LONDON: The numbers do not lie. Rafael Nadal stands alone on 21 Grand Slam titles, breaking a tie with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the race to be crowned the greatest male tennis player of all time.
The number of major titles is not the only factor used to determine where players sit in the pantheon but it is increasingly used as the go-to metric.
Nadal played down his astonishing achievement following his gruelling five-set win over Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final in the early hours of Monday.
The 35-year-old Spaniard said he did not care much whether his 21st title made him the best player in history or not.
But many fans are captivated by the debate about who will ultimately emerge from the golden age…
