural style. You saw glimpses of it in a few of his hard court runs where he beefed up his serve. All three had unfathomable natural gifts as tennis players. But it is Djokovic who has kept building on them for his whole career. And it's why he reigns as GOAT.

[@darryldanzinger9996]

So true! Great post!

[@guruk]

Well said 👌 Djokovic as told by himself in an interview with jay shetty.. His biggest asset is his OPEN MIND. 💪

[@sece5116]

That's very good observation. It reminded me of a Novak interview I saw some days ago, where he said how often he gets approached by non-professionals, like tennis fans and spectators, who give him advices about his play. And that he always considers it and every now and then actually starts applying the advice in his game, because you can learn something smart from everyone. He's very open minded about learning and that's what has brought him to where he is today

[@ohmandamp]

Excellent post. Novak has undoubtedly made the greatest improvement over the course of his career than Fed or Nadal made during theirs. One could say that Novak is playing better tennis now than he was 10 years ago.

[@rustamghafari9585]

The reason why Nadal struggled more to make adjustements to his game was probably due to him not being a natural lefty

[@IrenaDeacon]

No more discussions about who the best is. He broke all record possible 😊 long live Djokovic and his lovely family ❤😊 love for Serbia and all his supporters worldwide from Puerto Rico .... Here in the Caribbean and South America we really love players and athlethes from Serbia like Jokic in basketball and Novak Djokovic in tennis ❤😊😊😊

[@JasonIBasri]

Matt has been a Djokovic admirer for a while. He’s very unbiased in his analysis. I’ve always enjoyed his content.

[@zlatanstevic9971]

Matt, awesome intro! I am Djokovic-fan, but never had the impression that you hated him. You simply had your favourites, but openly discussed it always. Anyways, your show became my favourite one back at AO when you stood in defence of Djokovic when the AU goverment for deported him on Covid19 matters. That material is saved in my fav-list :)

[@mishkosimonovski23]

Coffee Break is the GOAT of all tennis podcasts, intro was sick.

[@colethomas903]

M lol I like a lot of KZbinr I can’t pick one as my fav

[@Frank-k3d3n]

My take on the big 3: Federer was an artist, Nadal is a fighter, And Djokovic is a warrior The Ricky Martin opening was priceless

[@woopertrainer]

Yes that’s perfect!

[@jrmc732]

And My take on the big 3: Federer is Yamcha, Nadal is Vegeta, Djokovic is Son Goku

[@hosniadnan2623]

Federer is a fraud Nadal is a nobody Djokovic is DaGoat

[@rashvind]

Fighter and warrior are pretty much the same thing. I would say Nadal is a fighter/warrior and Djokovic is a conqueror.

[@markuse3472]

@@hosniadnan2623 All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@JoeV03]

Mr Goat was born in Novaks statistical greatest year, so he knows what's what.

[@sunflowersofinferno7904]

When was he born? 11 or 15?

[@JoeV03]

@@sunflowersofinferno7904 15

[@gulabjamun6897]

2015

[@joebloggs5679]

3:05 🤣 only an American would say Tennis brought the word GOAT to the mainstream. They dnt recognise the biggest sport in the world because they are so poor at it. It was MESSI and RONALDO not Federer and Nadal.

[@gulabjamun6897]

@@joebloggs5679 🤣🤣

[@ishanmukhopadhyay6264]

I was a Fed-head too, till I realized mentally he was never at the level of Nadal and Djokovic. Ultimately his legacy will be that of bringing a lot of people back onto tennis who had stopped watching or were not traditional fans, because of his beautiful gameplay and likeable persona.

[@TheseHoesAreLoyal]

Likeable persona? Not really, I mean he's a normal guy. His class, elegance and beautiful gameplay make him seem like a likeable person. Outer look plays a hugely important factor.

[@sperrotta91]

'I was a Fed-head too'. WAS? He gets overtaken and now past tense... turncoat.

[@BOZ_11]

well Fed's win percentage is 82%, 1% behind the other 2. He wasn't clutch, but he wasn't inconsistent

[@BOZ_11]

@@sperrotta91 yeah, what a loser, honestly

[@ishanmukhopadhyay6264]

@@BOZ_11 that's what I mean my friend. He wasn't clutch in the biggest moment against his biggest rivals.

[@Hacker-rx1vn]

Thanks for this GOAT video - I think Djokovic earned it

[@gulabjamun6897]

Waiting for this PODCAST, Since Rolland GARROS win. Thanks MATT. Love you from NEWDELHI,INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@bigalexg]

Livin la vida Djoker! You sir, have created your magnum opus. Funniest thing I have seen in a long time. Bravo!! What a character this wild and crazy Serb is. I think he will be remembered for his uniqueness and grit for a very, very long time and BTW, the GOAT. Though it is still a virtual tie among big three he stands just a little higher on the Everest summit.

[@markdavisrealtor]

Couldn’t have said it better!!! 🎉

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@VsAStarr]

Hilarious. Definitely his best to date 😅

[@achaindia]

Matt, I truely appreciate all these years, you have been bring me joy and great analysis. Can't believe it has been more than 5 years. I found you during the last resurgence of Federer career. I think you were still working with another coach, forget his name. During the past 6 year, I have turned from a diehard fed fan to a true Novak fan. I guess, integrity always trumps artistry. Anyway, grateful for the joy and entertainment from those greats, and of course , from you.

[@ohmandamp]

What do you mean by "integrity always trumps artistry"? Are you saying Federer didn't have integrity, that he was a cheater?

[@achaindia]

@@ohmandamp Yes. Not cheating in playing. but a fake role model in general.

[@achaindia]

@@ohmandamp Jealousy is a sin.

[@vladimircurkoski1455]

For me it is bigger accomplishment to end year at no 1 than have more weeks at no1 and Djokovic was robbed of both last year

[@colethomas903]

Vlad not true but your entitled to your opinion

[@MrBjorn6]

I've always like Matt because although admitted Fed Head, he is truly a tennis fan first. Plus he has a wonderful sense of humor 😉

[@iccatrom00]

Amazing opening video... :)) great stats.. Djokovic the strongest and best of all.. however without Fedal he would not have reached this level! Now is practically unbeatable.. most complete player in history, who is able to continue develop his skills. Mostly let's not forget that Alkaraz would have never be number 1 if the Serb would have been able to play in US and get 2000 point in Wimbledon 2022.... this MUST be considered in all stats..

[@darryldanzinger9996]

So true but no one mentions it!

[@andrejevicfilip]

Matt you're a legend mate hahaha! That intro is pure gold! :'D

[@Bole768]

truly the craziest tennis show😂. love it

[@tomislavbadurina5287]

And we the die hard Novak fans know and respect all the love you gave to Novak

[@panterapatricia]

This was awesome!! I truly enjoyed this presentation. I am a big fan of the big three, Nole is my favorite, and I'm obsessed with his work ethic, diet, and knowledge that got him to be the GOAT. The music and lyrics were entertaining., I like how current opinions and statements were incorporated into the lyrics. I obsess over statistics it was nice to listen to your interpretation of the data. I'm a fan, Matt! I am lucky to have lived to watch these legends. 🏆Well done! I love your cat, I have one too. I think Djokovic can win the rest of the slams this year.

[@gpat21630]

Nice intro haha!! I was and still am a big Fed fan. I still have to admit that the GOAT debate is over according to stats it was decided by this heartbreaking loss in wimbledon 2019. Anyone can have an opinion but I think purely from tenis level standpoint I would still believe Federer at his best can reach the same and a little higher level than Novak. This even happened in wimbledon 2019. He was indeed outplaying him for most of the match. A mentally stronger Fed without previous losses scar tissue should win. The most interesting fact which we kinda already knew in my opinion but now its pretty much confirmed by Djokovic himself, is that it seems that Nadal and Federer, especially Federer never seemed to adapt to Djokovic. Fed even admitted it few times that he can play his 'normal' game plan against Novak. True maybe, but at least after for example Wimbledon 2015 he should think of new ways to beat Djokovic. In contrary, Novak indeed seemed always prepared against them, he particularly put work in, for these match ups. Is it too much pride from Fed? Some coaching mishandling? Don't know and it doesn't matter anyway. Even against Nadal, the player who supposedly got Fed thinking, it took a lot of time for him to adapt. (neo Fed backhand 2017-2019) Anyway, my point is that Novak cared about the big three rivalry more in terms of preparing and training and that is probably why he came on top. Thanks Matts for the videos, keep going. Can't wait for Wimbledon!!

[@fg92626]

I undertand you are nostalgic but 2019WB final was a must win the 🐐came for grandpa and took his soul.

[@NamTran-xc2ip]

Both were underperforming in WB19, both played at a higher level in 2014 (imo the highest level in GS between them), both choked. In the end, Novak Djokoivc wins.

[@kak7440]

Matt- you have topped your Domi song- Congratulations!!!

[@JoeV03]

YES!!!! GREAT SONG!!!! I'll continue to watch the rest of the video. You're the best, Matt!

[@Djurdjevich]

Thanks Matt! Novak is the Men's Open Era GOAT. He has the Most (1) Majors. (2) Weeks at #1. (3) Year End #1. (4) World Tour Finals tied with Roger with 6 (Rafa has 0) (5) Winning H2H against Roger and Rafa. (6) Masters 1000 (won every won at least 2x each). Roger, Rafa and Andre won 7 of the 9 of the 9 Masters 1000.

[@punns643]

also most deported,defaulted and rackets broken!

[@mr.40-15]

​@@punns643cope

[@utkarshdeshmukh6414]

Triple career grand slam! Most Wimbledons in 1 month's time.

[@fg92626]

12 months rolling calendar SLAM

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@rayhughel1508]

One of your best ever! Music video is vintage already!! Looking forward to the “era” discussions to come…bravo Matt 👏🏻

[@davidoldham4568]

❤Matt, your openings are the best ever! You've done some great ones, but this is just GOAT level!!!

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@Seanocearbhaill]

Ahh Matt!!It's 1.30 am and I've work tomorrow. Just as I'm about to go to bed .. oh well, let's watch..

[@tennnis498]

Matt, such a performance!! So glad you offer such fantastic tribute to Novak!

[@Femaqui07]

Jokes aside: I Loved your introduction with Living la Vida (Djoker) 😂🎉🎉

[@markovic355]

What an amazing intro ❤ The best video ever

[@PeterFreemantennis]

Worth the wait... You are the greatest man on the planet

[@tanmaybam]

19:00 Ignore the idiots, Matt. I'm a huge Djokovic fan and I've always liked your mix of humour, analysis and commentary.

[@angrydriver2023]

Good take. This should be the end of it and the end of the GOAT discussion. Anyone saying Novak is just the “numerical” or “statistical” GOAT doesn’t get it. There is no other kind of GOAT.

[@lukeinvictus]

What about the animal? Haha checkmate

[@seatime674]

Yes there is a statistical Greatest but that's not the whole equation because there's a lot that Novak doesn't have that the other two have thats still in debate

[@angrydriver2023]

@@seatime674 like what? The GOAT debate is like talking about penis size. The only ones who insist that size isn’t the most important factor are the ones who don’t have the numbers.

[@seatime674]

@@angrydriver2023 H2H 29-30 dead heat. Rafa 2 Gold Medals, Djok 0, Rafa has better W/L. Rate & ratio at majors, Rafa has the Golden Slam Djok doesnt, Rafa 119-3 at the hardest major to win. No one in history will ever beat that in 500 years, Rafa owns it exclusively. Fed has 14 more Atp titles including doubles than Djok. Nadal beats them more on their surface than they do on his..Djok would be NOTHING compared to Rafa off Hard ct. These are just "Some" of the things Djok doesn't have the other 2 do.. Hows that for numbers & Penis size.?..Penis.. Greatest debate remains..

[@lukeinvictus]

​@@seatime674 The olympics is a bo3 sets tournament that takes place every 4 years. I get that it's "special" or whatever, but I can't think of a tournament that is a worse barometer for actual skills. RG is not the hardest major to win, obviously there are way more good players on hard courts at the moment (and for the last 15 years). Almost everyone in the top 10 is better or as good on hard court. Multiple players dont even care to play on clay. Physically, I suppose it might be the hardest although I think that USO might be that. Competition wise, it is definitely the weakest or 2nd weakest. Fed has more ATP titles, the difference is literally ATP 250 titles, so its pretty much a moot point when Nole has more 1000s and majors. Also, you said "Djok would be NOTHING compared to Rafa off Hard ct.", but nole without HC would be greater than Nadal without clay. He would still be arguably the best grass court player and 2nd best clay court player.

[@haiderraja4533]

The GOAT song! And your makin Roger sound like a streaker at the end of the show 😂

[@Z-banger]

The intro goat strikes again! Bravo. Hats off to you. Rock & Nole. The stats dont lie. Djokovic is clearly in front and nearly ahead on all of them. His odds have almost halved for wimbledon and keep going down without him even playing a warm up tourney. Roll on the grandslam!

[@Naz-h8z]

i am djokovic fan and never noticed you hate him.... and i see your respect for djokovic now more than ever

[@BloodymaryPudding]

No reason to hate him only because he keeps winning. Everyone acknowledges that Djokovic is one of the best tennis players. If there are any haters out there it's not because of him, it's purely because of the over-exaggerated praises and comments made by the Indian and Slavic communities on You Tube.

[@cargovox7542]

"he take away your legs,your soul and share with you your pain,he don't care cause he's insane" - great depiction God damn Matt,I love and missed your music intros :) Been waiting for this one particularly (podcast) and the title could not be any better + Mr.Goat showed up,so there you have it.

[@jacksonbyrne5835]

Assuming the rankings were never frozen and Djokovic had remained #1 after taking it back off of Rafa in early 2020, he would currently have a streak of 177 weeks #1. That's not too far away from Fed's record, it would definitely have been within striking distance.

[@gulabjamun6897]

Fantastic Point ☝️☝️

[@colethomas903]

Jack if if doesn’t exist

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@lorenzo97tth562]

@@colethomas903I agree but you got admit that is not Novak’s fault

[@fg92626]

streak of #1 weeks shows the power of the era it gets longer as the era is weaker.

[@madhukiranattivilli2321]

Super start to the video. I loved it.

[@TuningintotheOne4BLN]

Thanx Matt. That opening Vida Loca production WAS AWESOME!!! Agree the Big-3 are all unique and part of what they achieved is the result of their triangular relationship to one another. That Nadal-Djokovic in the AO that one year that went 5+ hours was AMAZING for Nole turning the tide. That 2019 Wimbledon when Nole beat Nadal in the semis over two days AND THEN beat a prime Roger after 2 match points for Fed in the final WHOA! Those were two turning marker points for me in the TRIAD dynamics. Fed is the eldest brother, Rafa the middle child & Nole the baby who did not get love from 'mama-papa' in the stands. Federer is like a Mozart or a MIchelangelo. Nadal is like a Rocky Balboa heart pounding bull meets Mike Tyson on power. And Djokovic is like a Cirque-du-Soleil acrobat meets Magic Johnson-esque spiderman. Novak is the king of these 3 GOATS on being the best on all the surfaces...on longevity & on a phenominal decade+ of producing unbelievable levels and heartbreaks. Novak rules down-under + challenging Roger on grass while Rafael is the undisputed king of RG - by a loooooonnnng-shot! Cheers! Best, Milan

[@JohnJeng3948]

it's finally here!

[@squorly]

I wasn't ready for that intro, but that might be the best Djoker tribute I've seen

[@Lil7672]

Lol haven't watched CBT in a while but I never imagine Matt would ever give Novak so much credit good on ya for being objectice for once mate

[@BOZ_11]

he was always objective. by "objective" you mean agreeing with u?? lol

[@Lil7672]

Lol if you actually been watching him you know he has a clear federer bias, he even openly admits it fam

[@BOZ_11]

@@Lil7672 and that's OK. People can like who they like. Only fascists think otherwise

[@Lil7672]

​@@BOZ_11idk what your point is or trying to imply bro, I just said Matt isn't as objective as some other tennis KZbinrs like Gill Gross, and that's ofc alright, just not my personal preference. No need to get some riled up and political bud

[@Zeesplay]

@19:40 Matt, as a Djoker fan I can say that you are one of the most objective tennis commentators

[@katherineannbyam]

Matt this is utterly hilarious- and totally creative- well done , love the fan based nature of your commentary - glad I found this channel and your patreon. Well done and keep it up!

[@enothemeno]

great opening performance buddy ::::::)

[@dariotm15]

that intro tho😂🔥

[@akin1989]

The most epic intro to any video on KZbin I have seen! And my account is almost over a decade old. Great video as always 👏😃

[@aljoschajelinek5339]

The Intro was genius. You sir, will have a hugeeeee channel one day *insert rune Schlong meme here*

[@dejanlucas7747]

Gz Matt on your awesome podcast, I just started kinda casually going through them all at one point, I think it was after Wimbledon 2019. As a Djoker fan since the day he turned pro, I was really optimistic about how great he would be early on, always believing that one day he would manage to top both Fedal. Job's not done yet for him, hopefully he will be able to surpass Fed on grass. If you think about Djoker's performance on clay though, one could argue that he is actually the second best player on clay ever, after Nadal. He is tied at 3 titles on the number 2 spot for RG but in reality his titles are worth way more, because he achieved them in the era of Rafael Nadal, and he is the only one who beat him twice on the event despite the best efforts of the ATP for years to give him a more difficult draw, each time favouring Nadal either by giving him the best match times or even delaying the tournament so his drugs and steroids could kick in. In a way this RG for Nadal was karma for the AO last year one could say.

[@blagoje7]

Best tennis youtuber is back 💪💪💪

[@sanjaybabar6072]

So you finally did it, I loved the intro and song..

[@bartallen3999]

Matt's my best friend! I've woken up with Mr. Goat purring next to my head

[@RicardoSAMello]

Great show, Matt. Music, cat, humor, data, stats and a well chosen RF picture there on laptop! Show must go on. Soon we Will have RF exibitions to watch.

[@Mjdemass]

I was a Fed fan in the second half of 2000s, but then Djokovic slowly converted me. And I'm glad he did. Idemo !

[@milorad3232]

I laugted so hard on this intro! Thanks :'D

[@dusancville]

You forgot to mention Nole slam, hold all 4 grand slams in a row, which Rafa and Roger never did.

[@PeterFreemantennis]

I will watch this song 200 times min

[@JoeV03]

The only reason why Nadal is close in H2H is because 8 of their last 11 matches were on clay. Weird coincidence no...🤔. For some reason every time they are about to play on any other surface Nadal gets knocked out or comes up with some weird injury...

[@colethomas903]

Vinny just like Fed vs Nadal being of there career was mostly clay imagine if that was split 40% other way what head to head is

[@colethomas903]

Beginning

[@JoeV03]

@colethomas903 I agree. It's one of the reason why I believe that Federer is better than Nadal even though Nadal has more slams. There are more reason as well like the fact that Nadal doesn't come close in weeks at #1 and has 0 ATP finals.

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@colethomas903]

Vinny 100% agree btw I have said this on another friend comment section in a video I have Novak Fed Rafa top 3

[@zetristan4525]

Roddick actually has a winning record vs Novak, but he's very respectful of Novak, after all the edge between them in their twenties.

[@guruk]

Finally andy matured.. Good to see that mercurial *ick talk sense than just be a clown. If only he was solid mentally. He was mental midget to a mental midget (roger.. In comparison to goatkovic and rafa)

[@zetristan4525]

@@guruk Novak is my favorite player since 2010 US Open (now Alcaraz too!), but Novak used to abuse the medical timeouts in his early days, and that disturbed some players, as would a Tsitsipas-bathroom-break. Novak is the best of all time (BoAT)⛵, and Roger just said warmly that he couldn't be happier for all Novak's success. Roger didn't have the "killer instinct" that Rafa and Novak have, or the excessive ball bouncing, not even a grunt and he spent time setting a new level of tennis that wasn't there before him (Safin promising, but no mentality), so I'll call Roger the GoAT🐐 and Rafa the CoAT🧥. I think it's thanks to Roger that they all warmly like each other so much, growing over time: really good human beings all 3.

[@BOZ_11]

@@guruk nah, roddick was right in everything he said back then

[@Summon256]

Yeah a winning record edging out with just a single match! That's not the kind of advantage you'd want to flex your muscles with! He leads by hair 5-4! LMAO And the last two meeting were won back in 2010 and 2012, during times when Novak only started peaking! (well at least it's true for the year-end finals in 2010, not as much for their 2012 meeting at the olympics, where Roddick was nowhere near his prime anymore...) His 4 losses in a row to Roddick prior to that spans the period between the start of 2009 at the AO and the start of the 2nd half of the 2010 at Cinci masters, from 2009 till nearly the end of 2010 Novak was playing like crap, especially in 2010! he started to get his usual form around the time Davis Cup finals in the end of the year kicked in! (The famous moment, where he got his head shaved after winning the Davis Cup for Serbia!), so the 4 wins Roddick has over Novak spanning that period are questionable at best! Especially considering, that the 3 matches that they played from the 2nd half of 2007 till the USO of 2008 ended up with Novak winning 2 of them...if Novak played better between the start of 2009 and then end of 2010, that 4 losses in a row might have been converted into 3 wins and only 1 loss suddenly...but it is what it is and we'll never know now...

[@BOZ_11]

@@Summon256 "if if if"

[@alexknezevic8327]

This is actually very interesting watching. I noticed some 14 years ago or so that unlike me Fed fans didn't watch his interviews. I think must see ones of those you can still see are after No1e's 2009 AO loss to Roddick, after 2009 Miami semifinal and the mentioned in the video one after 2011 USO semi. However, there are people who still remember Fed's interviews during 2005 Davis Cup match between Serbia and Switzerland and they say Fed was by far worst in those. They say he was saying such things back then that no wonder they were deleted immediately and you can't find them anywhere ever since.

[@fg92626]

I agree the interview after Novak 2009 AO loss to Roddick showed the true face of Fed

[@BOZ_11]

@@fg92626 actually djoker should thank Fed for the criticism (how many times u heard djoker criticise officials? only every single year). Fed did more for djoker than daddy srjan

[@fg92626]

@@BOZ_11 downplaying opponents is completely different from criticising officials, especially in AO where Fed impotent performance saw him win 1 set in 15 years against Djokovic

[@BOZ_11]

@@fg92626 AO? Fed has 6 titles at AO. that's more than anyone not named novak kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXSWo4tngKimmrc

[@durgaprasadsamantula699]

No one would have argued that Federer is the GoAT if he didn't not win 20 GS and just because he plays good ! It is the Grabd Slam titles that made him look like GoAT against someone like Pete Sampras. Now when Djokovic took over the Grand slams they argue about playing style and popularity and bla bla bla....then why didn't you agree Pete Sampras as GoAT back then even though federer have more GS titles?

[@B3NJMN89]

The opening song here was so well done lol you deserve more youtube revenue my friend keep up the good work

[@lavilavi1057]

Great INTRO !😂😂😂👏👏👏👍

[@drawdownfx4415]

Might be one of the greatest intro I have seen on KZbin

[@SRBIJA79]

The song is fire... thats how you start a show...Damn.... that was great! Salute to you. Im subscribing!!!

[@MagneticMaybe]

If you want really good weak era videos i recommend goatkovic youtube channel. He has other really good videos all about stats that disprove a lot of roger and rafa fans rhetorics

[@zoricaciric3016]

The best

[@emmanuelpaige8898]

Federer and Nadal look like an amateurs compared to Djokovic. He’s truly on another level.

[@ashleythomas4112]

Novak is GOAT but Rafa and Fed really aren't amateurs compared to Novak lol. Their fairly close head to heads prove that.

[@JS0604]

HUGE Novak fan and so I LOVED the opening song. Genius! SO SO well done and funny. Love the jabs at the NEXT GEN guys. Rune with that rubber "toy" cracks me up. Did he find that in his mom's nightstand???? lol. Could you post the full lyrics that you sing? I understand 98 % but some words I can't quite get. Greetings from a German lady that adores Steffi Graf (and we share the same maiden/last name) living in Santa Barbara

[@ingridlouw4840]

Just last but a CLASSY AND WORTHY COMPLIMENT TO THE GOAT : NOVAK : YOU'RE NOT ONLY SIMPLY THE BEST ! YOUR COMMENTS AFTER GAMES ARE THAT OF A VERY INTELLIGENT, ATTRACTIVE , HANDSOME, GUY!!! FANS INCREASED LAST 2 YEARS. 🎉❤🎉❤ WE WISH YOU SIMPLY THE B E S T !!!🎉 ILSE CATHY BARBARA INGRID YOLANDI AND NICOLETTE . SOUTH AFRICA. P.S. KINDLY SEND TO MR. DJOKOVIC PLEASE!!! THANK YO SO MUCH IF POSSIBLE

[@isiah675]

I've been waiting for this 😂😂😂😂

[@jane55926]

Great work 👍👍💕💕Novak’s records are unbelievable. Comparing with Roger ‘s elegant moves Novak is more inspirational he is just another level . Every grand slam he plays brings excitement. I became tennis fan because Novak. Love ❤ the Ricky Martin opening . I am surprised that you have a singing talent, very entertaining 🐱💖🔥 😂😂😂 looking forward for the next video

[@markuse3472]

All these ATP players (but also from the WTA) are so scared to speak up on the likely case that many or some ATP players have been Paid Off, Bribed, to lose to Novaq since 2022. Until the ATP, ITF AND others look deep into ALL top 100 ATP players' bank transactions, cell and computer (public computers, too)/tablet use, and pay phone, since 2022 through now, some players have been Bribed to lose to Novaq just so the White man advances on most records over Steffi, Serena and Margarette, and more majors than Rafael. Bigots and racists can say Rafael is White, but CASE HISTORY displays the Latino/Spanish name is hated in pop culture. COURT BIAS (bias and prejudice is the ONLY case for IF'S to work). The reason why most big tournaments are hardcourt every year is due to Western bias and prejudice. Many kids in most other places can only afford to train on dirt or clay. Had most big tournaments been played on clay every other year, Rafael would more-than-likely have 35 or so majors, many masters, more 500's and 250;s, and surely more Golds. His winning more of these tournaments on clay would have surely made him a better player on all surfaces. Novaq would have some 15 or so majors, and the rest of his records would be cut short. Rafael is GOAT by reasonable default. I don't know where Roger would be. THEY MUST CHECK ALL ATP 100 TOP PLAYERS' RECORDS as I mentioned above, until then many or some players have been Paid Off. These powers in tennis are human, prone to biases and prejudices as top executives in other sports: no one is special, no one is beyond questioning.

[@jhankarmalakar7891]

Nice song Matt. Would you some day release the song you had created for Federer?

[@perobokic4091]

Great video man as allways. Song is amazing. :-) But I don’t agree one thing. Roger’s strike of nine years was before Rafa and Novak. How can you take that as big success!? The only rivals were Rodik, Davidenko, Hewitt…

[@badmanskill1112]

Great intro. 😂 Love the shake. 😂

[@bd-pz1pf]

song at the beginning, I'm delighted, very well done!

[@jonathanp639]

Karue has been working with Marco Girón as a coach (aka hitting partner) for over a year I think. I hope Girón can start winning more tournaments so he can take more people with him like the big players do. Support is key to win in any single sports.

[@jeffgachihi8225]

Been sitting here like patience on a monument waiting for this upload! #Banger

[@aldonamartin5092]

Thanks Matt !!brilliant 🎉

[@arcadianluna2605]

Maaaan that's f*/* worth the waiting 😂😂😂.l'm absolutely in love with the song ....u r so damn gooooood never ever stop doing these videos ❤❤❤

[@SpiritWalker2008]

Congratulations for a great presentation… the facts nobody can deny… cheers

[@thomascarlo]

Novak would have had another 3 more titles if not for the Covid and incident as the US open...those were unfair!

[@BOZ_11]

and novak would have 10 majors if all the courts werent slowed

[@guruk]

@@BOZ_11 yep as most people think novak likes medium to fast courts like roger. He had to adapt to slower surface and learn to grind with rafa but in reality there is no gr8er all court player than novak.

[@BOZ_11]

@@guruk he actually doesn't prefer fast courts (today's "fast" is medium). There are no fast courts today. Just look at Ivanisevic vs Rafter in 2001 Wimbledon final for comparison

[@colethomas903]

Bo yup yup

[@petaruzelac2004]

1st video i watched of you. And im amazed. The song is absolutelly amazing! We love the GOAT!

[@katarinabojic9841]

It was worth the wait! 🙌👏😊

[@bakimc4722]

First there was Federer, who destroyed everything one after the other, then the mighty Nadal, as strong as a Spanish bull, and finally the mighty Novak, a super Serbian who turned the whole of Tennis on its head, those were times that will never be forgotten, at least I won't 😀

[@varunsuresh22]

The intro!!!! Bravo Sir. Bravo.

[@sidmeerut417]

Better late than never this was the best GOAT show ever.

[@djordjelezajic8435]

23>22 GS, 6>O WTF, 38>36ATP 1000, 389>209 WKS@#1, 30>29H2H, 16>13 in FINALS, 245>186 TOP 10 WINS, 94>92 titles, $170 mil.>$135 mil. I tried, I really tried, but could not find a main tennis category where Nadal is ahead of Djokovic.

[@James-x1h9j]

7>5 Year-end@#1, 67>59 Big titles, 3>2 Career GS, 1>0 Held all GS, 2>0 Career Golden Master

[@FortisEstQuiSeVincit]

Don't pay attention to those guys telling you that you hate Novak, we can tell you are a cultured fan of the sport and that you at least appreciate Novak and his efforts to write history. I think people are more disgruntled that you inconsistently post videos, and really you do have a community following here, who want this type of content and commentary, and honestly, you are the best (or really among the best at least) tennis podcast KZbinr. Corporate Tennis media and TV pundits are too bland, boring, and politically correct and there isn't anyone really as good as you at this thing, you know tennis up and down, you have a good ability for storytelling and narrative control, you have a nice sense of humor. What I'm trying to say regarding the critics is that perhaps you should consider uploading more often, don't have to make long videos, or editing if it is too much work, just give your take on things, throw a joke here and there, you've got it, you are a natural at this. People telling here that you shouldn't retire with Fedex have a point, tennis is quite a followed sport, with an audience that wants this type of content. And in fact, a lack of quality talk, or quality podcast commentary with some soul and wits should encourage you to grow your channel, who knows what the future holds. Come on Matt, you can definitely have more subscribers and views than those tennis highlights ,,bozos'', as you would say. Love from Serbia.

[@GameToLove]

Great job on the Djoker song mate 👍 The tennis creatives at work ❤

[@GauravKumar-vu9td]

Livin la vida Djoker will top the billboard charts.

[@IsmetČehić2506]

I'd say that Nole had Roger figured out before 2011, he had major wins over him at the AO and USO, he had him mentally and he knew what to do, his problem was Rafa, he lost in 2010 and after that had to find a solution, 0-5 in Slams before 2011, 7-6 afterwards, in 2011 he finally figured out Rafa, even on clay he started to match him and started getting wins even in Slams. I always said 4 most important matches in Novak's career are vs Federer Wimbledon 19, Nadal AO 12 and Wimbledon 18, but the most important match to me was FO 11 when he lost, because of the things I said, he had Roger figured out but he played off a bit and Federer was GOD mode, his first GS win vs Rafa came at Wimbledon, which was a blessing in disguise, I think if he'd of won that match vs Roger at the French he still loses to Rafa and still has that looming question of I can't beat him at Majors and Rafa gets a win finally and a confidence boost, I think that defeat made him realise how hard he has to work and improve even more, and that was in his best season

[@issahatake90]

There is a channel called Goatkovic, there he brings facts that there was the weak era, only it was not at the time of Djokovic, but at the time of Federer. The video is called "The truth about the weak era".

[@BOZ_11]

all the majors novak won in 2020/21/22/23 onward are weak era trophies (no federer, stan's old af, delpo is gone, murray has a metal hip)

[@issahatake90]

@@BOZ_11 Djokovic has beaten the historically toughest opponents on average during his 22 grand slams. The average total z-score of his opponents has been 5.7, followed by Federer’s 5.3. Nadal lags behind the three at 4.9, indicating that his 22 grand slams may have been slightly easier (relative of course) on average than the other big three.

[@BOZ_11]

@@issahatake90 I agree with that somewhat, but my point still stands about 2020 onwards. Moreover, it's nice to be 5 years younger than the greatest shot maker in history, since most of his wins over Fed came when he was in his 20s, and Fed in his 30s

[@issahatake90]

@@BOZ_11 Please don't come at me with these excuses. Djokovic is still the measure of all things at 36, and Federer was definitely not old when he lost to Djokovic in 2014 and 2015. In the 2014 Wimbeldon final, Federer made 46 more winners than unforced errors. Also, what you claim is not true: Medvedev, Zverev and Alcaraz had higher Elo at the time of Djokovic than Safin, Roddick and Hewitt at the time when Federer was at his peak. Did you know that Agassi's Elo in 2005 was lower than Thiem's in 2020 and Agassi was Federer's final opponent at the US Open in 2005 and Thiem was Djokovic's final opponent in 2020 at the Australian Open. What you probably also didn't know is that the top Elo values of Tsitsipas, Thiem, Zverev, Medvedev and even Rublev were higher than Safin's.

[@BOZ_11]

@@issahatake90 elo is against current competition. Those elo scores fall if they had to compete with better. If Roddick turned pro in 2020, he'd have like 8 majors against head cases like zverev and tsitsipas

[@profesorz642]

About that last stat you mentioned, Djokovic actually has an ongoing streak of 14 straight QF's at the French Open from 2010-2023 and its visible on the last graph you showed. Federer still has the most finals and semis in a row.

[@fg92626]

Djokovic 70GS draw -> 34finals -> 23 titles longest winning streak 4 titles in the row (RCGS)

[@molybdaenmornell123hopp5]

Federer also has the most QFs in a row at 36 (9 years x 4 Slams). That's what Matt meant, not just Wimbledon. And he has the most semis (23) and finals in a row (10, also number 2 with 8). In fact, by combining those last two streaks, he almost made 19 Slam finals in a row from Wimbledon 2005 to Melbourne 2010, the only earlier loss coming to Djokovic in the 2008 Melbourne semis. It's a flawed stat but it's one of the most amazing ones out there.

[@profesorz642]

@@molybdaenmornell123hopp5 No, he meant on a single grand slam, not overal. Rewatch the video. Djokovic has 14 consecutive qf in a row on a SINGLE slam, which is a record.