Rafael Nadal's most recent Grand Slam win came at the French Open in 2022, and with Novak Djokovic having overtaken his mark for most major titles in men's tennis, the Spanish player conceded that his rival is the best player in history.
Djokovic's recent win at the US Open, his third Grand Slam title this year, took his tally to 24 majors, two ahead of Nadal's total. «I believe that numbers are numbers and statistics are statistics.
In that sense, I think he [Djokovic] has better numbers than mine and that is indisputable,» Nadal said in an interview with AS published Wednesday. «This is the truth.
The rest are tastes, inspiration, sensations that one or the other may transmit to you, that you may like one or the other more,» he added. «I think that with respect to titles, Djokovic is the best in history and there is nothing to discuss about that.» Nadal has been hampered by injury issues in recent years, missing the past three majors with a lingering hip issue and sitting out Wimbledon and the US Open in 2021.