mzepol wrote:Roger wins grand slam # 20. Amazing.
Bank Shot wrote:This is just getting absurd. Roger just ending the GOAT conversation. Pretty good chance he gets another this year. World #1 is doable as well.
It is amazing especially when you consider his real peer class of guys like Leyton Hewitt, Ferrero and Andy Roddick all probably hall of famers and former world #1 have been done for years. Doing it in an Era with two other all timer greats like Nadal and Dojokovic with 28 slams themselves is amazing. How many more could any of these guys have had if just one came up at another time.
Honestly I don't see him slowing down anytime soon assuming he can stay healthy. Clearly he still loves the game where as a lot of these stars are burnt out with it at some point. He actually seems to be healthier and better shape than the rest of the other big 3 & Wrawinka and they are all 30+ now as well, they may all breakdown or fall off like most typical players. I think Federer's game ages better than Nadals too.
As far at the rest of tennis looking out 2 or 3 years even, other than Zverev I don't even see a real obvious challenger and he may be 2 or 3 years away even. Cilic is almost 30 too he's probably not going to get better.
Really interested to see if he plays the French this year. I get his thinking but the way he's played the last year why not give yourself a chance with Murry and Djokovic down. Yeah Nadal is the best ever on clay but funny things can happen. He might get upset.
What's funny is I remember playing my Tennis video game in Career mode from about 2011 on xbox and Federer was still winning at 36 with no drop off and thinking this isn't realistic.