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    Men's tennis GOAT ranking: the fans' top 20

    Based on 49 head-to-head votes from 5 fans. Updated live.

    1. Rafael Nadal Spain · rating 1946 · 5–0
    2. Novak Djokovic Serbia · rating 1806 · 6–1
    3. Roger Federer Switzerland · rating 1788 · 6–1
    4. Björn Borg Sweden · rating 1673 · 5–1
    5. Carlos Alcaraz Spain · rating 1652 · 5–3
    6. John McEnroe USA · rating 1641 · 4–1
    7. Pete Sampras USA · rating 1592 · 3–2
    8. Rod Laver Australia · rating 1552 · 3–2
    9. Boris Becker Germany · rating 1476 · 3–2
    10. Jannik Sinner Italy · rating 1454 · 2–3
    11. Andy Murray Great Britain · rating 1435 · 2–4
    12. Mats Wilander Sweden · rating 1433 · 2–2
    13. Andre Agassi USA · rating 1432 · 3–6
    14. Roy Emerson Australia · rating 1401 · 0–2
    15. Bill Tilden USA · rating 1361 · 0–2
    16. Jimmy Connors USA · rating 1304 · 0–3
    17. Ken Rosewall Australia · rating 1295 · 0–4
    18. Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia, USA · rating 1272 · 0–3
    19. Pancho Gonzales USA · rating 1268 · 0–3
    20. Stefan Edberg Sweden · rating 1220 · 0–4

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    Who is the Men's tennis GOAT according to fans?

    Rafael Nadal currently leads the GOAT Index Men's tennis ranking after 49 head-to-head votes from 5 fans.

    How is the ranking calculated?

    Fans vote on head-to-head matchups between two legends. Every vote counts like a game result, and a Bradley–Terry model (the idea behind chess ratings) turns thousands of results into one ranking, where beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot.

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

    One vote per matchup per person. If you see a pairing again in another session your new answer replaces the old one, so nobody can stuff the ballot by repeating a matchup.

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