In a recent podcast, Karolina Pliskova’s coach Sascha Bajin has also given his views on the debate. The 26-year-old claimed that Slam titles should not be the only factor in determining greatness levels when we compare the ‘Big 3’ members with each other.
We should just enjoy that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic can play for a long time: Sascha Bajin
Sascha Bajin, who has also worked with the likes of Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams in the past, went on to assert that fans should enjoy the ‘Big 3’ as long as they can - especially since all three of them are in the twilight of their careers.
The trio of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have won 15 of the last 16 Grand Slams, and share a mammoth 58 Majors between them. Every other narrative in tennis has seemingly taken a backseat to the Big 3, and right now the there is a lot of interest about which one of the trio will manage to come out as the undisputed leader.
Speaking of all-time greats, last week Serena Williams failed at tying Margaret Court’s record tally of 24 Majors as she fell in the Australian Open semis. But Sascha Bajin insisted that the American still has her winning instinct, and that she can still ‘hit the number 24’.
Sascha Bajin then showered effusive praise on his former client Naomi Osaka, who has won back-to-back Major titles at the US Open and the Australian Open. The German spoke about the all-round nature of her game before remarking that he expects big things from Osaka going forward.
0 votes
