{"id":53337,"date":"2025-08-01T20:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/53337\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T20:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:23:10","slug":"who-emma-raducanu-picked-as-the-greatest-tennis-player-of-all-time-when-asked-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/53337\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Emma Raducanu picked as the greatest tennis player of all-time when asked last year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The greatest tennis player of all time debate is a never-ending discussion in the tennis world.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion became more prevalent over the last 15 years as <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/roger-federer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Federer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/rafael-nadal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/novak-djokovic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> battled each other for tennis supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>They now have a combined 66 Grand Slams between them, far surpassing Pete Sampras\u2019 14 majors, a previous record that many thought would stand for decades.<\/p>\n<p>While many fans have provided their verdict on tennis\u2019 greatest, some of the players have also given their opinion, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/emma-raducanu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">British number one Emma Raducanu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1682385386-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic of Serbia with the winners' trophy and wearing a tracksuit representing his 24th grand slam win after his victory against Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the Men's Singles Final on Arthur Ashe Stadium during the US Open Tennis Championship 2023 at the USTA National Tennis Centre on September 10th, 2023 in Flushing, Queens, New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-314560\" \/>Photo by Tim Clayton\/Corbis via Getty ImagesEmma Raducanu names Novak Djokovic as the greatest tennis player of all time<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty who argue the case for Federer as the greatest tennis player of all time, while some also argue for Nadal.<\/p>\n<p>There are still some fans who would argue for Sampras, or Bjorn Borg, who won five successive Wimbledon titles to go with six French Open trophies.<\/p>\n<p>But during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/eQQHjlsIZus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sky Sports<\/a> in 2024, Raducanu named Djokovic, the winner of 24 Grand Slam titles, as the player she thinks is the greatest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion the tennis GOAT is Novak Djokovic for pure repeated quality,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I think my favourite to watch is Roger Federer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2222849807-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu pumps her fist and shouts\" class=\"wp-image-312182\" \/>Photo by Marleen Fouchier\/BSR Agency\/Getty ImagesEmma Raducanu says Wimbledon is her favourite place to play tennis<\/p>\n<p>During her 2024 Sky Sports interview, Raducanu also named her favourite tournament to play in.<\/p>\n<p>It perhaps comes as no surprise that the 22-year-old\u2018s favourite event is the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon Championships<\/a>, her home Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>She has yet to progress beyond the fourth round at SW19, but the thrill of playing on home soil at the game\u2019s most prestigious event is something Raducanu thrives on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best venue to play at is Wimbledon,\u201d Raducanu said. \u201cIt\u2019s my favourite tournament and the one I want to win the most.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The greatest tennis player of all time debate is a never-ending discussion in the tennis world. 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