Federer achieves it all
RF wins the elusive FO
You’ve seen it all and read all about it. I don’t have anything to add, the feat says everything for itself. Yet, I have to blog it for it concludes the stretch of posts I have written on him and tennis around him especially after the tortuous past year or so when it looked so bleak for him.
Will just add quick facts from Greg Garber’s post here-
Sampras needed 52 Grand Slam tournaments to achieve his total; Federer accomplished it in 40.
Based on the timing of Sampras’ last title, at the 2002 U.S. Open, Federer has 12 opportunities — three years of championship viability, essentially — to surpass him. The fact that he has, after creating widespread doubt, won two of the past three majors cannot be a comfort to his younger rivals.
Federer has won his 14 majors in a span of 24 Grand Slam events, going back to 2003. The best streak Sampras ever produced was winning nine of 17 in a span from 1993 to 1997. You have to go to the women’s side to find comparable examples. Martina Navratilova won 14 of 23 majors from 1982 to ‘87 — the densest concentration of championship excellence on record — and Steffi Graf took 14 of 25 between 1988 and 1994.
I know this is not the end, in fact it is a new beginning for his tennis, now that he can play without pressure. May we see him take on Nadal with best of his ability.
To his dream victory and streaks of new records he is about to set, cheerz!
People who defined 2008 - II
