Vonn-Shiffrin clash compared to Pete Sampras-Roger Federer
Bode Miller compared the current situation of ski, with Mikaela Shiffrin possibly overtaking Lindsey Vonn's records, to tennis when in 2001 Roger Federer defeated Pete Sampras and then beat step by little all of the American's records. “Mikaela has a great chance to get to the top, which will be frustrating to Lindsey I’m sure if she breaks the record. Even if Lindsey doesn’t break the record then she will have no regrets. With Mikaela coming up it’s a bit of a Roger Federer/Pete Sampras-type scenario", said Miller on Eurosport.
On Shiffrin, who got 54 World Cup wins so far, Miller added: “In my opinion, she is at the very top. You can make a lot of different cases for a lot of different athletes and her case is strong. She has a lot of check marks that put her at the very, very top. Stenmark lived in a different era, it wasn’t the modern era and he never had to deal with the things Lindsey had to deal with throughout her career. Even just the number of races he had in a season was different to Lindsey, so in my opinion, she is at the top. Of course, she would like to win more races to objectively be the best in history, but there is a case to be made for it anyway. Ingemar Stenmark raced 14 or 15 events a season and that’s nowhere near what she’s had.”
Navratilova also said that Djokovic and Nadal are likely to overcome Roger Federer's Grand Slam titles: 'Now tennis players play less and they take care better of their bodies. They travel on private flights.'
Navratilova added: 'He is very fast and I would say more aggressive than Djokovic. When he can, he can volley and he can hurt you a lot. It will be a great match.'
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