Why is Roger Federer one of the greatest players in the history of tennis – Tennis Special
Reigning world number two, Roger Federer, still continues to win big titles in his ending years and is the greatest tennis player of all times. The tennis players of Federer’s generation have mostly announced their retirement,
including the likes of Andy Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero. They are featuring only in the exhibition tournaments these days, whilst the Swiss Maestro still hold the world number two spot on the ATP World Tour and eyeing to reclaim the top rank in the next
season.
As the year 2003 dawned, it manifested the greatest break in the history of modern tennis, sprouting a birth to what we call the “Federer’s era”. Four great tennis professionals won all the different major events. Amongst the strong
challenges that the Swiss participant faced was, Pete Sampras and other notable names include Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Pat Rafter and Sergi Bruguera.
The right-hander Swiss contender completely dominated the ATP World Tour until the arrival of the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal. The Spanish junior beautifully snapped at his heels and brought unexpected outcomes. At the Monte Carlo
Masters, the 16-year-old Nadal, took over the 27-year-old French Open challenger,
Albert Costa in straight sets 7-5, 6-3.
In the same year, Federer secured a three-set victory, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6, on the grass courts of Wimbledon for the first time. He nudged forward against his rival, Mark Philippoussis, making it the most striking events in the history
of tennis. The Swiss professional capitalized his success on the most prestigious Grand Slam events, as he thundered forward displaying an outstanding serve-and-volley tennis.
As the year progressed, the Swiss player was overshadowed with the arrival of a newer lot of talented players, including the likes of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Nonetheless, Federer did not let go of his burning passion for
the sport and snatched some notable trophies at the beginning of 2012 season at Rotterdam, Dubai and Indian Wells.
He received a small distress at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami but he smoothly came out of the unexpectedly shock after securing his fourth title of the season at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. The right-hander Swiss professional
delivered a decent game plan at the French Open in June. He struggled hard to sustain his winning momentum but received a three-setter defeat at the hands of the Serbian number one, Djokovic.
The Swiss Maestro proved that he is the most powerful challenger on grass. He started the tournament with quick initial victories over less ranked professionals. He was slightly troubled in the fourth round against Belgian, Xavier
Malisse.
Many critics believed that Federer would never be able to claim the top rank again because his graph has been showing a transcending downwards trend in the Major ATP tournaments. He truly surprised his rivals at the Wimbledon Championships
and quickly became the favourite contender for all the following tournaments. He prevailed over the hometown winner, Murray, in the final of the Wimbledon Grand Slam. He manifested one of the best matches, bagging home his 17th Major title. Until
now, this is one the sweetest win of his career, marking him the world number one and allowing him to break Sampras’ record for being at the number one position for the most number of weeks.
The Swiss veteran is more inclined to celebrate more wins than to face losses. He prevailed over the courts due to the art of consistency. He still stands tall and seemingly unbeatable which stands as an impressive accomplish in
comparison to the opponents of his age.
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