"Just another player". It seems unbelievable that you could use the words about Federer, but sadly that's what he is now - at least to men like Djokovic and Andy Murray.
A lot of people seem incredibly upset by the thought, even to the point of being reluctant to accept it. I understand that, and I share their sadness that Federer is going in the wrong direction now, simply because he has been a wonderful champion.
Whenever there's a dominant figure in a particular sport, there invariably follows a period of excitement as he or she climbs to the top, followed by boredom and even irritation at the predictability of their constant victories.
It has happened with everyone from Stephen Hendry to Tiger Woods but it never happened with Federer.
And that's because he has always been so beautiful to watch, so sublime, and so gracious in both triumph and disappointment that even when he was winning with monotonous regularity, he never once became monotonous.
The days of his domination, though, are behind him, and though I'd dearly love to see him win a couple more Grand Slams, it's becoming harder to see that happening outside of Wimbledon.
(Thanks, Graf_Sampras)
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