Rafael Nadal asked if Roger Federer is the greatest of all time: Here’s his response

Rafael Nadal believes people are right to say Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time. “When you hear people talking about Roger as the greatest of all time, do you ever sometimes just think, maybe people should be talking about me like that?” a journalist asked Nadal. “I am the first one who says that,” Nadal answered. “I don't have any feeling when I heard that from other people because I believe is 100 per cent fair that people say that because he is today, and will be very difficult to any player to improve his numbers. “Always say the same: it is not fair to analyse the history of any player only for the Grand Slams. “Everyone who is around this world knows that the tennis is not only the Grand Slams. There is a lot of things outside the Grand Slams. “Roger has unbelievable records outside of Grand Slams. For sure, in Grand Slams, he the player who wins more.” “I never saw play Rod Laver, but I know his history. He was a way of playing the Grand Slams for a few years because he became professional,” Nadal added. “He was able to win all four before and all four after. So today the question is not about me or Roger, will be more about Rod Laver or Roger. “But I never had the chance to see Rod Laver play. And talking about my career, I did more than what I ever dreamed. “I hope to keep having chances to keep winning. I’m going to work for that. And hopefully, when I finish my career, we'll see where I am in the history of tennis.”  

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