Ronnie O’Sullivan: “Roger Federer might've won 40 Majors without Novak or Rafa”

Two record breakers Ronnie O’Sullivan and Roger Federer have always shared admiration towards each other. When Federer won his 100th title in tennis, O’Sullivan made his 1000th century in Snooker. Both stay on a high level for over 20 years. Five-time snooker world champion thinks twenty-time Grand Slam winner could have won approximately 40 Major titles without Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as his main rivals. “It is always hard to compare between eras in terms of what you have won,” said the 43-year-old. “If you won them when fields were weak, that doesn’t mean as much. The best records I think about are ones like Roger Federer in tennis, who won all his Majors with Nadal, Djokovic around. How many would he have won without them there? Maybe 40. I am not sure how to measure myself against Stephen Hendry - but as long as I get a buzz from snooker, I will keep doing it”.

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