Mats Wilander hails Novak Djokovic as the BOAT after French Open triumph, explains why he hates the term GOAT

Eurosport expert Mats Wilander has hailed French Open champion Novak Djokovic as the men's BOAT — best of all time — and has explained why he hates the term GOAT. Djokovic beat Casper Ruud in straight sets on Sunday to lift his 23rd Grand Slam title, more than any player in history on the men’s tour. Ad It has led to a lot of discussions about whether Djokovic has moved ahead of fellow 'Big Three' members Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the battle to be crowned the greatest of all time.

Roland-Garros'I’d like to get another chance in New York' – Djokovic targeting historic Calendar Slam5 HOURS AGO Speaking to Eurosport at the end of the Grand Slam, Wilander was presented with a list of all of Djokovic’s career achievements and was asked to rank them. Towards the end of the discussion Wilander got to Djokovic winning more ATP 1000 titles than any player in history (38, two ahead of Nadal) and made the point about a) the greatness of Djokovic and b) using the term GOAT. “And finally more ATP 1000 titles than anybody else,” Wilander said.

“The incredible thing about that is that he’s doing that as well. He’s won the most Grand Slams and he’s won the most ATP titles. “So he’s been the most consistent player in the last 15 years.” 'I’d like to get another chance in New York' – Djokovic targeting historic Calendar Slam 'Scary' Djokovic 'better than ever' as experts predict tally of Grand Slams Exclusive: Djokovic admits he's ‘overwhelmed with emotion’ after historic win Wilander continued to discuss the way we assess the best players ever.