'I know he wants to win that 25th Slam': Bjorn Borg’s bold statement on Novak Djokovic reignites the GOAT debate

Tennis legend Bjorn Borg has spoken about Novak Djokovic’s chances of winning a 25th Grand Slam and made it clear who he thinks is the greatest player of all time. The former Swedish player said he wants to see Djokovic play for one more year, but acknowledged that it’s going to be a tough task for the 38-year-old.

Djokovic, who holds the record for 24 men’s singles Grand Slam titles, lost in the semi-finals of all four majors this season. He will next play at the Shanghai Masters next month. Ahead of Djokovic’s next outing, Borg opened up on the Swedish star’s chances of winning the elusive 25th title.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Borg gave full backing to Djokovic, saying he can definitely do it in the upcoming season despite the tough competition from Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. These two players completely dominated the circuit this season, sharing all four Grand Slams between them.

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“I know he wants to win that 25th Grand Slam tournament. I hope he’s going to play one more year, at least next year too, because of the tennis he’s playing. It’s going to be tough with (Jannik) Sinner and (Carlos) Alcaraz and some other players too, but still, he can do it,” Borg said.

Borg reignites GOAT debate

Borg also called Djokovic his all-time favourite player, placing him ahead of retired legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer has 20 Grand Slam titles to his name, while Nadal has 22. Borg said it’s amazing that Djokovic performed so well this season despite his age.

“I think the way he’s playing, Djokovic, for me, is the greatest player to have ever played the game. And then the second place comes to (Roger) Federer and (Rafa) Nadal. They tied for second place. It’s amazing how he can play that kind of tennis, 38 years old. I’m very impressed,” he added.

Djokovic recently stated he will focus on Grand Slams rather than long Masters events, saying, “To be quite frank with you, I don’t enjoy the two-week Masters events anymore. It’s just way too long for me. I do fancy my chances a bit more in best-of-three, I guess, one-week tournaments or the Masters tournaments, where you have almost two weeks with quite a few days between matches. So, you know, that could serve me better in the matchups against them [Sinner & Alcaraz]."