At last the tennis gods bestowed the title of the Greatest Tennis player of the history (perhaps) on Roger Federer on Sunday when he surmounted the so-near-yet-so-far French Open tournament after reaching the finals three times before. He is only the sixth man ever to win all the Grand Slam titles and equals another legendary Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles. What makes this achievement so sweet is that the way Fedex cameback from his slump in form. One can say his declivity started from last year Aus Open when he faced real power and challenge from his well-known Spaniard rival Nadal. Nadal, who appeared anywhere close to Fedex in prime, came to the fore and rightly deserved No.1 status after staying in N0.2 position for so long. The aura of invincibilty arnd Fedex seemed lost forever when he lost almost to everyone. However, form is temporary but class is permanent. Fedex fought his way back, and wow!! Now he is the French Open Champion. Having said that, Soderling was his saviour in a way. He had probably the best 2 professional weeks of his lifetime when he beat Nadal (surprsising everyone and sending shock ripples by ending Nadal's winning run f 31 matches at Roland Garros) and Gonzalez on way to finals. The victory would have been sweeter had it come against Nadal but by the law of transitivity, Fedex fans can think Fedex beat Nadal by beating Soderling :P Anyway Go Fedex! Go!
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