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Anindita Ramaswamy

Djokovic raises bar to 23 slams: Is he the greatest of all time?

Djokovic's historic French Open win puts the 36-year-old Serbian halfway to a calendar-year Grand Slam and aiming for all four majors in one season [Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]

It has taken Novak Djokovic two decades, but he’s surpassed the high bar set by rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to clinch a record-setting 23 men’s Grand Slam titles. And he’s got the next one in his sights.

Does his victory at the French Open settle the debate about who’s the greatest men’s tennis player of all time? It depends on who you ask and which metrics you use.

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