Is Roger Federer the Greatest Tennis Player of all Time?

Is Roger Federer the Greatest Tennis player ever? Well this question has been circling the tennis world for the past couple of years. Since Roger has made it to the top of the rankings know one has been able to come close to him until this past Australian Open where there was talk if Roger were to lose in the Quarterfinals and Nadal were to win the tournament he would become the new #1 player in the World. Well a newer and younger player ended up taking the title and now Roger still is placed at #1 where he belongs.

Se the problem with the ranking system is that it only goes back to the last year. So tournaments start falling off once it has been more then a year, and that is how Nadal has been able to stay somewhat close to him. First Nadal plays many more tournaments then Roger and most of those are on the surface that he absolutely dominates (clay) and two all the tournaments on various surfaces that Federer is winning is falling off after 1 year.

So he continuously has to win the big tournaments because he doesn’t play as many as the rest of the playing field. Know that we know how has is able to keep his number 1 ranking, it is much more impressive that he is sustaining that ranking for longer then anyone else in the world. His ability to dominate the competition is basically every surface but clay (nadal) time an again is remarkable.

Now what if you say that Sampras is the best of all time well I have a few arguments to say about that. First I’d like to say that I have always thought Sampras is the best tennis player to ever play until I saw Federer do what he has been able to do over the past 3 years. Each new year you ask yourself can he keep this up. Well the odds aren’t with him but he finds away to do it. His ability to stay motivated determined to keep his standing is something to be acknowledged. The way he competes with every match even if he isn’t producing his best is a sign of someone who won’t be content or satisfied. He is always looking to achieve more and to improve.

Sampras had an amazing talent and competitive drive when he played. That’s how he was able to win so many Wimbledon’s. But one thing that distinguished these two great competitors from each other is how they won. If Sampras was playing someone he could beat 1 and 2 he would beat them 4 and 5. That’s just how he is but Federer if he can beat you badly he is going to do it and he has no problem doing that. He has bageled Hewitt and other top 10 players numerous times and to me is a true example of a champion. He doesn’t let up nor does he relax. Time and again he comes to win and they way he does it with such class and style is quite a thing to watch.

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