Echoing comments he made last October, Andre Agassi says Rafael Nadal — not Roger Federer –– is the Greatest of All Time on a tennis court.
“I’d put Nadal No. 1, Federer No. 2,” Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam champion, told Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper.
“Federer separated himself from the field for four years. He separated himself from (Andy) Roddick and (Lleyton) Hewitt.
“Nadal had to deal with Federer, (Novak) Djokovic, (Andy) Murray in the golden age of tennis. He has done what he has done and he’s not done yet.”
Federer has won 17 Grand Slam titles to Nadal’s 13, but Nadal leads Federer 23-10 in all meetings, including a straight-sets victory in this year’s Australian Open semifinals.
“He has won multiple (majors), every single one (more than once) except the Australian Open – and give him another year on that,” Agassi said of Nadal.
“It’s just remarkable to me what he has done, and he has done it all during Federer’s prime.”
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