Saturday, July 11, 2009

The GoAT


Many claim that he’s the GoAT (Greatest of All Time). Indeed. RF is the greatest tennis player of all time. After being crowned the King of Wimbledon (again!), he finally deserved to be the GoAT. Federer is the only person on planet earth who has achieved 15th Grand Slam (Open Era) title while completing his Grand Slam title collection by winning on all surfaces. He got his 14th at the French Open (his 1st title there) equaling Sampras achievement. However that record did not linger too long until Roger broke it by winning another title few weeks after that. After an epic (yet heartbroken to RF) match last year at Wimbledon with Rafael Nadal (who finally defeated RF on grass), he shed the most distressful tears, frustrated to seize his 14th on the grass where he always playing his best tennis, he then promised he’ll be back again next year (2009). And yes, he did it…stylishly. This Swiss maestro has proven that nobody can stop him even Roddick who (I personally think) has played his best tennis during the Wimbledon final by only getting his serve broken just once, but the most inconsolable one; the one that gave Roger the championship point. Now, his name is a legacy yet he is still in the process of building it to become bigger and bigger. Even legendary Pete Sampras said that Federer could win at least 18 or 19 major title. What an incredible athlete he is. Salute. All in all, the most important thing is his fabulous achievements help to inspire people to do what they believe in and what they are capable in doing. And I’m one of them.

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