Roger Federer: Last Man Standing?

Winning in his hometown of Basel for the 10th time gives Roger Federer 103 titles. Roger Federer is 38 and still winning. His title collection started in 2001 at Milan and having won another in his hometown of Basel, he has now collected 103 ATP titles, almost unheard of. By comparison, Rafael Nadal has 84 and Novak Djokovic has 78. The American, Jimmy Connors, won 109 titles, the record. Connors won his last title in 1989 in Tel Aviv. He was 37 years old. So it’s possible that Federer could reach or exceed that total. The number of total titles should definitely be a factor in the never ending debate about the greatest player of all time. Unfortunately, Federer lost at the 2019 ATP Finals in London, going down versus Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semis in straight sets. The young Greek is coming up, while Federer is stable, but you cannot win titles week after week. Impossible. In 2020, Federer will very be enthusiastic, but at the same time, when he loses, he can look at the ground and shake his head. They all do. However, Federer isn’t winding down. The great champion from Switzerland is incredibly intelligent, and perhaps…