Published 02/06/2023, 12:59 PM EST
What is the GOAT debate all about? Is it about winning the most titles or about creating an upholding name and bringing the sport to a different level? However, Dominic Thiem believes that the GOAT debate should be all about winning maximum Grand Slam titles. And indirectly hinted that Swiss ace Roger Federer is out of the GOAT run.
With this definition of criteria, the Australian tennis player has raised questions among tennis fans. Whether the 20-time Grand Slam champion is the perfect ‘ Greatest of all time’ candidate or not. Or is the title run just between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic?
Tennis world reacts to Dominic Thiem’s GOAT criteria
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The ATP GOAT conversation has been dominated by tennis stars for a good time now. There are some who believe Federer is the greatest, particularly his attractive style of play and the amazing sportsman spirit he displayed on the tennis court. However, the 29-year-old tennis star believes that now retired Federer cannot be considered as he has been overcome by players like the Spaniard and the Serbian tennis star.
The one-time Grand Slam champion, in a conversation with Eurosport, talked about the men’s tennis GOAT debate. And subsequently, the tennis channel shared his statement on their Twitter account. Fans flooded the comment section about whether they agreed with the tennis players’ criteria for being the greatest or not.
A fan mocked the Australian tennis player and wrote, “He knows fuck all.”
While others were disappointed with the GOAT criteria.
Further, the rest agreed with Thiem’s statement.
According to the 29-year-old tennis ace, the GOAT player should be the one who has achieved the number of Grand Slams as that is the biggest achievement in the tennis arena.
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However, this is not the first time when somebody has kept the Swiss Maestro out of the GOAT conversation.
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Another ATP star also kept Federer out of the GOAT debate
When the 20-time Grand Slam champion withdrew from the Australian Open in 2021 due to an injury. The discussion turned against him because Djokovic and Nadal, his archrival at the time, were both eager to bypass the legendary tennis player.
A 41-year-old Serbian tennis player named Nikola Milojevic spoke at the time about how the other GOAT candidates were capable of outperforming him. And that his prospects of being the greatest had been limited to two names.
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