I'd have gone Djokovic if it wasn't for his rope-a-dope antics and dodgy drinks.
Martina Navratilova
Gabrielle Sabatini was probably the most beautiful female tennis player everSteffi ... probably Seles if she wasn't stabbed ...
But if we're picking on other criteria, Kournikova.
Gabrielle Sabatini was probably the most beautiful female tennis player ever
Yep Greek Pete for me.Pete Sampras
Yep Greek Pete for me.
The Swede in me wants to say Björn Borg, but I never saw him play so...
Sampras at his peak would wipe the floor with all of them
This was old, balding and retired Sampras Vs peak Federer.I love Pete ... love him but I don't think he'd be able to cope with any of them - maybe at Wimbeldon.
This was old, balding and retired Sampras Vs peak Federer.
I've always thought that the reason why Federer was so dominant was because early in his career there was no Djokovic and Nadal, no one could match him. Compare that to when Sampras was playing.
The greatest ever tennis player is Novak Djokovic. There is zero doubt about that. That is about success.
The greatest ever tennis champion is Roger Federer. There is also zero doubt about that (in my opinion). That is about comportment, which is very important in the sport of tennis.
ps Success also comes under thinking about who is the greatest ever tennis champion. I cannot skip Roger Federer here and mention somebody who hasn't won a whole lot but who has nevertheless had, say, impeccable comportment. And that is very, very importantly because comportment has to do with challenges faced.
pps Roger Federer's comportment has not been perfect. But he is the greatest ever tennis champion (in my opinion). And Novak Djokovic is a great champion too. It is just that he falls very, very, veery much short of Roger Federer in that specific regard.