'Close between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic': Tommy Robredo on men's tennis GOAT debate, toughest opponent

Tommy Robredo, a former world No. 5, has given his views on the men's GOAT debate and said it was «close between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic». The Spaniard said that, from his experience, playing against Nadal was the toughest because he «had something that makes you suffer more» than the other star players.

Ad/> For Robredo, it is not yet clear who the greatest men's player of all time is, but he did at least narrow it down to Nadal and Djokovic with the pair having 22 and 21 Grand Slam singles titles to their names respectively. US OpenDjokovic has had 'unfair year' but 'is still hungry' says Ivanisevic5 HOURS AGO «Right now, I would say it's close between Rafa and Novak,» Robredo told Sportskeeda. «It depends if we say Grand Slams are the most important or also consider how important the Davis Cup, weeks at No.

1 and other factors are. It's very difficult to say at the moment.» Asked who he felt was the toughest to play against, he said: «Rafa, for the way he plays, with this speed of the ball, the spin of his forehand, for the difference due to him being left-handed and for the way that he runs after every ball as if it was the first. »I don't say the others are easy, but for me, Rafa had something that makes you suffer more inside the court than the rest.