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Roger Federer Beats Andy Murray; Advances to Australian Open Semifinal
Roger Federer isn’t the same player he was a few years ago; age does that to an athlete. However, he’s still good enough to extend his semifinal streak at the Australian Open semifinal, beating Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, to make it for an 11th consecutive time into the final four at Melbourne, with Rafael Nadal waiting for another epic showdown.
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Roger Federer – High Hopes For 2014
With a record of only 36-13; only one Grand Slam semifinal and one tournament win, the 2013 tennis season is the worst in Roger Federer’s career since he won his first major title in Wimbledon 10 years ago. This kind of low in his career isn’t stopping him from having high expectations heading into next year.
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Roger Federer, Playing Doubles Because it Means More Money
Playing doubles isn’t something you usually associate with Roger Federer, but the financial incentives and his declining singles career results in the 17-time Grand Slam champion to team up with Chinese player Ze Zhang in the Shanghai Masters.
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On Roger Federer, Rock Bottom & the Inevitable End
All-time greats usually don’t know when to retire. Roger Federer is no different. Maybe he wanted 2013 to be some sort of sweet swan song, but it is turning out to be an awful season for the greatest tennis player of all-time, and his fourth round exit at the US Open should signal to him and everyone else that it’s time to quit.
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First Grand Slam Without Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal in the Third Round Since 2003
With all due respect to Andy Murray & Novak Djokovic, the two biggest tennis stars in the world are still Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and now, for the first time since the French Open in 2003, both of them are out before the third round.
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Wimbledon Favorites – Roger Federer Out, Andy Murray In
While it would be nice to consider more than two players for the 2013 Wimbledon title (Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic obviously), the recent tournament wins by Roger Federer and Andy Murray don’t really change the current status quo, although it would be a lot more surprising to see Federer go all the way and not Murray if it came down to those two.
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10 Highest Paid Athletes in the World in 2013
Among the top 10 highest paid athletes in the world over the last 12 months, three are soccer players (Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham), two are in the NFL (Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees), two play golf (Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson), two are NBA players (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant) and only Roger Federer represents tennis.
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Rafael Nadal Continues to Humiliate Roger Federer On Clay
Nothing has changed over the years. It actually seems to be getting more one-sided. The venue? Rome, but it doesn’t really matter. While Roger Federer keeps getting older and weaker in both body and mind, Rafael Nadal is having one hell of a comeback season, winning his sixth title in 2013, making everyone who doubted his ability to return from a serious knee injury eat their words.
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Josh Berry Does Impressions of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray & Novak Djokovic
Even though it seems the era of the current top 4 in Men’s tennis is coming to somewhat of an end or a change, it still is the one most appealing factor in today’s game. Obviously, putting Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal all in one bundle works wonders in terms of popularity, as Josh Berry does fantastic impressions of all four players.
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Roger Federer, the Worst Season of His Career
Taking a two month break hasn’t helped Roger Federer regain his dominance. He lost in the third round of the Madrid Masters, making it the third tournament in 2013 that he won in the previous year which he won’t reclaim. As the Roland Garros approaches, it seems the most decorated player in the history of the sport is quite far off his best or anything remotely close to that, and the end people have been speaking of for a very long time is getting closer and closer.