Novak Djokovic is the greatest,end of debate after the sudden...

ATP Tour veteran Lucas Pouille has come out firmly on the side of Novak
Djokovic in the GOAT debate following another stunning year for the Serbian.

Djokovic has spent his career locked in battle with Roger Federer and Rafael
Nadal to be considered the greatest player of all time. He started his career
after those two, and now they are retired, in Federer’s case, and easing
towards retirement in Nadal’s, Djokovic is pulling away in almost every metric

He has had another standout year with majors, winning three and reaching the
final in the other (Wimbledon). That has seen him pull clear of Federer and
Nadal in the Grand Slam race, which most agree is the key statistic for
greatness.

He has also become the first man to reach the milestone of 40 Masters 1000
titles and extended his already incredible tally of weeks at world number one.

Furthermore, he is showing absolutely no signs of decline either. In fact, his
careful management of his schedule has, if anything, seen him up his already
imperious level.

And, as far as Pouille is concerned, he has now seen enough

Today, he is 36 years old, he has 19, 20 years of career, he has almost 100
titles and he is still just as hungry and what is extraordinary is that he
still seems the freshest on the ground,” Pouille told Eurosport.

“I think he can play for two, three or even four more years. The question is
rather whether the desire will still be there.

“The desire to continue to make all these efforts, these sacrifices to be at
the highest level. But for me, he still has the energy to play for a very long
time.

“Is Novak Djokovic the greatest? Yes, well yes, the figures speak for
themselves. For me, yes, it’s the biggest. He’s the GOAT as they say.”

Bogdan Obradovic was one of Djokovic’s earliest coaches, and he recently
revealed
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what the world number one has always told him regarding his career ambitions.

“I talked to Novak Djokovic when he was nine years old, that’s when we met for
the first time,” Obradovic said.

“After that, when he was 13, we started working together for the next 18
years, which is a very long time.

“He told me every time and I know his idea. He wants to get to the number 30,
which is three-zero. That’s what Novak wants.

“So, for the next five years, he will play and he will probably have 20
opportunities to get to that number, to 30 Grand Slam trophies. Let’s see.”