All Sport Report

Over the last two plus years Roger Federer seems to be on a mission, the goal of that mission - the hostile takeover of professional men’s tennis, the result thus far is astounding success.

Roger Federer’s latest accomplishment was winning the Australian Open in straight sets, not one match in straight sets, the whole Grand Slam tourney in straight sets. This is the first time such a feat has been accomplished in more than two and a half decades (Bjorn Borg in 1980). This is Federer’s third consecutive Grand Slam title, making him the only player to have notched three consecutive Grand Slam victories twice in their career. Roger is tied for fifth on the all time list for Grand Slam titles with ten, sitting one behind Bjorn Borg and and Rod Laver, who are tied for third with eleven.

In a matter of three weeks he will have been ranked number one for more consecutive weeks than anyone else in tennis history. At the end of this month Roger will have been the top ranked player for 160 weeks (for those of you who don’t want to do the math, that’s over three years!)

There isn’t anyone in the field that can challenge Federer right now. Pete Sampras was incredible, but there was always Agassi and Chang to give him a run for his money. It’s not that there isn’t any talent in Men’s tennis, Andy Roddick is a very talented athlete, but right now Federer is making him look silly on the court.

What’s going to make Roger Federer one of the most dominant athletes of this generation? He’s still got several years of tennis left, and he keeps getting better with every match. The rest of the field can’t come close to seriously competing with him now, I can’t imagine how he’ll run the table at the next Grand Slam and the one after that, if he can remain healthy.

If Roger Federer continues on his current course, performing consistently better each time he makes an appearance, he will most certainly be considered, if not the greatest, one of the greatest players to have ever graced the court. The only hope for other men in the world of tennis is to bide their time until Roger begins to lose a step due to age, unless he decides to give professional baseball a try - a la Michael Jordan.