Can Roger Federer Reach Tennis’ Summit Once More?

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Published: August 4, 2010

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Summer 2010.  Northern hemisphere.  The U.S. Open awaits on the horizon.

The sun rises on boiler days, searing your brain and arresting your stamina.  In the air is an aura of unease.  You suffer anxiety attacks, feeling strangely unsettled—not quite sure whether what you’re enduring is the result of an impending layoff, a hideous nightmare, or maybe heat stroke.

Finally, with the kind of bewildering clarity you felt at the end of Inception , the truth comes into focus.  You stare at it unwavering, waiting for the tiny wheel to stop spinning.

It hits you head on.  Roger Federer is ranked No. 3 in the world—no longer No. 1 or even 2. 

“Easy now,” you tell yourself.  “It had to happen sooner or later.”

You whisper…Roger Federer—World No 3. Difficult to wrap your mind around and even harder to accept. 

You seem to recall when your second-grade friends told you there was no Santa Claus or you got dropped by your boyfriend in high school right before the prom—after you had already picked out an expensive frock.
 
The lingering effect of this turn of events shrivels your soul until you finally awaken to the reality of this situation. 

How many times can we ask this man to return to the summit just to please our own sense of order?  How fair is it to accept nothing less than perfection from this champion who has given the tennis world so many close-to-perfect moments?

Recognizing the heart of this champion, his fans understand Federer’s desire to compete.  What Federer knows is that there is a limited resource at his disposal.  His body and its competitive life will not extend forever.  In fact, it probably will not stretch too much further—in terms of being at the very top of the men’s game. 

That said, it is also no...
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