“Djokovic looking like 1980s-90s NBA: first there was Bird, Magic, Isiah, Jordan.
Then there was just Jordan.
Djokovic becoming Jordan,” ESPN The Magazine’s Howard Bryant tweeted.
It is not a comparison that gets thrown around lightly, especially with Djokovic playing in the era of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the best players in tennis history.
While Djokovic, 28, may trail both players in Grand Slam titles, he has recorded some of the best individual seasons ever in the sport the past few years, including last season when he went 82-6 and finished with three major titles.
At this rate, with Nadal’s injury-prone body, the 34-year-old Federer past his prime and no obvious contender from the next generation, it is conceivable that Djokovic, owner of 10 Grand Slam titles, can match or break Federer’s record of 17.
Then there was just Jordan.
Djokovic becoming Jordan,” ESPN The Magazine’s Howard Bryant tweeted.
It is not a comparison that gets thrown around lightly, especially with Djokovic playing in the era of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the best players in tennis history.
While Djokovic, 28, may trail both players in Grand Slam titles, he has recorded some of the best individual seasons ever in the sport the past few years, including last season when he went 82-6 and finished with three major titles.
At this rate, with Nadal’s injury-prone body, the 34-year-old Federer past his prime and no obvious contender from the next generation, it is conceivable that Djokovic, owner of 10 Grand Slam titles, can match or break Federer’s record of 17.
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