Mouratoglou builds 'Ultimate GOAT' from Djokovic, Kyrgios, Federer, Nadal

Friday, 22 July 2022 at 14:30

Updated at Friday, 15 November 2024 at 13:01

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byZachary Wimer

Famed tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou has built his ultimate greatest tennis player of all time (GOAT) by taking bits and pieces from players like Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Nick Kyrgios.

Mouratoglou is one of the best-known tennis coaches in the world, mostly because of his affinity for seeking out the spotlight, but on top of that, he's a really exceptional coach.

The list of players he’s worked with in the past certainly proves that the Frenchman has more than just his charm to show off, as he’s worked with the likes of Serena Williams, Coco Gauff, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Grigor Dimitrov, and more.

His most notable partnership is with Serena Williams, whom he helped to win even more Grand Slams, further cementing her legacy as the best woman to ever hold a racket.

Under Mouratoglou, Williams added 2 Australian Open trophies, two French Open trophies, three Wimbledon trophies, three US Open trophies, one Olympic gold medal, and three year-end No. 1 finishes.

As someone who knows tennis well, Mouratoglou did a feature on his social media where he essentially built the perfect tennis player, the 'ultimate GOAT.'

Starting with the serve, Mouratoglou picked Nick Kyrgios, praising the Australian’s serve as incredibly good. For volleying, he went with Roger Federer, who has generally been known as a player with incredible touch and hands.

As for the return, he picked Novak Djokovic, which by now is probably a consensus among players and analysts. Djokovic’s backhand was also chosen as the ideal backhand because it’s been consistently great for such a long time.

Rafael Nadal was picked for his fighting spirit, which is rather iconic. Comebacks like the one earlier this year at the Australian Open against Medvedev are something that very few can pull off, and Nadal is one of them.