Rafael Nadal settles the debate with his own tennis Mount Rushmore picks

Nadal is not the first big name to take on this question. For instance, Andre Agassi was asked the same thing earlier this year.

What is interesting is that three of Agassi’s choices matched Nadal’s, although the American left his fourth spot open because he could not decide between a few all-time greats.

On the other hand, the 22-time Grand Slam winner did not hesitate with his answer, naming his four without much thought.

“Rod Laver, [Novak] Djokovic, [Roger] Federer and probably myself to be honest. Yeah, I mean, I’m humble enough, but to be clear, the numbers say that,” he said.

Rafael Nadal reveals who is the hardest opponent to face between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer

Unsurprisingly, the Spaniard included his two fiercest competitors, Djokovic and Federer, on his Mount Rushmore.

In fact, in a recent interview, Nadal explained what it was like facing both, offering some unique insight into how different those matchups were.

“It’s completely different,” he began by saying.

“I think with Novak, the match is more equal, more predictable. But at the same time, it was more difficult for me to have a real tactic on it because you need to play very well and just the small details to beat him.

“To beat him you need to [be] unbelievable and that’s the truth. And against Roger, the styles were so different I think that made the matches a little more interesting for the people. I had a better clear way of how to approach the match with Roger.”