Toni Nadal names Novak Djokovic greatest tennis player of all time

Rafael Nadal's uncle offers a unique insight into the state of world tennis.

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00:00Tony Nadal is arguably the most successful coach in tennis history. His nephew Rafael

00:07Nadal has won 16 Grand Slam titles under his direction.

00:12During the summer, he regularly visits the Rafa Nadal Tennis Center at the Sarni Resort

00:17in Halkidiki, northern Greece, where he oversees the high-level tennis training offered by

00:22the Greek branch of the Rafa Nadal Academy, based in Mallorca.

00:28Euronews travelled to Halkidiki to speak with Tony Nadal about his philosophy as a

00:33leading tennis coach and who he thinks is the greatest player of all time.

00:40Who played better was Federer. Who is the best? Djokovic.

00:45Durationally?

00:46Yes, because Djokovic won more titles than the others. Who could be the best without

00:53him?

00:54Injuries, my nephew. But he has injuries. At the end, the best is Djokovic. But in my

01:01opinion, what I have seen on court when Federer played, no one did.

01:09So you think that a good tennis player, a champion, is born or is made through hard

01:15work?

01:16Everyone is born. You're born with good talent, with natural talent, but at the same time,

01:26you need to work hard. Because only with natural talent, normally it's not enough. Of course,

01:35it's very difficult to achieve the goals that Federer can achieve, or it's very difficult

01:43to be Messi. It's almost impossible. But you can be a very good tennis player or you

01:50can be a very good football player when you are willing to work very hard.