Rafael Nadal’s uncle Tony Nadal believes it is unfair to compare his nephew’s achievements to that of Novak Djokovic due to the injuries the Spaniard sustained during his career. Djokovic recently surpassed Nadal’s 22 grand slams to set a new record for men’s tennis.
But Uncle Tony believes Nadal would have won more than the Serbian superstar if he hadn’t of missed so many tournaments due to various physical issues.
Speaking to Clay, he said: “I think Federer and Nadal have transcended their sport more than Djokovic. And Federer has transcended more into his sport than anyone.
“When it comes to cataloguing people who is the best… we would have to establish clear standards that are always a bit debatable, because who is the best, the one with the world record or the one who wins the Olympics?
“Don’t know. I think the one who has managed to play at a better level and do more difficult things is Federer, the one who has won the most is Djokovic and if we told Rafael everything he hasn’t played due to injury, he probably would have won more than the others.”
When asked whether he was suggesting that Djokovic is better than Nadal, he replied: “Well, Djokovic is better because he has won more titles than Rafael.
“If Djokovic is 23… Although we are going to establish a series of things: we live on a circuit where we always play on a hard court. My nephew always plays three Grand Slams on the surface that is not going well for him and one on the surface that is going well for him.
“He has played all the Masters always on the surface that is not going well for him. In the world of sport, the leader can unbalance the balance to one side or the other. Who wins the Tour de France? If the leader puts mountain, he will win it by a type of runner and if he puts a time trial he will win it by another type of runner.”
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