If I have to hear one more "expert" declare that Roger Federer has lost his spot atop the tennis world, I am going to lose it. Let's put his 2008 season into perspective for a moment. The guy has lost 2 matches. Two. And it's not like he has lost to a couple of nobodies. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are two of the game's top young talents. Now add the fact that, according to ESPN, Federer was sick with mono during the Aussie Open, and you've got some incredible overreactions from the tennis world.
Maybe people want to believe that Federer's reign is over just because they've grown tired of his dominance. Maybe Roger has set the bar so high for himself that even two losses represent a monumental collapse. Let's just wait until Federer is fully healthy and comfortable again on the court before we suggest the rest of the tennis world has caught up to him.
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Maybe people want to believe that Federer's reign is over just because they've grown tired of his dominance. Maybe Roger has set the bar so high for himself that even two losses represent a monumental collapse. Let's just wait until Federer is fully healthy and comfortable again on the court before we suggest the rest of the tennis world has caught up to him.
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