The end is far for Roger Federer

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Age is the factor that critics are pointing out, but that is baseless. There are so many players, Serena, Haas, Ferrer, Robredo, Mahut and Hewitt, who are above thirty and still playing matches and winning. Thirty has now become the ripe age to play and win tennis matches. So the claim of Federer being too old to play the game is just wrong.

Federer remains a shadow of his former self, but even now he is extremely fit. He can give almost all players on court a run for their money. Another great thing is he is choosing the tournaments wisely, as he has the liberty to skip a few Masters tournaments on the basis of completing 600 matches. So the fatigue factor doesn’t affect him much, unlike some others.

Another question that arises is who, except the Big Three, can challenge Federer. On his day, no one can match Roger Federer. The rest of the players, except Rafa, Djokovic and Murray, can hardly challenge Federer on a consistent basis.

If there is one point Federer will have to revise, it is his game. His forehand is still a lethal weapon, but it doesn’t have that consistency and precision. Federer fails to maintain the momentum and consistency throughout the game, which had cost him many important matches. The mounting unforced error tally as a game progress is another worry. If he can counter all these, then we will have the nonpareil Roger Federer back.

In the last few years, Federer has been proving the critics wrong. Even though Roger doesn’t need inspiration, he can take a look at the career graph of his arch nemesis. Rafael Nadal was relentlessly whipped by Novak Djokovic on multiple surfaces, lost his number one ranking and was injured and away from tour for seven months. Yet he came back and won French Open. It is different matter that he lost in the first round of Wimbledon to again be a victim of the critics.

Nadal can serve an as inspiration for Federer

Nadal can serve an as inspiration for Federer

Roger Federer doesn’t need the critics’ approval to play or win matches. He is not blocking the path of youngsters; and if they can’t beat him fair and square, it is their incompetency and a proof that Federer is much ahead of them. Winning or losing, it is entirely in Federer’s hand. He may or may not win another Grand Slam, but it is the game that we all want to see; the game that fills the onlooker with pride and joy – the superlative tennis from Roger Federer.

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