Let me name a few great atheletes, who have dominated their sport, like Roger Federer has dominated in Tennis. Michael Jordan Pele Diego Maradona Sachin Tendulkar Michael Schumacher Lance Armstrong *** (Should not be considered at this point. He has had impact for sure, just not the positive kind) Usain Bolt Michael Phelps Well, you …
Tag: Tennis
Timing the retirement …
Pete Sampras timed his retirement perfectly. Right after winning his 14th Grand-Slam (US Open 2002). At that time, he was still among the Top-10 players in the World. Imran Khan timed his retirement perfectly. Right after Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He had made significant contributions (mainly as a batsman, though he did …
Djoker No:1!
During 2007 Australian Open, Roger Federer (then the undisputed World No:1) was playing a youngster called Novak Djokovic in the Quarter-Finals. The match was hyped up quite a bit by ESPN and I stayed up through the night and saw the thrashing Federer gave in that match. For the rest of 2007, Djoker reached French SF …
Sampras versus Federer – A comparison …
Now that Rafael Nadal seems on the highway to becoming the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) in a few years, it is appropriate time to confirm if Roger Federer is indeed the current GOAT. There are several former greats who are mentioned in the GOAT discussions regularly, Bjorn Borg (3 years of winning consecutive French …
Is Nadal on way to be the GOAT?
In my humble opinion, Yes! Note: GOAT means "Greatest Of All Time". Let me try and explain my point of view. I am the biggest Roger Federer fan around. Ever since I saw that wonderful performance at 2003 Wimbledon. It was so refreshing to see a Serve & Volley player after the Leyton Hewitts of …