Jannik Sinner recently changed his mind when picking GOAT out of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

Tennis world number one Jannick Sinner has recently changed his mind when it comes to the greatest of all time debate between Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Sinner will come up against Djokovic at Wimbledon on Friday afternoon, just over a month after the Italian ended Djokovic's hopes of an historic 25th Grand Slam title as he picked up a 6-4 7-5 7-6(3) victory at the French Open.

After the semi-final clash at Roland Garros, Sinner admitted it was difficult to prepare for a match against the greatest of all time.

"It is very difficult, he has achieved so many things," said Sinner, who would later suffer defeat against Carlos Alvarez in the final. "He is the best player in the history of our sport. Playing against him here is amazing.

"Of course, I try not to think about that, but before going on court you feel the tension and you feel what is coming against you. I always try to prepare myself in the best possible way and try to be ready for every situation on the court."

The 23-year-old added: "I am very happy with how I handled the situations but it shows again what a role model he is for all of us young players. Playing tennis and seeing what he is doing is incredible."

A few months earlier, Sinner named eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer as the greatest of all time as he spoke to YouTube personality Sharky in a Q&A session, which was shared by the ATP Tour following Sinner’s US Open victory in September 2024.

As you can see from the footage below, Sinner picked Federer after being asked which tennis player is the greatest of all time.

"From my point of view... it is Roger," he said.

Sinner has previously described Federer as his biggest inspiration. "When I was younger, I think the biggest inspiration was always Roger Federer because of the way he behaves on the courts, the way he treats people off the court," he said.

Sinner beat Djokovic at the French Open in June. Image credit: Gettty

But as mentioned above, Sinner appeared to change his mind after beating 24-time grand slam winner Djokovic at the French Open.

"I had to step up and play the best tennis I could," the world No.1 said after his semi-final win.

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