24-Year-Old Stefanos Tsitsipas Backtracks on Novak Djokovic With a Powerful Insight on Why Roger Federer Deserves to Be the GOAT

The season’s first Grand Slam event saw two of the very finest players, Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas squaring off for the title. It was the Serbian tennis legend who prevailed in that thrilling matchup with his usual prowess in Melbourne Park. In the process of clinching his 10th Australian Open title, ‘Djoker’ equaled the record for most major titles in the men’s circuit. Subsequently, the Greek tennis player labeled him as the “GOAT’, making his stance clear in the long-standing GOAT debate, which also involves Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

However, now it looks like Tsitsipas has backtracked from his remarks as he has now put the Serb in the third spot behind his arch-rivals, Federer and Nadal. What could have forced the Greek star to reconsider his opinions about the ‘Big Three’?

Stefanos Tsitsipas changes his opinion on the long-standing debate

Ahead of this season’s Madrid Open, the Greek tennis star was featured in an interview with Marca, in which he talked about his stellar performances at the recently concluded Barcelona Open. Meanwhile, Tsitsipas was asked about his opinion on the long-running GOAT debate, which now involves the ‘Big 3’ of tennis – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.

Tsitsipas, who previously labeled the Serbian tennis legend as “the greatest who has ever held a tennis racket,” had a change of heart during the conversation. He now believes the Swiss Maestro should be at the top of the list of the greatest of all time in the sport.

While revealing the reason behind his opinion, the current world No. 5 player said that the 20 singles Grand Slam champion is the one who attracted people to watch the sport. Further, he regards Federer as an athlete who can inspire others to strive for greatness in their journeys.

He concluded by saying, “If we summarize all this in someone, that someone is Roger Federer. I’ll stay with him and then I’ll say Rafa Nadal.”

Tsitsipas might be skeptical about his stance on the debate

Prior to his remarks about Federer and Djokovic as the greatest in tennis, the Greek tennis player labeled another legendary player as the ‘GOAT’. A few seasons back, some of the young rising stars, including Tsitsipas, were featured in an interview with TennisTV.

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During that conversation, they were asked about their opinion on the ‘Big 3’ of tennis and who they thought would prevail in the long-standing ‘GOAT’ debate. Surprisingly, Tsitsipas named the Spaniard, Rafael Nadal, as the greatest player on the men’s circuit.

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