US Open Preview: Unlike Tiger Woods, Roger Federer Still in Younger Generation

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Published: August 22, 2010

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If you felt that Federer - Nadal in the 2010 US Open this year was nirvana, you will be disappointed. Nadal appears a shadow of his former self, including the loss of weight and muscle tone often attributed to someone getting off of steroids. Not that I claim he has ever taken them. Just that his physique for some reason seems dramatically changed. Maybe it was the camera angles in his 2010 Cincinnati Masters match against Baghdatis, which he lost at the end of the third set. But, more likely, it was the loss of his intimidation factor which seems clearly absent these days.

Federer, who some say has lost a half step or so these days, appears primed for another major win. Critics, most prominently the Nadal worshiping John McEnroe, have talked of Federer's demise for years. Yet he is only 29.

As soon as Nadal appeared to have a lock on the French Open, the older players hating Federer's crown as "best ever" worked hard to tarnish his record and legacy. Among others, they claimed he would never win a French Open. For awhile this appeared possible. Then, with his first and only French Open win in 2009, these critics claimed that Nadal was not at his best due to his knees. Federer finally had his French Open win after a contentious year in which he lost the Australian Open to Nadal and openly cried in defeat. Yet the critics remained, claiming that Federer's game was worsening due to age.

Despite the hopes of Federer's critics, men's tennis has not yet moved into a new generation of players. There are more tennis players than ever before ready to take over as the new champion. However, unlike in golf, tennis players start earlier in national competitions and tend to turn professional far earlier than their golfing counterparts.

Thus, every player who seemingly could be part of the new generation of tennis players is actually an old hand these days.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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