Boris Becker doesn’t believe Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player ever, despite her incredible record.
After stepping away from the game following the 2022 US Open, Williams recently returned to the sport.
Williams holds more major singles titles than any other woman in the Open Era, a fact that leads many to call her the greatest WTA player ever.
Despite this widespread opinion, Becker named someone else when asked who he considered the WTA’s greatest of all time.
Boris Becker picks Steffi Graf over Serena Williams in GOAT debate
Boris Becker, a six-time Grand Slam champion, was asked about his tennis picks during a quickfire round of questions with Eurosport Germany.
Alongside those picks, he also named Novak Djokovic as the best male player and Steffi Graf as his choice for the greatest female player ever.
Graf’s record includes 22 Grand Slam singles titles, just one fewer than Williams. But she spent more weeks ranked number one and had a longer spell at the top of women’s tennis overall. While Williams is often called the WTA GOAT, plenty still argue that Graf should hold that title.
Boris Becker selects himself as the player with the greatest mentality
In a separate video for Eurosport Germany, Becker was also asked to build his ultimate ATP player.
For the forehand, Becker went with Rafael Nadal. He picked Roger Federer for the best one-handed backhand and Novak Djokovic for the two-hander.
He couldn’t choose between Ivo Karlovic and John Isner for the best serve but did go with Federer again as the top serve-and-volleyer.
For return of serve, he named Andre Agassi. Then, when it came to mental toughness, he picked himself to round out his all-time lineup.
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