{"id":262318,"date":"2025-10-31T06:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262318\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:29:15","slug":"taylor-fritz-names-the-four-players-he-would-put-on-mount-rushmore-for-mens-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/262318\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Fritz names the four players he would put on Mount Rushmore for men’s tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many current and former ATP stars have had their say in the past on who they think belongs on Mount Rushmore for men\u2019s tennis. <\/p>\n

While most agree that three of the four spots clearly belong to Novak Djokovic<\/a>, Roger Federer<\/a>, and Rafael Nadal<\/a>, the fourth name picked varies depending on who you ask. <\/p>\n

World number one Carlos Alcaraz named Pete Sampras<\/a> as his fourth selection, while Boris Becker once picked Bjorn Borg<\/a> to go on his Mount Rushmore. <\/p>\n

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For John McEnroe<\/a>, Rod Laver is the obvious choice, which Andre Agassi<\/a> agreed with when picking his list. <\/p>\n

Now, in an interview with Dexerto, world number four Taylor Fritz<\/a> has weighed in on the debate. <\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz picks the four greatest men\u2019s tennis players of all time<\/p>\n

When posed the question, Fritz was quick with his response, stating: \u201cFederer, Djokovic, Nadal, Sampras. That\u2019s it. That\u2019s the Mount Rushmore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Explaining why he picked Sampras<\/a>, the American said:\u00a0\u201cI was going strictly off of just Grand Slams, like where I would rank people in the GOAT [Greatest of all time] debate.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I would feel like it\u2019d be disrespectful not to put him on next. He\u2019s the next most winningest in Grand Slams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sampras ranks fourth on the all-time list for the most Grand Slam titles won by any men\u2019s player in history with 14. <\/p>\n

Player(s)Grand Slam TitlesNovak Djokovic24Rafael Nadal22Roger Federer20Pete Sampras14Roy Emerson12Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg11Bill Tilden10Men\u2019s players with 10 or more Grand Slam titles<\/p>\n

He broke the record for the outright most major titles in history, surpassing Roy Emerson\u2019s tally in 2000 when he won his seventh Wimbledon crown. <\/p>\n

Sampras held the record until 2009, when Federer overtook him by clinching Grand Slam number 15 at the All England Club. <\/p>\n

In total, Sampras won 64 tour-level titles over the course of his legendary career, including 11 Masters triumphs and two ATP Finals victories.<\/p>\n

\"PetePhoto by MIKE NELSON\/AFP via Getty ImagesCurrent players who can surpass Pete Sampras\u2019 major tally<\/p>\n

Though winning 14 Grand Slam titles remains an incredibly difficult task, two players on the tour are currently on track to match and surpass Sampras\u2019 tally.<\/p>\n

Aged 22, world number one Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> has already won six majors, including two French Opens, two Wimbledon championships, and two US Open titles. <\/p>\n

His rival, Jannik Sinner<\/a>, has four to his name at the age of 24, and looks set to dominate the major scene for the foreseeable future alongside the Spaniard. <\/p>\n

Sinner and Alcaraz have split the last eight Grand Slams between them, having both won two each in 2024 and 2025. <\/p>\n

YearAustralian OpenRoland GarrosWimbledonUS Open2025Jannik SinnerCarlos AlcarazJannik SinnerCarlos Alcaraz2024Jannik SinnerCarlos AlcarazCarlos AlcarazJannik SinnerMen\u2019s Grand Slam winners in 2024 and 2025<\/p>\n

Should they continue averaging two major titles a year, the two stars will have hit the 14 mark before turning 30. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Many current and former ATP stars have had their say in the past…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262319,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[433,7693,813,4037,99,2072,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-262318","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-novak-djokovic","9":"tag-pete-sampras","10":"tag-rafael-nadal","11":"tag-roger-federer","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-taylor-fritz","14":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}