For the first time in 17 years of his tennis career, Roger Federer pulled out of a grand slam due to an injury.  And as the news of roger pulling out of the French open 2016 hit the news channels the social media got full of messages for Roger Federer and supporting him in his hard times. And the same thing happened with nine time French open champion Rafael Nadal when due to a wrist injury he pulled out of the 2016 French open as he announced his withdrawal the day before he would have been scheduled to play in the third round.

So what we can say is it time to say good guy to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal? Or is it the end of Roger-Rafa dominance in the tennis world.

In  these two three days I read number of articles of Roger Federer And Rafael Nadal and the question  raising on their tennis career  and,  the time left on the court for both the great of the game and yes not to forget the question about their retirement. But don’t you think that it is too early to say this or even ask question like this.

They both jointly have 31 grand slams including 9 Wimbledon, 10 French open 7 US open and 5 Australian open titles. They both have taken tennis to a different level and their revelry has given so much to the game.

FITNESSTalking about their physical fitness roger looks quite well as he has not suffered so much in the past and surgeries he did not had many. But on the other hand Rafa always had a problem regarding his knees, shoulder injury and now the wrist. As many greatest of the game have said that Roger Federer is the fittest player on the ATP tour, but is the bell ringing for the two

AGEAge is definitely one factor that works the most in a technical game like tennis. And roger who is 34, did not had much time as the history speaks. Yes the record of winning a grand slam at a high age goes to Ken Rosewall (Australia) who won the Australian Open finals of 1972, when he was 37 years, 2 months and 1 day old. So do you think that roger still have chances to win couple of more grand slams.

On the other hand the gladiator Nadal is 29 but what is more conserving here is the injuries that Nadal had throughout his career.

COMPETITIONBoth Roger and Rafa came in the era when there was no one to dominate the game and then when they came in full form they created such dominance that jointly for years they do not led other players to win the grand slams. But now the things have changed. Novak Djokovic, another great of the game is chasing the two like a lion.

He is 29 same as Rafa, have 11 grand slams. There was a time when question on whether Nadal would break Roger Federer’s record of 17 slams was in full form. But now Nadal is kicked aside and a new name came in the debate Noval Djokovic.

Talking about the others Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori,Tsonga and other are performing well and are capable of upsetting any top seat in the game. So again we come to a point will we be able to see the two in top of their form.

CONCLUSION

To conclude I would like to say that yes they both are capable of coming back and giving their 100 per cent. These tiny obstacles cannot stop the greatest of the game to sit back home and watch. They are so much dedicated to the game that the passion will bring them back .

What the great say about Roger

“It’s a combination of how many grand slams have you won, how many tournaments have you won, how many years you were number one and he’s  got all those combinations.” — Martina Navratilova, 

“In an era of specialists, you’re either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist.. or you’re Roger Federer!”- Jimmy Connors

Federer is the most beautiful man to watch play tennis The most beautiful l’ve ever seen play.His movement, combined with the artistry, his racket, the look, he’s got everything going”- John Mcenroe

“The best way to beat him would be to hit him over the head with a racquet”- Rod Laver   

What the great say about Rafael 

“I’d put Nadal No. 1, Federer No. 2. It’s just remarkable to me what he has done, and he has done it all duringFederer’s prime.Nadal had to deal with Federer, Djokovic, and Murray in the golden age of tennis. He has done what he has done and he’s not done yet.” — Andre Agassi

‘I think tennis has waited quite some time for a kid like this. Nadal is going to die for every point. He’s willing to leave his blood out there. I love that.’ — Jimmy Connors

“There’s no-one better than him on this surface. People don’t realise this – maybe the public has been spoilt to a certain extent. Rafa’s quite simply an artist when it comes to clay.” — Bjorn Borg

 

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