Roger Federer Will Return to Elite Form at 2013 US Open

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Published: August 22, 2013

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The 2013 U.S. Open is nearly upon us, with the world's best tennis players all preparing for the final Grand Slam of the year. While every player has dreams of winning the U.S. Open, few players are under as much pressure to succeed as Roger Federer.

After a long 2013 season, Federer will finally return to elite form at the summer's hottest tennis event.

Federer has been abnormally inconsistent, which is saying something considering he's gone 32-11 in 2013. With that being said, Federer has gone from the consensus choice for the label of best in the world to something we haven't said in more than a decade—No. 7 in the ATP World Tour standings.



When dropping out of the top five is a devastating collapse, your greatness has been established.

As overstated a drop as it may be, Federer truly hasn't been himself over the past year. He's won just one title in 2013, losing before the quarterfinals in three events, including Wimbledon.

That's when we know something went wrong.



Federer had won seven of the past 10 Wimbledon tournaments, reaching the finals in 2008 and quarterfinals in both 2010 and 2011. Furthermore, Federer lost before the quarterfinals in a Grand Slam event for the first time since the 2004 French Open—a span of 36 tournaments.

Unfortunately, Federer has now won just one Grand Slam event since the 2010 Australian Open. More surprisingly, he's made just three finals appearances in that 15-tournament span.

Perhaps his demise was earlier than we're giving it credit for.

With all of this being established, Federer's two Grand Slam titles since 2010 are more than every other player on the ATP Tour not named Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray or Rafael Nadal. For that reason, we're inclined to believe that Federer actually isn't done.

Djokovic, Murray and Nadal are just entering their prime as Federer enters a tra...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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