Becker responds to Mouratoglou: "Many experts will not agree"

Boris Becker and Patrick Mouratoglou have engaged in a clash of opinions on social media after the renowned French coach stated that Roger Federer is the best player in the history of Wimbledon and Martina Navratilova the best player, in addition to naming his current favorites and doing the same for the US Open. The former German number 1 disagrees and has countered him in his own post.

Through an Instagram video, Mouratoglou claimed that "Federer is the best male tennis player in the history of Wimbledon. There is a slight rivalry between Federer and Djokovic, but based on his style of play, I prefer Federer." He also mentioned that Jannik Sinner is the most dominant player on grass in the last 3 years, ignoring the achievements of Carlos Alcaraz in the past. He also stated that Navratilova was the best player to have played at the All England Club, also affirming that currently he does not see a clear dominant player on grass in the women's circuit.

He also talked about the US Open, where he placed Carlos Alcaraz as the best player currently and ranked Pete Sampras as the all-time number 1 of the tournament in the men's category. “Sampras is the youngest to have won the US Open and the amazing thing is that he ended his career by winning the US Open at 31,” he concluded. Additionally, in the women's category, he stated that Serena Williams is the greatest of all time, and Aryna Sabalenka currently.

Becker disagrees with Mouratoglou

Obviously, an opinion of this kind has generated many differing opinions, one of which is Becker's, who did not hesitate to respond to Mouratoglou, questioning his viewpoint. "I am very surprised by his choices… most tennis experts would not agree with him!" Patrick's choices are not entirely misguided, but it is true that other names could emerge both at the US Open and Wimbledon. 

For example, Federer himself is considered by many to be the best player to have ever played in New York, while Djokovic could easily compete for the crown at Wimbledon despite having one fewer title than him: 7 for the Serb and 8 for the Swiss. In the women's category, Navratilova has 9 singles titles at Wimbledon and 20 in total, so there is little debate, while at the US Open, the race is quite even between Chris Evert and Serena Williams, not taking into account Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, who won 8 times before the Open Era.

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