Federer's 15th

There is a new best-ever, or as Lil Wayne would say, a new best to do it. It is tennis player Roger Federer. Roger is already the most dominant tennis player of our time, but after Sunday's match against Andy Roddick, Federer solidified himself as the best tennis player ever. Questions are now being raised of his standing as the best professional athlete of all time.

Sunday afternoon, in front of a sold out Wimbledon crowd, Roddick put Federer's will to the test. The match lasted a mere four hours and 18 minutes, amounting to 77 total games (Wimbledon record). Roddick, who was written off before the match started, gave Federer everything he had--not having his serve broken until the final game.

In the end, the final came down to who just had a little bit more drive and could take advantage of the other's minor mistakes. At 27 years old, Roger Federer won his 15th Grand Slam, surpassing Pete Sampras for the record. For me, the scariest thing about Federer is his age. You have to wonder, how many more Grand Slams can he win?...4?...5?...6? Whatever the number is, his name will be in the record books for a while.

I found it interesting that just minutes after Federer took the Wimbledon, a commercial aired with many top athletes from their respective sports congratulating Federer. Two names that stood out the most were Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. It is arguable that the two are the greatest to play their sport, and also that each is the best to play any sport. So, in the same category of all-time greats like Jordan and Woods, can we consider Federer to be the one of the best professional athletes of all time? Or the best of all time? Regardless of whether or not he may surpass his fellow greats from the commercial, he deserves to be a part of the list. He's a contender.