Mr. Friscus
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As a tennis historian it’s hard
I have to say Roger Federer from 2003-2009 was the best ever for peek years.
The best career of all time has to go to Djokovic
He is closing in at 19 slams and is the best defensive player of all time . The best return of serve of all time . The most consistent champ ever
The best accomplishment is Nadal winning the most physical demanding event a total of 14 times or so , the French
I would say there's no way Djokavic is any clear-cut greatest of all time.
I'm fine with R-Fed being the man, especially in the time frame you mentioned, but I'm not even sure how you can put Djokovic's career over Federers.
Djokovic has a contextual problem. He really didn't truly flourish until Federer and Nadal dropped off a tick. Tennis has been in a stand-still for the past 4-5 years. There's no young phenoms coming up to usher in the next "Generation". By all means neither Federer, Nadal, or Djokovic should be still winning majors. It shows the vacuum of mediocrity in tennis right now, which Djokovic is taking full advantage of.