As Federer reaches the milestone age of 30 is his career coming to an end?
Federer turned 30 on the 8th of August this year and instead of saying that he is nearing the end of his career he believes he has a few years left in him and that he isn’t finished yet. 30 years is the age known today as the age players start to go down in the rankings.
Federer hasn’t won a grand slam since last year’s Australian Open the longest wait for a grand slam since he won his first back in 2003. He still has belief in himself that he can win another but with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on the prowl it is becoming increasingly harder to do so.
Federer still believes that he is playing world class tennis. Federer also says that “his love for tennis has not dimmed”. Federer has only won one title this year which is the lowest total for him since 2001.
For the past year it has been evident that Federer has become transfixed on hitting winners. Some believe that this is because he feels the longer the point goes on the less chance he has to win against Nadal or Djokovic because they are younger, fitter and are more consistent.
Federer has been very understanding and has always been the first to praise whoever is playing well, if it’s Djokovic, Nadal or Murray. He has always been gracious in victory and defeat and he is “a great figure for the game” and is a great idol for young tennis fans and players.
Today, even though he has lost his reputation as the world’s best he is still a living legend of the game and is still the 3rd best player in the world! Whatever anybody says they truly want to see him back on top of the game and with Federer doing well at the US Open that could be sooner rather than later. Also Pete Sampras having one more week at the top maybe that’s the motivation to push himself to his limit for that one week.
