The Volley Podcast # 7: The GOAT, The Big Three, The 20 Slams summit
- 3 years ago
Now that Novak Djokovic has caught Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the race for the most men’s singles Grand Slam titles, it’s a great time to take stock of the current status of the three legends of men’s tennis while simultaneously looking forward to what’s on the horizon for the Big Three.
In this edition of “The Volley” podcast, Cédric Rouquette joins host Max Whittle in an engaging discussion about the achievements and ambitions of the three 20-time major champions.
Rouquette, director and editor in chief of Tennis Majors, doesn’t remember the GOAT debate being so intense before the Big Three era.
OCIAL MEDIA’S INFLUENCE AND ROLE IN ACCELERATING THE GOAT DISCUSSION
Rouquette tells Whittle that before Federer tied and passed Pete Sampras on the all-time Grand Slam titles list, there really wasn’t much discussion about the GOAT.
“The discussions were more or less, ‘Yes, Sampras made it, but Rod Laver made two calendar slams and Bjorn Borg had a tremendous impact on his era and McEnroe was magical and you shouldn’t forget Roy Emerson – he was the record holder before Sampras, and I can’t remember any person saying that Roy Emerson was the greatest player of all time at any moment before that.”
Rouquette believes the volume and intensity of the GOAT debate has been significantly amplified by the advent of social media over the last decade.
“The GOAT debate is very modern,” he says. “I think it’s related to social networks, and the volume of passionate conversation we can have there, and it’s a pretty recent question and I think there is something incredible in noticing that this debate is very loud at the moment. It’s very difficult to answer because we have three monsters who are capable of winning 20 Slams in their career.”
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In this edition of “The Volley” podcast, Cédric Rouquette joins host Max Whittle in an engaging discussion about the achievements and ambitions of the three 20-time major champions.
Rouquette, director and editor in chief of Tennis Majors, doesn’t remember the GOAT debate being so intense before the Big Three era.
OCIAL MEDIA’S INFLUENCE AND ROLE IN ACCELERATING THE GOAT DISCUSSION
Rouquette tells Whittle that before Federer tied and passed Pete Sampras on the all-time Grand Slam titles list, there really wasn’t much discussion about the GOAT.
“The discussions were more or less, ‘Yes, Sampras made it, but Rod Laver made two calendar slams and Bjorn Borg had a tremendous impact on his era and McEnroe was magical and you shouldn’t forget Roy Emerson – he was the record holder before Sampras, and I can’t remember any person saying that Roy Emerson was the greatest player of all time at any moment before that.”
Rouquette believes the volume and intensity of the GOAT debate has been significantly amplified by the advent of social media over the last decade.
“The GOAT debate is very modern,” he says. “I think it’s related to social networks, and the volume of passionate conversation we can have there, and it’s a pretty recent question and I think there is something incredible in noticing that this debate is very loud at the moment. It’s very difficult to answer because we have three monsters who are capable of winning 20 Slams in their career.”
Tennis Majors : https://www.tennismajors.com
Our Podcasts : https://www.tennismajors.com/podcasts/the-volley