Last year Federer was the undisputed champion for he in comparison to Sampras did not have deserving rivals. Now they are there, and I am sure knowing Roger's attitude to personal training he will come to win at least 3 grand slams next year. He will be praised again, because of his mental strength and his true champion spirit, which the likes of Nadal and Djoker are yet to acquire.

Djokovic is the best on hard court and he will prove that to everybody!!!

i think federer is glad for the competition, he will win all 4 tournaments next year

hello to all tennis lovers who log in their comments here. there is no stpping rafa now , though fed is still the best i just wissssssh djorkovic will continue losing so he can learn how to be humble . i know he is very good at tennis but i think he is not ready to be a champion yet. ameze from italy

funky deedee, this all happened around about the time he had mononucleisis, which went undetected for a while. If you need to know how mononucleisis affects people, I'm not a doctor. But, Ancic was out for 6 months from mononucleisis. The greats always go through periods of depressions and elevation. This is Federer first test. He'll come through.

now we are entering into the hardcourt season and Fed has a number of losses on that surface this year. Djokovic, Murray, Roddick, even Fish... no, rather than this being an easier time for him, he's back on a surface that has given him some difficulty this year. ADD to that, Nadal seems to be more healthy after the rigorous clay season and Wimbledon, than he was last year. He's taking this week to rest up rather than play Stuttgart, so I think he too will be a major factor this time of the year.
27 YEARS OLD... he IS on the other side of that pinnacle. That doesn't mean it's a cliff.

Apollo Midnighter, i totally agree with you about what you said about Roger. The others must work a lot to move as good as he does at the US either.He is still as a stone you cannot move so easy. We'll have again a very tight fight at this tournament, the ambition will be stronger for Nadal i hope. Also hope to see a beautiful show.

Morituri, let me remind you..last year Nadal played against Tzonga..in semifinal, as Federrer ( losing against Djokovici ):)

wow.. suddenly men's tennis is looking interesting again.. nadal has made inroads in to federer's arena.. so has djokovic.. without those 2 THE FED would have won 18 grand slams.. Now Nadal has set himslf a goal of winning on all surfaces.. but FED has shown he is the most consistent player on all surfaces!!

Roger is a brilliant player, but i do believe that Rafa Nadal has finally knocked the stuffing and the invincibilty that Federer had, unchallenged for so long out of him.
Federer has shown a lot of vulnerability insome of his matches at Wimbledon this year, and i think that would give some of his fellow players the guts and confidence they had previously lacked when confronted by Federer.

Am not saying that Federer is finished but i do believe, that in order for Federer to win a Grand slam tournament Nadal would have to be out of the picture, th is Spanish Terrier has called time on the Swiss genius winning streak.

I beleive Federer's confidence has dropped severely after his loss at Wimbledon, coupled with that at Roland Garros. Last year Djokovic put up a good fight at the US Open final, but I think this year he will win it.

I'm sure Federer will win The Olympics and US Open. None of those 2 (nadal, and djoker) are as good as Federer is on hard court, losing that semifinal against Djoko at Aussie Open was the cause of that damn glandular fever that Federer had. After that Fed proved he was constant, ( 2 semis in Masters, a final in a Masters and a final at the French Open ). If you remember Mario Ancic he suffered too from glandular fever for 18 months. The infection was so severe the Croat doubted he could ever play professional tennis again.

Djokovic to win US Open. Nadal to seize top spot in rankings after Flushing Meadows. Djokovic and Nadal final in Shanghai.

can't remember Nadal ever playing the US Open final ! what about the Australian Open ? The end of season masters ? We'll see Nadal will be oozing with confidence after winning Wimbledon, and he's a relentless player so you can never rule him out but Djokovic is also good on hard courts and newcomer Gulbis seems to be coming of age so... watch this space.

Straight fight between Fedex and El Nad! Djokovic hasn't got a prayer!

good luck Roger, looking forward to see you receiving the Trophy again.

eternal federer

COME ON ROGER!!!

İf Federer wants to hold his position he must be the runner-up or winner of the US Open and Masters