Jannik Sinner’s coach, Darren Cahill, has chosen who is the best tennis player of all time between Roher Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
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World No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner picks the ‘best’ player ever
March 05, 2025 07:53PM EDT
In the past few years, the debate of who is the greatest tennis player of all time has come down mostly to three names: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Darren Cahill, who is currently coaching Jannik Sinner, and has worked with stars such as Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Simona Halep or Andy Murray, has his clear answer of who is the GOAT.
“To win 24 Grand Slams, I mean the guy is the greatest I have ever seen, I don’t think there is any question about this anymore,” he said about Novak Djokovic during an appearance at the Advantage Connors podcast in September 2023
“We could all have our favourites, Roger, Rafa, Rod Laver for me, winning two Grand Slams (Calendar), the last one in ’69, which was a remarkable effort. But to do what Novak has done and come from way behind when Rafa and Roger had a big Grand Slam total, and actually pass them on the Grand Slam total, remarkable performance,” he added.
Apart from winning 24 Grand Slams, Djokovic has spent the most weeks as world No. 1, surpassing 400 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, and holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 finishes, achieving the feat eight times. He is also the only player to have won all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments at least twice, completing the Career Golden Masters—an achievement unmatched by any other player.