French Open: Novak Djokovic has 'a lot of guts' to want to be considered the GOAT -John McEnroe exclusive

John McEnroe says he has been impressed by Novak Djokovic's honest ambition to want to win 23 Grand Slam titles and be considered as the greatest men's player to ever play tennis. Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are currently tied on 22 Grand Slam titles each, but Djokovic has a great opportunity to move in front of the Spaniard at this year's French Open. Ad Djokovic is in the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros this year, while 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal is out with a hip injury that has kept him out since January.

Roland-Garros'If he feels nerves, who am I?' – Haddad Maia says Djokovic's mindset has helped her5 HOURS AGO Nadal plans to retire at the end of the 2024 season, while Djokovic says he «does not know» when he will decide to retire. McEnroe says Djokovic has «a lot of guts» to want to be considered the greatest to have played the game. «You can easily make an argument for all three [Federer, Djokovic, Nadal],» McEnroe told reporters.

«It certainly would have more people talking about that because he would be the only one that would win all four of them [Grand Slams] at least three times. »I don't have the records in front of me, but he has talked about it so openly, that it's a goal of his and he embraces that. I think that takes a lot of guts in itself to say 'I want it' rather than just say 'I want to do the best I can and whatever happens happens'.

«At the moment for me, Nadal is the greatest player that has ever lived on clay. Novak would be the same on hard courts. Roger on grass, even though Djokovic has beaten Roger a few times at Wimbledon.