Tim Henman breaks the internet with his controversial GOAT pick
Photo by Tim Clayton via Getty Images Novak Djokovic heads to this year’s French Open aiming to strengthen his case as the greatest player the sport has ever seen. Already holding the record for most men’s Grand Slam titles, Djokovic is chasing a 25th major trophy, which would take him past Margaret Court for the all-time lead. His last Grand Slam win came at the 2023 US Open.
Since then, he’s reached two finals but hasn’t added to his total yet. He overtook Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal some time ago, with Federer retiring on 20 Slams and Nadal finishing on 22. The debate over who’s the greatest continues, but plenty of fans back Djokovic.
Former British No. 1 Tim Henman is among those who put him ahead of his two great rivals. Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Tim Henman backs Djokovic as tennis’ greatest During a chat with TNT Sports, Tim Henman was asked who he thinks is the ‘GOAT’ in tennis and replied: “Novak Djokovic.
“And that really comes down to a numbers game. He’s the one who has won 24 Grand Slams, going for his 25th here at Roland Garros, so he’s my tennis GOAT. ” On top of his Grand Slam record, Djokovic leads in several other categories, including weeks spent as world number one.
The 24-time major champion has spent a total of 428 weeks at the top spot in the rankings, compared to Federer’s 310 and Nadal’s 209. He also holds positive head-to-head records against both of them—31-29 against Nadal and 27-23 against Federer. Add to that his record haul of ATP Masters 1000 titles, with Djokovic holding 40 compared to Nadal’s 36 and Federer’s tally of 28.