This question is posed every time I watch a tennis match on TV involving Roger Federer and some pundits are willing to award this title of best player of all time to Federer.

We can all understand that the press will have to be positive and cater to the ATP to get their passes and satisfy their employers, but with this kind of comments and write ups they do a great disservice to their audiences and the sport of tennis, because they are not taking into account past past performances from players such as; Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras and totally ignoring history.

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A couple of days after the match Roddick - Federer at the Australian Open 2007, a friend of mine said "it is impossible to beat a "Mister"...like Federer...

I answered:

My friend I watched the match and I think that  it is still more impossible for his opponents;

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