Roger Federer’s cameo as a world number one is bound to end at the US Open – Tennis Special
World number one, Roger Federer, will not be holding his top rank at the end of the season. No, it’s not going to happen and it’s not because the Swiss Maestro is not capable of doing that, other players are young, tough and enthusiastic
about their sport and by other I mean the two future Hall of Famers, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
Federer won his 17th Grand Slam and his seventh Wimbledon trophy at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in July; beating the local number one, Andy Murray, ranked four in the world. However, the triumph of the Swiss was
assisted by some major upsets just like the Spanish number one, Rafael Nadal, faced a shocking defeat in the second round and the Serb superhero, Novak Djokovic, wasn’t on the top of his game in the semi-final of the Wimbledon.
Hence, one thing is for sure that these two superhuman athletes will not be bowing down so easily in the year’s fourth Grand Slam championships, the US Open. Moreover, the Spanish star is healing both of his knees at his home and
has already missed the London Olympics due to a niggling injury. So, he will try to make it up with something big and he owes his fans another US Open title to be honest. He won the gold medal in the previous edition of Olympics at Beijing but couldn’t defend
his title, sadly.
Furthermore, Djokovic will be feeling a hunger to win a title having failed to do something big ever since his successful title defence at the Australian Open in January. He needs to play on the top of his game and prove his worth
again and he will be bidding to do that at the upcoming Grand Slam Championship at New York.
Federer has definitely improved his head-to-head record against the two arch rivals, Nadal and Djokovic, this year. He was 1-7 in 2011 but managed to win two out of five clashes this season. So, the recovery is there but he is
aging and everyone has to accept that fact. He is not going to have the same level of energy; already in his 30’s, it will require another miracle like the Wimbledon hiccup to help him retain the number one spot in the world.
Nadal and Djokovic has contested in the finals in the five Grand Slam Championships from the last seven. They have already showed their level of stamina by putting up a stupendous show at the final of the Australian Open; the six-hour
marathon encounter featuring a world class five-setter that had everything for the fans.
Moreover, Djokovic and Nadal have won combined nine Grand Slam titles before Federer rose to the occasion at Wimbledon and ended their unbeaten run. The tennis platform was their oyster and it is hard to believe that none of them
will bounce back to threaten the number one rank of the Swiss Maestro.
Federer is bound to lose his top rank and that will happen no later than the end of US Open in September.
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