The trio are still setting records in men’s tennis and hold the top three spots for most Grand Slam singles titles won, among a plethora of other accolades. While Federer leads the race with 20 Grand Slam titles, Nadal and Djokovic are not too far behind at 19 and 17 respectively.
With the Swiss Maestro sitting out the upcoming French Open, Nadal and Djokovic will have a chance to either tie or get closer to his Grand Slam record in Paris.
Novak Djokovic has made his ambitions pretty clear in the past. He wants to end up with the record for most Slams and most weeks at No. 1, both of which belong to Federer. But the Serb believes his goals are specific to his own mindset, and that the Swiss and the Spaniard would have their own unique objectives with respect to their careers.
Djokovic also talked about how thankful he is to be playing in the same era as Federer and Nadal, and how their matches almost always end up being classics.
Novak Djokovic believes Rafael Nadal is the favorite at Roland Garros
Novak Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Saturday as he continued his preparation for Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal meanwhile suffered a shock upset to Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals.
At the time of speaking, however, Djokovic and Nadal were both still alive in the Italian Open in Rome. And the 33-year-old maintained that Nadal would remain the favorite in Paris.
Novak Djokovic also mentioned Dominic Thiem as a strong contender, before going on to discuss his own chances.
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