Roger Federer finished the year at a blistering pace: He outclassed most of the new blood at the ATP’s World Tour Finals, and is going back to Switzerland with the trophy and a new stand-alone record to boot.
In having surpassed his shared—with Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras—plateau of five titles in the Year-End Championships, Federer now stands alone with six.
Yet, these same Finals in 2010, which Roger also won, did not spell Slam success for the Swiss this year.
Finishing on a more positive note however, Federer compiled a flawless 17-0 record since his heartbreaking loss to Djokovic in the U.S. Open, and in the process displayed some flashes of years bygone to his nostalgic fans.
Is this Paul Annacone’s final product? The refurbished Roger Federer he promised? Or is all this just false hope buoyed by an expected trend from one of the best indoor hard-court players?
The truth could be somewhere in between. On this sober note, let’s take a look at where Roger Federer and his main rivals stand a year from today.
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