原文链接：http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/15452386/tennis-rod-laver-comes-goat-novak-djokovic-roger-federer-equal

Novak Djokovic should be considered along with Roger Federer as the greatest of all time, according to Rod Laver.
罗德拉沃尔认为，在史上最佳竞争上，诺瓦克德约科维奇可以和罗杰费德勒一较高下。

For more than a half-decade, Rod Laver has said without hesitation that Roger Federer is the greatest player in tennis history.
曾经有超过五年的时间，罗德拉沃尔说过罗杰费德勒毫无疑问是网球史上最佳运动员。

Until now.
直到现在
Laver, a two-time season Slam winner, now considers Novak Djokovic and Federer equals when it comes to greatest-of-all-time deliberations.
现如今，拉沃尔——两度年度大满贯得主——认为德约已经可以和费德勒在GOAT上有同等的竞争力了。

"When you look at Djokovic's performances and his results, you just have to say, 'Hey, this guy's unbelievable, and how can you look past him when discussing who is the best ever?'"
“当我们观察德约的表现和成绩，我们会说，‘这个家伙表现真不可思议，如此成绩，我们在讨论史上最佳时怎么能忽略他呢？’”

这个赞同！都是伟大球员.都值得尊敬😊

The top-ranked Serb cleaned up his game dramatically thereafter, especially in a semifinal rout of Federer.
在这之后，塞尔维亚球王却都干净利落拿下比赛，尤其是半决赛对阵费德勒。

"Everything was just clinical," Laver said. "It was just amazing. I'm sure that when Roger came off court, he asked himself, 'What do I have to do to beat this guy?' Djokovic probably didn't miss more than half a dozen shots in the whole match. It's amazing to think that Djokovic can play at that high level for so long."
“一切都是那么的有效。”拉沃尔说。“这很神奇。我很确信当费德勒离开球场时，他一定会问自己，‘我要怎么才能打败这个家伙呢？’ 德约在整场比赛里几乎就没有丢过多少球。想到德约居然能如此长时间处于这么高的水平上真得十分神奇。”

But that doesn't mean Federer, who just pulled out of Madrid with a back injury, is finished winning.
但这并不意味着费德勒——刚刚因为背伤退赛马德里——已经停止胜利的脚步。

"Wimbledon inspires Roger," Laver said. "If he's going to win another Grand Slam, his best chance is at Wimbledon. The tournament inspires him a tremendous amount. He can also play well at the US Open. It's definitely possible he can win another one."
“温布尔登激励着罗杰，”拉沃尔说，“如果他要再拿下一座GS，最好的机会就在温布尔登。这个赛事极大地激励着他。他在美网同样也可以打得很好。他绝对有可能再拿一座GS。”

Still, as it stands, at least one luminary who knows a thing or two about winning believes that no matter what Djokovic accomplishes from here on, he's already one of the two top competitors who has ever played the game.
但是仍然，按照现在的情况，至少已经有一位通晓胜利的伟大人物（指拉沃尔）相信不论德约科维奇在今后能够实现怎样的成就，他已经是网球史上最佳运动员的两名竞争者之一了。

Laver一直很欣赏闹来的。
Btw 某只三鹿曾一直喜欢在隔壁造谣Laver曾说过什么 直到澳网前那篇Laver预测澳网冠军归属的帖子出来之后 那被不知道造谣了多少次的话也不再被那只三鹿提起了 这个帖子一出更是对那位造谣精狠狠地打脸啊😊

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