Roger Federer: Why the Swiss Is More Dangerous Than Ever Entering French Open

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Published: May 17, 2012

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The 2012 French Open, which is slated to begin at the end of May, has been the toughest tournament for Roger Federer to have continued success at.

Fortunately for the Swiss, he has great momentum entering France after a clay court tourney victory in Madrid. We'll dive into his 2012 performance later on, but first let's check out some other reasons why Federer is more dangerous than ever before.

 

Nothing to Lose



Although Roger Federer has just one championship victory at the French Open, that's also just one particular tournament. Looking at his entire body of work including the other grand slams, Federer's career speaks for itself.

The man has nothing left to prove about his Tennis ability at the highest of levels. Year-in and year-out he's always ranked among (or above) the elite, so it's not like losing the French Open this year will take away from all that Federer has accomplished.

Other elite competitors like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic still have at least another five or six years to accumulate wins and grand slam victories, so missing out now will cost them later on. From an all-encompassed career perspective, everyone is chasing Federer's records that may never be broken.




Current Legacy



To some extent, Federer's legacy ties into him having nothing to lose because it's not like anyone is going to strictly look at his French Open success, or lack thereof by comparison to other tournaments.

The most impressive and favorable position about Federer right now is he can only continue to build on his current legacy. Losing isn't going to change anything, but winning will just add to his dominance. After all, 16 grand slams (five straight at Wimbledon and the US Open) is unheard of.

Also, Federer won three of the four major events in three different years (2004, 2006, 2007) and he even won a gold medal at the...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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