Tommy Haas: "Zverev lives tennis and has a good team around him"
In the new episode of the Eurosport podcast "Das Gelbe vom Ball"Tommy Haas comments on the question that occupies tennis fans all over the world: Who goes down in the annals as the record winner in Grand Slam tournaments is still attracting Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal over?
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Dec 16, 2022, 04:11 pm
Tommy Haas is still very close to the tennis circuit, and not just as tournament director at Indian Wells. In the current edition of the Eurosport podcast "Das Gelbe vom Ball", the long-standing German number one comments on current as well as historical issues.
So Tommy Haas...
... on whether Novak Djokovic will have more major titles than Rafael Nadal at the end of his career ...
If I answer now, I'll say yes. Novak doesn't overlook anything and will really do anything to have the most Grand Slam titles at the end of the day.
... to discuss who is the greatest player of all time ...
I find this debate difficult. Serena has had an incredible career. But that also applies to Steffi, who also managed the Golden Slam in 1988 with all four major competitions plus Olympic gold. A feat that no one has been able to repeat to this day. If you take the number of Grand Slam titles as a benchmark, you also have to mention Court. However, that was a completely different time, when the competition might not have been as strong. So where to start and end in the GOAT debate?"
... on Alexander Zverev's chances of winning a Grand Slam tournament ...
Time flies. When you see who's coming, you realize it's not getting any easier. Federer is no longer there, but Nadal will definitely have another year or two, Djokovic two or three. And what are Tsitsipas and Medvedev doing, has Kyrgios gotten hungrier?
...on Zverev's general prospects after his comeback...
Sascha will come back quickly and play incredibly good matches. Of course he has to come in first, collect match practice. He lives tennis and has a good team around him.