Tennis Legends match up - Roger Federer versus Bjorn Borg
At times, we are so fond of something that we actually want even such things to occur that are improbable. Is this some kind of a mutual emotional disorder occurring in the world of tennis these days with Roger Federer's deeds? Does every one of us admire Roger Federer so much that we actually desire for him to stay as the best player ever? Is it possible?
No matter how much his fans admire his, game, strategy, gracefulness all around the net, imaginative eyes, smooth style, the judgement of his challenger’s plans, regardless of all such whimsical features and all the feats that Federer has achieved, they have to admit the reality in any case.
According to some of the experts, Bjorn Borg is acknowledged as the best tennis player ever and certainly ahead of the big man, Roger Federer.
Bjorn Borg announced his retirement from professional tennis when he was just twenty five years of age and had already succeeded in a total of sixty one ATP championships. Out of these victories, he had gained a total of six Grand Slam trophies at the grass court Grand Slam tournament, five of them in a row as well as six trophies at the French Open Championship out of which he won four in a row which is all together recognized as the toughest court to win in any major event.
Borg is the only tennis ace to have triumphed in a total of three seasons in a row, including both the grass court Grand Slam event as well as the French Open Championship. An achievement recognized by many analysts as "the hardest double in the game of tennis". Apart from that majestic deed, Borg acutely hampered his record unlike majority of the top ranked players of the past twenty five years; Borg decided not to make the trip to the Australian Open Championship just on a single occasion back in 1974 when he was just eighteen years of age.
Just think what would have happened to the pages of history, if Bjorn Borg had decided to make the trip to the Australian Open Championship on a number of occasions or had contested until he turned thirty two or thirty four years of age like the Pistol Pete as well as Andre Agassi did.
Back in 2006, Roger Federer called himself as the greatest tennis player ever in the history of the sports. Off course no one can argue on that.
"Well, I am the top ranked player at the moment," Roger said after knocking down the tenth seeded Fernando Gonzalez with a final match score as 7-5, 6-1, and 6-0. "However in past, I believe we will never get to know except if I surpass all the records there are, however there is yet a lengthy way ahead."
Bjorn Borg's last major ATP championship attempt was at the age of twenty five years at the Tokyo Open. He contested lukewarmly non ATP, WCT Monte Carlo back in 1982 as well as in 1983 championship, probably simply to entertain the Monaco fans since he used to live there at that time. Bjorn Borg succeeded in a total of sixty one professional championships.
According to some of the experts, the only male tennis player who can share the privilege of the greatest players ever along with Borg is none other than Rod Laver.
Laver is the only tennis player from the men’s side ever to succeed twice "The Grand Slam" by triumphing in all of the four major singles namely French Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open as well as US Open championship in the same year back in 1962 as well as in 1969.
The experts are of the view that when Roger Federer will succeed in all four of the Grand Slam events in a single year on two occasions which at the present seems nearly impossible considering his declining period, only then we can rate him along with greatest players ever like Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver.
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