Ranking Records of Longevity for Roger Federer

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger will be back in top 5 next year. So he should climb a little further on the list

Brother , he will be defending practically nothing next year...he should get to number 1 and we can party then...:clap

Unlike 2011-2012.. If Rafa stays healthy, Federer has several reason why he will not be number 1 again.

1.The top 3 guys(Djoker, Rafa and Murray) are younger, hungrier and just playing better tennis player than Roger.
2. The guys in the next tier(JMDP, jowillieTs and Berdych) all have beaten Roger in Grand Slam tournament and the allure of Roger Federer doesn't make them "wet their panties" like it still currently does Ferrer.
3. Father Time.. As so many so proclaimed prophets such as Charles Barkley, is undefeated.. The back has been nagging for a few years and it will not get better, Fed can only hope that he can manage his discomfort especially in chilly conditions.

You are right , of course, but can't a guy dream???:snigger

 

[DarthFed]

Roger will be back in top 5 next year. So he should climb a little further on the list

Brother , he will be defending practically nothing next year...he should get to number 1 and we can party then...:clap

Unlike 2011-2012.. If Rafa stays healthy, Federer has several reason why he will not be number 1 again.

1.The top 3 guys(Djoker, Rafa and Murray) are younger, hungrier and just playing better tennis player than Roger.
2. The guys in the next tier(JMDP, jowillieTs and Berdych) all have beaten Roger in Grand Slam tournament and the allure of Roger Federer doesn't make them "wet their panties" like it still currently does Ferrer.
3. Father Time.. As so many so proclaimed prophets such as Charles Barkley, is undefeated.. The back has been nagging for a few years and it will not get better, Fed can only hope that he can manage his discomfort especially in chilly conditions.

Roger was getting back to number 1 last year regardless of Nadal. It happened after Wimbledon and need I remind you be played that tournament and showed no signs of injury.

If Roger starts playing well it won't be the "others" beating him at slams aside from Berdych maybe. Regardless, I doubt he gets back to #1 but no reason he shouldn't be top 5 again. He can't play any worse than this year.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

Roger will be back in top 5 next year. So he should climb a little further on the list

Brother , he will be defending practically nothing next year...he should get to number 1 and we can party then...:clap

Unlike 2011-2012.. If Rafa stays healthy, Federer has several reason why he will not be number 1 again.

1.The top 3 guys(Djoker, Rafa and Murray) are younger, hungrier and just playing better tennis player than Roger.
2. The guys in the next tier(JMDP, jowillieTs and Berdych) all have beaten Roger in Grand Slam tournament and the allure of Roger Federer doesn't make them "wet their panties" like it still currently does Ferrer.
3. Father Time.. As so many so proclaimed prophets such as Charles Barkley, is undefeated.. The back has been nagging for a few years and it will not get better, Fed can only hope that he can manage his discomfort especially in chilly conditions.

Roger was getting back to number 1 last year regardless of Nadal. It happened after Wimbledon and need I remind you be played that tournament and showed no signs of injury.

If Roger starts playing well it won't be the "others" beating him at slams aside from Berdych maybe. Regardless, I doubt he gets back to #1 but no reason he shouldn't be top 5 again. He can't play any worse than this year.

and Federer seems to have mentally accepted that his tiny racquet will have to go after the u s open..

so prepare yourself to say hello to his 'big stick'.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger will be back in top 5 next year. So he should climb a little further on the list

Brother , he will be defending practically nothing next year...he should get to number 1 and we can party then...:clap

Unlike 2011-2012.. If Rafa stays healthy, Federer has several reason why he will not be number 1 again.

1.The top 3 guys(Djoker, Rafa and Murray) are younger, hungrier and just playing better tennis player than Roger.
2. The guys in the next tier(JMDP, jowillieTs and Berdych) all have beaten Roger in Grand Slam tournament and the allure of Roger Federer doesn't make them "wet their panties" like it still currently does Ferrer.
3. Father Time.. As so many so proclaimed prophets such as Charles Barkley, is undefeated.. The back has been nagging for a few years and it will not get better, Fed can only hope that he can manage his discomfort especially in chilly conditions.

Roger was getting back to number 1 last year regardless of Nadal. It happened after Wimbledon and need I remind you be played that tournament and showed no signs of injury.

If Roger starts playing well it won't be the "others" beating him at slams aside from Berdych maybe. Regardless, I doubt he gets back to #1 but no reason he shouldn't be top 5 again. He can't play any worse than this year.

and Federer seems to have mentally accepted that his tiny racquet will have to go after the u s open..

so prepare yourself to say hello to his 'big stick'.

Can I just send an e-mail ?:cover

 

[bajana]

Another longevity record with the US Open - Fed equals Wayne Ferreira for most consecutive Grand Slams played. His results were a tad better than Ferreira's though

 

[britbox]

Another longevity record with the US Open - Fed equals Wayne Ferreira for most consecutive Grand Slams played. His results were a tad better than Ferreira's though

Just a little!

 

[Ricardo]

Roger will be back in top 5 next year. So he should climb a little further on the list

Brother , he will be defending practically nothing next year...he should get to number 1 and we can party then...:clap

Unlike 2011-2012.. If Rafa stays healthy, Federer has several reason why he will not be number 1 again.

1.The top 3 guys(Djoker, Rafa and Murray) are younger, hungrier and just playing better tennis player than Roger.
2. The guys in the next tier(JMDP, jowillieTs and Berdych) all have beaten Roger in Grand Slam tournament and the allure of Roger Federer doesn't make them "wet their panties" like it still currently does Ferrer.
3. Father Time.. As so many so proclaimed prophets such as Charles Barkley, is undefeated.. The back has been nagging for a few years and it will not get better, Fed can only hope that he can manage his discomfort especially in chilly conditions.

Ferrer 'wet his pants' for Roger? wrong, only fans do. Ferrer is a gun, trained all his life to compete unlike wheelchair fans here. His problem with Roger? it's matchup issue get it? :snigger

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

Oldest in Top 5
1. Rod Laver 1974 (36 y, 4m)
2. Jimmy Connors 1987 (35y, 3m)
3. Andre Agassi 2003 (33y, 7m)
4. Arthur Ashe 1975 (32y, 5m)
5. Roger Federer 2013 (32y, 0m)

Note that Roger is no longer in the top 5, so unless he gets back there this is the highest he'll go.

Also, on a side note, David Ferrer (31y, 4m) is just behind Ivan Lendl (31y 9m) for #7 on this list, and just ahead of McEnroe, Newcombe, and Nastase.

Oldest in Top 10
1. Ken Rosewall 1975 (41y, 1m)
2. Rod Laver 1975 (37y, 4m)
3. Jimmy Connors 1989 (36y, 7m)
4. Arthur Ashe 1979 (36y, 5m)
5. Andre Agassi 2005 (35y, 7m)
6. Ivan Lendl 1992 (32y, 9m)
7. Roger Federer 2013 (32y, 0m) - ongoing

Roger has a ways to go considering the remarkable Ken Rosewall, who was the only player to be in the top 50 past the age of 40 (Connors was age 39y 3m when he dropped out of the top 50; he was in the top 100 after 40 - Rosewall and Connors being the only two in ATP history).

Roger has a good chance of passing Lendl, but it might be hard to get into the top five - he'd have to be in the top 10 in April of 2017! To put Rosewall in context, for Roger to pass him as the oldest player in ATP history to be in the top 10, Roger would have to be there in October of 2022 - nine years from now! This is one of a few reasons why I think Ken Rosewall may be the most under-appreciated all-time great player in tennis history. His statistics really stand up there with Laver, Gonzales, Federer, and Sampras for legimitate GOAT candidates, but that's another conversation...

this looked worth a prod onto page1..with the fedster still no2 rank age 33/34.