41-Year-Old Roger Federer Reigns Supreme As He Upstages Rival Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams in a Staggering Stamp of Love From Millions of Fans

Tennis players have been engaged in ongoing competition to dominate the sport. Similarly to the GOAT controversy, three challengers have emerged: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. While the 20-time Grand Slam champion is no longer competing, he is still a part of the greatest controversy. Not only that, there has been constant competition between the Serbian tennis player and the 41-year-old tennis legend.

Despite having won more Grand Slam titles than the 41-year-old tennis icon, the Serbian star is still behind the Swiss maestro in one particular category. The second-ranked tennis player in the world has survived a second setback after failing to win his fifth Wimbledon championship. As fans declare Federer as the ultimate Wimbledon hero, ignoring a WTA legend, Serena Williams, in the debacle.

Roger Federer is the ultimate Wimbledon King

While the 36-year-old tennis player was all set to go for his eighth Wimbledon title and 24th Grand Slam title overall. He faced an unfortunate defeat against Carlos Alcaraz, putting everything on hold. Although the Swiss legend was not a part of Wimbledon. He continues to hold the record for the most men’s singles Wimbledon titles, with eight.

However, the world’s second-ranked tennis player was not able to equate Federer’s record with his defeat. A few days after the Wimbledon final, there was a poll by Express Sport regarding who was the greatest at Wimbledon. While 13,587 tennis fans took part in the poll to choose their favorite. An overwhelming majority—nearly 7,626—named the 41-year-old tennis legend as the Wimbledon hero.

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Not only did the 20-time Grand Slam champion get triple the number of votes as the 36-year-old tennis player. They also suppressed Martina Navratilova, who has won eight Wimbledon titles and came third. She was somehow ignored, as only 739 voters picked her as the best player at Wimbledon.

Not only that, just moments before, the Serbian tennis player was ready to go for Federer’s record. He was almost ready to take the Wimbledon throne that was slipping away from the Swiss legend while he got ready to sit beside Pete Sampras.

When Djokovic was ready to take over Federer’s Wimbledon throne

In a crucial Wimbledon statistic just before the finals, the 22-time Grand Slam victor compared himself to his childhood idol, and his arch-rival. However, when the career winning percentage was revealed, Djokovic shocked everyone by posting a 90% winning percentage at Wimbledon.

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Along with that, he equated the 14-time Grand Slam champion in the same context. Furthermore, the Swiss maestro has only collected 88.24% of the winning percentage ever at Wimbledon, which is a little less than the Serb’s numbers. As a result, the accomplishments fuel continuous discussions about who should hold the moniker of GOAT. And now, just as Djokovic was about to make a move, Wimbledon has chosen their number one, adding still another element to the debate.