Is Federer still young enough to compete for Slams?

Is Federer too old to compete for Slams?

  • Yes, he has been over the hill since losing to Djokovic in 2008 at Melbourne.

    Votes: 3 42.9%
  • Yes, he has been in decline since the Sampras match in 2001.

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Yes, the talent of the new age players is so extraordinary that Fed can't compete.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, Fed may not be too old but Djokovic, Nadal, Murray, and Wawrinka are.

    Votes: 3 42.9%

  • Total voters
    7

Andy22

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Fed had already been straight setted at AO by 20 year old Djokovic and had lost badly to Murray at Dubai and Fish at IW. He even lost to Roddick in Miami, all of those happened before he played Nadal that year. Other atrocious losses (if we don't want to classify Wimbledon 2008 as atrocious) include Stepanek at Rome, Karlovic at Cincy, Blake in straights at the Olympics, Simon twice and Murray an additional two times as well. That isn't all or mostly down to Nadal, it was an enormous drop off in play before and after RG 2008.
Will I that think at the 2009 FO, Robin.S Saved Federer from a another ass kicking, from Nadal., Federer might have cry like a little baby again like he did at AO then nadal rolled federer.
 

DarthFed

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And yet it's you crying like a baby. Ralphie has done his fair share of crying on court too. I remember poor baby started whining during the Verdasco semi before his countryman gifted him the match.

I think a bunch of scrubs has saved your boy from getting taken in the ass by Fed at Wimbledon for many years now
 

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well yes federer might have beaten nadal easy in the last 5 years at Wimbledon. However it is not right say Nadal was given the Match at AO 09. Nadal played awesome 5th set.