French Open 2023: 'You can compare Novak Djokovic to Michael Jordan' - NBA legend Tony Parker

NBA legend Tony Parker heaped praise on Novak Djokovic during Eurosport's coverage of the French Open on Sunday, saying «you can compare him to Michael Jordan». Jordan was for many years regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, though in recent years LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and others have started to lay claim to that title. Ad Nevertheless, Jordan’s prominence and legend endures in the sport, and Parker — a four-time NBA champion and 2023 Hall-of-Famer — predicted that Djokovic would ultimately claim the outright record of most Grand Slam titles in the men's game.

Roland-GarrosFrench Open order of play, Day 8 — Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sabalenka in fourth-round action17 HOURS AGO He said: “Novak for me is one of the best ever, best athletes ever, in every sport. What he did for the longevity and to do it for as long as he did it, I don’t think you have a lot of athletes who did that in the history of the game. “So I have a lot of respect for him.

I’ve met him a couple of times. He’s a huge basketball fan, in Serbia it’s maybe the number one sport. I love watching him play, I love his fighting spirit.

That’s my favourite aspect, the mental part. “Knowing Alize [Lim, a Eurosport presenter at Roland-Garros and Parker’s partner], knowing the game a little bit more, I know the mental part is a huge thing in this sport. And you have to give it to Novak, between him and Rafa, they are the best.