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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
GOAT debate has been over for a while, people just refuse to acknowledge Novak because of their personal disdain for him. But he'll have every record when it's done, plus the H2H advantage, so there's not much to talk about. Fedal fans should be grateful for that mid-career personal life meltdown or it'd be so lopsided in Novak's favor there wouldn't even even a slight debate, even people who hate him passionately wouldn't have much of a case.
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I can agree with this take. Djok's been his own worst enemy.
- get rid of Pepe and he wouldn't have the 2013-2014 slump.
- listen to Agassi and get elbow surgery early and he'd do well in the 2016-2017 season (granted getting the Nole Slam took out a lot and perhaps an extended break was needed).
- 2020 Wimbledon wasn't played for to COVID
- 2020 us open dq
- 2021 tried for career grand slam but IMO messed it up by trying to get the Olympic gold. If he'd have listened to Vayda he'd have skipped the Olympics and been rested for the US open.
- 2022 aus open missed due to his vaxx stance
- 2022 us open potentially due to vaxx stance.
And he's still one of the best players in the planet at this age. Combine with total weeks #1, Masters success across all surfaces. It becomes very hard to argue that the goat debate isn't settled.