Tennis Forever

[raagadevan]

Who is the real GOAT (Greatest Of All Times) tennis player? The Roland Garros Tournament of 2015 has made the answer to this question murkier than before!

First of all, Stan Wawrinka defeated #2 ranked Roger Federer and #1 ranked Novak Djokovitch to win his second Grand Slam title. He proved that a player does not have to be “superhuman” to win a Grand Slam championship at or after age 30 years. Stan also showed that a good player could defeat the highest ranked and the best ever players to win a grand slam title; not below-par players like some others have done before.

Even with what many called a “cake walk” draw, Roger Federer could not go beyond the quarterfinal round. Stan made “goat”-curry out of Roger! By the way, many folks consider Roger to be the “GOAT”! Even though Roger lost his quarterfinal match, he maintained his #2 ATP ranking for the week!

The next contender for the “GOAT” title Rafa Nadal showed that he is in what appears to be an irreversible decline in playing skills and mental toughness. He also lost in the quarterfinal like Roger, but his ATP ranking for the week slid down to #10 from #7!

Novak, who is an up and coming contender for the “GOAT” title, failed again in his attempt to win a Career Grand Slam in tennis.

Andy Murray demonstrated that his playing skills on clay have improved dramatically.

Under these circumstances, will the real GOAT in tennis please stand up?!