John McEnroe does not believe the men’s “GOAT” race will be decided by the number of Grand Slam victories, even if Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic go on to win five more majors. Speaking to Eurosport ahead of the Laver Cup, Team World captain McEnroe – himself a seven-time Grand Slam champion – was joined by old rival and Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg to discuss Federer’s impending retirement.
Ad Federer is set to end his career with 20 Grand Slam titles to his name. The Swiss was the first to reach this landmark having surpassed Pete Sampras’ record men’s tally of 14 back in 2009.
Laver CupNadal, Federer doubles, Murray v Tiafoe: What are dream Laver Cup matches?2 HOURS AGO But both Nadal (22) and Djokovic (21) have since overtaken Federer, although ahead of their reunion at the Laver Cup as part of Team Europe, it is not all about numbers – according to McEnroe. “No.
It should be measured by a combination of everything, as I think anyone in sport understands,” McEnroe said. “You can make an argument for any of these three legends on any of the different surfaces over the course of how many events they won, how many majors, how many other tournaments, how little they pulled out of events, how consistent they were.
How to watch Laver Cup 2022, Who is playing? When is it? What is the format? Watch free live stream of Federer’s Laver Cup press conference on Wednesday 'That would be special' — Murray hopes to team up with Federer at Laver Cup “Roger had 36 straight Grand Slam quarter-finals and 23 straight semi-finals, so you can look at those type of things and say well Roger gets the edge. “You can make an argument for all of them, and we’ll be talking about that for the next 10 years, which one is better.” Borg then
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