KING OF SMUG: ROGER FEDERER HAS NO CLASS

Those are words I thought I’d never type. But his post-match speech was revealing. Pretty pathetic praise for Andy. I heard no words about how great Andy played, nor did I hear much respect for Pete Sampras. Just a few words about wishing Pete would show up at Wimbledon more? Shame on you Roger. Shame, shame.  When Tiger beats Jack Nicklaus’ record, you can bet he will have a lot to say about the man he just surpassed. But Roger has been reading his press clippings. He thinks he’s better than everybody else, couldn’t even bother to name “those guys” that Andy immediately recognized. You know, Borg, Santana, Rod Laver… 

So to sum up, this was not Roger’s greatest moment. You got lucky, Rog. Rafa Nadal owns you. The computer says you’re #1, but that too, comes with an asterisk. 

Much love for Pete Sampras for refusing to concede Roger is the greatest ever when he’s standing next to Rod Laver, who won 2 grand slams and would have won many more if he hadn’t turned pro to feed his family. Pete is right that Roger has the numbers, but as I’ve written many times, statistics don’t ell the full story. And I love that Rod Laver said hey, Roger is the best in his era. He is, at least for now. That ought to be enough.

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