Novak Djokovic is still not allowed to enter the United States and right now it seems that Rafael Nadal may have a huge advantage when trying to win his 23rd Grand Slam title.
At the moment, Rafael Nadal has the most Grand Slam titles when he triumphed 22 times but Novak Djokovic is right behind him with 21. However, the Serbian couldn't play one Grand Slam this year already and it seems that the 2022 US Open will be another one. Barbara Schett spoke about the GOAT Race and the way Novak Djokovic may still become the person with most Grand Slam titles in the history.
“I think now he practices just like if he was going to the US Open. If there's a last-minute change, he's going to be there, and if not, his life will continue,” said Barbara Schett for Eurosport. “I think Novak will still play for many more years; it looks like that."
"His body is fine, he doesn't suffer too many injuries, and I think he will give absolutely everything to go down in the history books by winning the most Grand Slam titles. Clearly he's not far away. He's only got one more to go, and then he equals Rafa Nadal."
"If you look at Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic now, I would say Novak can still play for another two, three years, or maybe even longer. And Rafa Nadal, I think the clock is definitely ticking there.”
“It's a rough year for Djokovic,” Schett said. “You could see it in this way, and you can see it in the other way as a tennis player. It's horrible because I still think if he would go to the US Open, would be able to play now, he is the favourite for me to win the title.“
"I have absolutely no doubt about that because to me, he's the best tennis player, the most consistent tennis player out there. But then on the other side, he chose not to be vaccinated, and that's fine, but then he has to live with the consequences as well, that he can't enter certain countries.”
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