'I’ve been world No 1 and won slams - Novak Djokovic isn’t better than these six players'

Novak Djokovic is considered by galore arsenic the top subordinate of each clip but erstwhile prima Gustavo Kuerten has not included the Serbian successful his idiosyncratic database of the top players successful history

Former World No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten has snubbed Novak Djokovic successful his database of the top tennis players of each time.

Djokovic has a mightily awesome record of 24 Grand Slam wins, including 10 Australian Open titles and 7 Wimbledon championships. However three-time French Open champion Kuerten did not see the 37-year-old successful his idiosyncratic rankings.

Kuerten, fondly known arsenic 'Guga', led the ATP Rankings betwixt 2000 and 2001 aft securing the rubric astatine Roland Garros successful 1997, 2000, and 2001. The 48-year-old retired successful May 2008 and has present revealed his favoured database of tennis legends.

The fortunate fewer to marque Kuerten's database see Swedish icon Bjorn Borg, American heroes John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, and Swiss icon Roger Federer. Spanish prima Rafael Nadal besides made the cut, turning Kuerten's database into a apical six, but determination was inactive nary country for existent Olympic champion Djokovic.

The Serbian tennis maestro is often hailed arsenic the top of each time, eclipsing legends similar Federer and Nadal successful the eyes of galore fans. Yet, the Brazilian tennis idol didn't hesitate to permission him retired of his apical picks, explaining his choices were influenced by the heroes of his youth, reports the Express.

"Why? Because of my origins," helium said. "My member with a poster of Borg and maine with a poster of McEnroe. I tin talk contiguous and radical volition perceive to maine acknowledgment to these 2 players."

Beyond specified method prowess, Kuerten recognised immoderate of the titans for their larger-than-life personas, stating: "Sampras was from different galaxy. Agassi was a much provocative benignant who went beyond tennis and reached people."

Sampras won 7 Wimbledon titles and 14 majors successful his illustrious career. Agassi has 4 Australian Open victories nether his belt, on with large wins astatine Wimbledon, the US and French Open.

McEnroe, besides selected by Kuerten, bagged 9 Grand Slam titles successful his career, won 77 vocation titles wide and was World No. 1 successful 1980. Bjorg, present 68, clinched eleven Grand Slams including six French Open titles and an awesome 5 consecutive titles astatine Wimbledon.

Federer, who was named perchance owed to his 20 Grand Slam achievements which included a grounds 8 wins astatine Wimbledon, was different pick. Nadal, Federer's large rival and friend, who managed to unafraid sixth place, has 22 Grand Slams to his sanction and claimed the French Open rubric an astounding 14 times.

However, galore fans volition beryllium near scratching their heads with Djokovic not featuring astatine each connected Kuerten's esteemed list.

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