Roger Federer: Swiss Maestro Still Has What It Takes to Become World No. 1

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Published: February 24, 2013

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Roger Federer is almost as iconic as tennis itself.

The Swiss maestro is a decorated athlete within the sport with his 17 Grand Slam titles and will no doubt go down as one of the greatest male tennis players in history.

If not the greatest.

Yet whilst Federer is a living legend with the sport, the reality is that he is no longer head and shoulders above the rest of the class. The likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have all improved dramatically on where they were five years ago in the middle of Federer's dominance and have caught up to the legend in some regard.

The Fed Express is no longer the man everyone is gunning to beat; there are now four guys to beat in every major tournament—all of whom are capable of winning.

Granted, the 31-year-old is still one of the top players in the game, and he currently holds the world No. 2 ranking to show for his incredible consistency and talent.

Yet he longer has the sole dominance that he had in the past decade of the sport and arguably never will again in the remainder of his career.

The biggest question, then, is, just how high can Federer go once more? 



If he'll never make it back completely to where he was, can he still become the "top dog" in men's tennis once more as it were? Can he triumph over Djokovic, Nadal and Murray to the extent that he is considered the man to catch in all major tournaments once more?

Can he become the world No. 1 player again?

The answer is undoubtedly yes. Federer has had and still does have every piece of physical, mental and technical skill to become the top player in the world.



After all, he's proven it time and time again throughout his career.

Having held the world No. 1 ranking for a record 302 weeks (and 237 weeks in a row), Federer in fact has more of a claim to the top ranking than anyone else. Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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