I wrote the below post for Tencap back in July of 2012, just after Roger won his 7th Wimbledon title. Nobody ever read it, and I doubt anyone will read it here either, but I figured this new site needed at least one post, so I decided to re-purpose the old one here.
Roger Federer’s recent return to #1 in the rankings – his 287th week as world #1 as of 7/16/2012, a new record in his impressive list of records – along with his record tying 7th Wimbledon title and record-extending 17th major title overall, has had the effect of further widening the gap between himself and the rest of the field of GOAT-worthy contenders. Since his loss to Djokovic in the 2011 US Open semi-finals, Federer has shown us that there simply isn’t any rational way to argue that he isn’t the greatest of all time. Continue reading “Federer’s Diamond Standard(s)”