Who is better, Djokovic or Rosewall?
Novak Djokovic leads with a GOAT score of 97.6 against 88.7 for Ken Rosewall — a gap of 8.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Djokovic vs Rosewall
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Novak Djokovic above Ken Rosewall: 97.6 vs 88.7. Novak Djokovic leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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DjokovicWinner
97.6Djokovic wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Rosewall
88.7Rosewall wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
97.6
Djokovic leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Ken Rosewall
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic11 titles
3 seasons by age 21 · 3.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Rosewall — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | DjokovicActive | RosewallRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam titles | 24 | 8 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 428 | — |
| Masters 1000 titles | 40 | — |
| Career titles | 99 | 133 |
| Match win % | 83.2% | — |
| Year-end No. 1 finishes | 8 | — |
| Olympic gold | 1 | — |
| Pro major titles | — | 15 |
| Davis Cups | — | 4 |
| Grand Slam finals | — | 16 |
| Years between first and last major | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 99 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 97 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Djokovic97.6
Rosewall88.7
FAQ
Where does Rosewall beat Djokovic?
Rosewall does not lead any of the five categories; Djokovic is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Djokovic vs Rosewall score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Djokovic: 97.6, Rosewall: 88.7.
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