Toni Nadal: It was better for Rafael that Djokovic won Wimbledon Tennis Analyses the men's final

Toni Nadal, uncle and coach of Rafael Nadal, has claimed that it was better for the Spanish player that Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final because it brought the three players closer together at the top of the Grand Slam leader board.

Federer is currently leading the three on 20 Grand Slam titles, Nadal is on 18 and Djokovic is now on 16 as the fight for tennis supremacy continues.

"It would be in Rafael's best interests if Djokovic won because now the three [players] are closer together at the top," Toni Nadal told COPE and Radio MARCA.

Some have suggested that Sunday's final was even better than the one between Nadal and Federer at Wimbledon in 2008.

"It was a very good and lively match for the fans," Toni Nadal said.

"It had all the ingredients that it could've had, with Federer's two match-points, the length [of the match] ... although the data shows that the 2008 final was better."

With the three players so close together in their Grand Slam tallies, the US Open will be crucial for either one of them to win, and Toni Nadal is backing Djokovic.

"Today, I see Djokovic as favourite for the US Open because he's won Wimbledon and the Australian Open [this year], but the three are very close," Toni Nadal continued.

"I said that [Rafa] Nadal would come close at Wimbledon because he won in Rome and Roland Garros, and was in a great place mentally.

"He didn't play his best tennis in the semi-finals, he wasn't like he was on other days."