Sunday 12 June 2011

Greatest player of all time?

Roger Federer currently has 16 Grand Slam titles to his name, holds the record for the longest time as world number one (237 consecutive weeks) and an Olympic Gold medalist. Federer also has over 60 world records relating to his tennis career. This is all extremely impressive, but is Federer the greatest of all time?

Federer is currently 29 years of age and ranked number 3 in the world. Many players his age drop a significant amount in the world rankings. Federer is 4 years older than Rafael Nadal and 5 years older than Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray who are his biggest rivals. Its amazing how he can keep up his quality of tennis against his younger rivals.

Debate has broken out recently about who is actually a better tennis player than Federer. Names like Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, John Mcenroe, Bjorn Borg, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal were all suggested. All the players above have been some of the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen. But is one of them better than Federer?

In my opinion, Federer is the greatest player in history. Modern tennis is a tougher and more demanding game than it used to be. For Federer to still be playing at the level he is now is simply extraordinary.

What do you guys think? Who is the greatest tennis player in history?

27 comments:

  1. I think you mean Roger Fedora*

    Great article though!

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  2. Federer is the greatest player of all time. One of the greatest athletes of all time.

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  3. I suppose he's alright. Never was a true fan of tennis though.

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  4. Roger Federer is currently the best, but when he goes, I'll expect Nadal to take hold for many years to come.

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  5. I agree with you, couldnt say it better myself :)

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  6. No.. Nadal is already
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  7. He's very good but i enjoy watching that Serbian guy more. He's funny on the court.

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  8. Federer is incredible,Nadal is younger though so he's the guy for the next 5+ years I think. Following :)

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  9. 29 isn't that old is it? There was a football player, I think Jerry Rice who played till he was 40-something and was damn good from what I remember. Different sport though.

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  10. Federer is great, I watched him play when I was on Sicily last year. :D

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  11. ill agree but honestly I don't know lol, I don't watch tennis very often.

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  12. I agree with you but it's tight

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  13. i cant keep my eyes of your page mmmm

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  14. Not better than Sampras, but certainly one of the best ever.
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  15. Hes one of my favorite players :) that's pretty cool.

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  16. Federer is the GOAT of tennis. Tiger is the GOAT of golf. Kobe is the GOAT of basketball.

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  17. It's pretty awesome when people can't figure out your name lol

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  18. Federer is such a baller. I saw a few of his games and he's just so consistent

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  19. Yeah I would agree, he is probably the best now but who knows if that will hold.

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  20. cool blog man keep up the good stuff bro ;)

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  21. Federer is a hugely talented player, I've loved all his games and the tournaments he's been in over the years. Cool post bro.

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  22. He's a great player, I don't know if I'd consider him the best ever.

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  23. He's great, but IDK if he is the best ever. Definitely better than me :P

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