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Roger Federer: Biggest Threats to Fed-Ex’s 2012 Dominance

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Published: June 2, 2012

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The game of tennis has never seen a player quite like Roger Federer.  For years, it was almost a dead giveaway that he would be the winner of whatever tournament was happening at the time.

So many years later, he's still playing well, but his dominance is beginning to diminish.  That has a little bit to do with the age Federer is reaching, but the main thing is the emergence of talent that the ATP has seen over the last couple years.  He was the top player in the world for an astounding 237 weeks, but is No. 3 these days.

That all being said, expect these guys to threaten Federer's domination this year.

 

Novak Djokovic

OK, this one is pretty obvious.  The no-doubt-about-it No. 1 player in the world is clearly the best right now, and has won four of the last five Grand Slam championships—last year's French Open is the one that eluded him.

No one has really been able to figure out how to play Djoker as of late.  From 2005-2010, he had a single Grand Slam title, but as I just said, he's won four of five.

Something clicked in Djokovic, and now he's the world's No.1.  Certainly he's already been a huge threat for Federer's domination.

 

Rafael Nadal

The history between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is well-documented—moving on.

 

Andy Murray



Interesting note—Andy Murray has beaten Roger Federer four times, but never in a Grand Slam.  Still, there can't be a more frustrated player in the tennis world than Murray.

Since 2008, Murray has made it to the quarterfinal round of a Grand Slam 10 times out of 17 tournaments.  He's finished in the quarterfinal round once, eliminated in the semis six times, and been the runner-up thrice. 

Despite his struggles to get a championship, Murray is no doubt one of the best players on to...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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