Novak Djokovic snubbed as greatest athlete of all-time by former tennis world No1

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Who is the greatest athlete of all time? A question that no matter how long you debate will never really be settled. Novak Djokovic is certainly up there following his completion of the golden slam after Paris 2024. A former Olympic champion has given his list with the Serb pipped to number one by a basketball star.

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00:00Evgeny Kafelnikov has snubbed Novak Djokovic as the greatest athlete ever, but concedes

00:09he's the best tennis player of all time.

00:12Kafelnikov, a former Olympic champion and world tennis number one, has claimed that

00:17basketball legend Michael Jordan takes the title of the greatest athlete ever, with Djokovic

00:22ranked in the top three.

00:25The Serbian tennis star claimed the final honour he was missing in his career this month.

00:30Djokovic has won a multitude of major titles, including 10 Australian Opens, three French

00:36Opens, seven Wimbledon titles, four US Opens, plus his Olympic gold medal.

00:42There is no question whether Novak is the greatest of all time in tennis, that's for

00:46sure, said Kafelnikov.

00:48I grew up idolising the greatest athlete of all time, which is Michael Jordan.

00:53There's no doubt that Novak has got to be considered, but not quite, as the number one.

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