Federer still US Open top dog
September 9, 2008
Roger Federer may not have been able to win at the French Open or hold onto his crown at Wimbledon. He is however still top dog at the US Open tennis.
In the delayed final against Andy Murray he was too good for his challenger. The no. 6 seed had no answer to the play of Federer. He was once again showing that he is a force to be reckoned with.
The win at the 2008 US Open made it five straight US Opens for Federer. This match his winning streak at Wimbledon which he completed last year. He was going for six straight before Nadal brought this to an end earlier this year.
Federer has now won 13 career grand slams and is just one behind Pete Sampras in the all time list.
The match was won by Federer 6-2, 7-5, 6-2. He is probably back to full fitness after having health issues at the start of the year. Despite this he still made the Australian Open semis, the French Open final, Wimbledon final and won the US Open. This for most players is an awesome year. For Federer he was being written off as a has been.
With this win under his belt he will be keen to equal Sampras’ record when he kicks off the new grand slam season at the 2009 Australian Open.
Murray was outclassed by a champion player. Federer is one of the all time greats and is still a player to be feared when the draw comes out each tournament. I can see him taking back the number one ranking at some stage next year.
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