Wimbledon 2012: Roger Federer Proves He Isn’t Washed Up Against Novak Djokovic

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Published: July 7, 2012

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Roger Federer is perhaps the greatest tennis player of all time, and his performance on Friday in the 2012 Wimbledon semifinals against Novak Djokovic proved that he still has the skills to beat anyone, even at age 30.

It wasn’t easy by any means for the Swiss star, who overcame the fiery Serbian 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an epic match for the ages and improved his record to 15-12 all-time against his rival in their first grass meeting.

The semifinal victory was extremely important for Federer’s standing in the history books, as he will get a chance to tie William Renshaw and Pete Sampras for the record with seven men’s singles titles at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Federer has not won a Grand Slam in over two years and talk was starting to heat up that he was on the decline and could no longer compete with Rafa or Nole.



Obviously, the Swiss has got a great chance to beat Andy Murray in the finals, as the Scotsman has not yet won a Wimbledon championship or even a single Grand Slam title despite being the World No. 4 ranked player.

Should Federer prevail, he will reclaim the World No. 1 ranking and return to the top of the tennis world.

He’ll definitely go down as the top player in the Open era and possibly the best to ever play the game should he prevail at Wimbledon and win a few more Grand Slams during the twilight of his excellent career.

Hopefully we won't see Federer fade away anytime soon, and if Friday’s match was any indication, we certainly won’t for a while. 

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