New Delhi: The greats always have a sense of where they stand in history and Rafael Nadal is no different. The 22-time Grand Slam champion hung up his racquet back in 2024 and has now named his dream “Mount Rushmore of tennis”, and true to his legacy, he didn’t shy away from including himself among the sport’s immortals.

Speaking to Complex while attending the E1 Series finale in Miami, Nadal listed his four all-time greats without hesitation. “Perhaps Rod Laver, Djokovic, Federer, and probably myself,” he said with a grin. When the interviewer joked about Nadal’s self-inclusion, the Spaniard smiled and replied, “Yes, you have to be humble but also clear. And the numbers say that.”

It was a classic Nadal response- humble yet confident, rooted in facts more than opinion. With 92 ATP titl

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