Is Roger Federer Too Old To Win Championships Still?

A year ago, Roger Federer was really struggling.  Losses to lower ranked players along with a second-round exit from Wimbledon made everyone wonder if his time as a top-ranked player is near the end.

But Roger proved everyone wrong this year.

He changed coaches and hired former player Stefan Edberg. He's been more aggressive and has been coming into the net more frequently.  This approach almost paid off in this year's Wimbledon.  Most importantly, never underestimate his love and passion for the game.  It kept him competitive in all of this year's tournaments and helped him get through the tough times.

Federer is not exactly past his prime yet, but he's getting up there in age in terms of sports athletes. Especially since all the other top 10 players are in their early 20's.  They're all reaching their peak, while Federer just turned 33, and although he is playing his best tennis ever, he is not getting younger.

Roger Federer

From 2005-2007, he was 23-26 years old.  There is no better time in tennis than that age period, so it makes complete sense.  It also makes his current age that much more troubling for the future of his career.

I don't really think he will be able to continually perform the way that he has been in the past year.  But I still feel he will be going down as one of the best Champions in the sport of tennis!