{"id":14500,"date":"2024-12-26T03:16:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T03:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14500"},"modified":"2024-12-26T03:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T03:16:13","slug":"novak-djokovic-or-rafael-nadal-jack-draper-names-his-atp-goat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14500","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal? Jack Draper names his ATP \u2018GOAT\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ps-aws.com\/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fcontent%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2FDraper-Nadal-Djokovic-1320x742.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1080px) 1320px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ps-aws.com\/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fcontent%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2FDraper-Nadal-Djokovic-1320x742.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/images.ps-aws.com\/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fcontent%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2FDraper-Nadal-Djokovic-750x422.jpg 750w, \" alt=\"Noavk Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at Paris 2024, Jack Draper inset.\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" \/><\/figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">Jack Draper picked between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as the &#8216;GOAT&#8217;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p><strong>Rising tennis star Jack Draper has named Novak Djokovic as his tennis \u2018GOAT\u2019 \u2013 though admitted his \u201cheart\u201d was with Rafael Nadal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alongside Roger Federer,\u00a0Djokovic\u00a0and\u00a0Nadal\u00a0defined an era of men\u2019s tennis, winning 66 Grand Slam singles titles between them.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic holds a record 24 major singles titles with Nadal close behind on 22, with the Spaniard \u2013 most known for his success at Roland Garros \u2013 having retired from tennis in November.<\/p>\n<p>World No 15 Draper, the current British No 1 in men\u2019s tennis, was asked by\u00a0<em>Sky Sports<\/em>\u00a0to pick between Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, and Serena Williams as the greatest tennis player of all time.<\/p>\n<p>While proclaiming Williams as the greatest female player, Draper put aside his love for Nadal to name Djokovic as the male equivalent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is Rafael Nadal,\u201d said the 23-year-old. \u201cBut who do I think is the best tennis player of all time?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, let\u2019s just separate Serena out because she\u2019s the female GOAT. I think we can put that down. A separate one for, because she\u2019s incredible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of these three\u2026when I was growing up, every kit, every new look, was him [Nadal]. He was just so iconic, being a left-hander like myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy head says Novak. My heart is Rafa, but for me, the GOAT is obviously Novak Djokovic.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=odicksonjefford&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1871308441358115091&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fnews%2Fjack-draper-picks-novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-goat&amp;sessionId=8b04950fb0a9f8c3df87bbb52fbac5ca9f982acb&amp;siteScreenName=T365Official&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1871308441358115091\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Draper will be one of the ATP Tour players to watch in 2025, having finished the best season of his career in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>After a tricky start to the year, the 23-year-old won his first ATP Tour title in Stuttgart before picking up a career-best win over Carlos Alcaraz at the Queen\u2019s Club.<\/p>\n<p>Draper would then reach a first Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open, not dropping a set before his loss to Jannik Sinner, and then won the biggest title of his career at the ATP 500 event in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>The British star finished the season at a career-high of 15th and looks primed to potentially break into the top 10 over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Draper picked between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as the &#8216;GOAT&#8217;. 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