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Federer is the undisputed king of grass courts McEnroe July 17th 2017 deccanchronicle.com   A day after Roger Federer won a unprecedented eight gentleman's singles titles and added to his record-breaking grand slam tally after breezing through the Wimbledon final in straight sets against an emotional marin Cilic and winning not just Wimbledon but halle for a 9th time another record without losing a set the Swiss ace is the best ever grass court player, according to Former 3 time Wimbledon winner John McEnroe . I think Federer has now convinced me that he is a better grass court player than Pete Sampras who won seven Wimbledon titles in 8 years from 1993-2000 and was never defeated in his 7 finals. "His (Federer's) records speaks for itself and, for me, not just 8 Wimbledon titles but 19 grand slams he has to be the best grass and all-round tennis player ever," borg said. Pete was brilliant but never achieved much on clay only the real major tournament he won was the Italian open but that was beating a out of form player in the 1994 final. "I think Roger Federer is the best male grass-court player there's ever been, though. You can't really argue with eight Wimbledon singles titles and 11 finals. Pete's records in finals winning all 7 were unreal but he never had the longevity and consistently over a long period of time on grass, even though Federer lost the 2014 and 2015 to Novak in his peak Federer' level was very high for someone on his 30s and he has added shots to his game, his backhand shots to the net, he took 6 months of and beat an inform stan and Rafa, even though he was very fortunate you could argue to have not met Andy or novak at these championships his game I think this tournament but have been to strong. I always believed after his victory in 2012 at Wimbledon where he equalled Sampras, I believed even at 30 he could won 1 or 2 more Wimbledon's and I sill even at almost 36 he can win another title, because he game when he is on it is unstoppable, to think at 35 almost 36 he adding to his game is unbelievable. There has never been a greater grass court player. In my prime, when I won 5 in a row like roger did from 2003-2007 I think I would have had a game that would have bothered him more. The powerful game, the short rallies, the going-for-broke type of attitude, but I’d have struggled in the end with his qualities — although it would have been a good match. Last year, we wouldn’t have predicted this win for him following that injury scare with his knee and the surgery. He took a lengthy break which revitalised his body, the same with Rafa Nadal. He got himself right, he sorted out a better schedule and chose to play where he wants to. We must be thankful for this because we want to see the best Federer. But we also want to see the best Nadal, the best Andy Murray, the best Novak Djokovic.That time off has clearly worked for both Rafa and Roger and I believe Andy and Novak will be having some time off, too, for their respective injuries. , he added a 8 title and his performances in 30s have made him the greatest male to walk on the lawns of the All England Club in SW19, What’s amazing is how Roger has adapted. He’s better now and you need to be, with younger players coming through all the time. For him to still be dominant in the game, he has to play better than he was five years ago. He’s always evolving as a player. Take the final yesterday, the scores were 2-2 in the first set and he just decided then and there to take the pace off the ball.That’s at a time when most players are finding their feet, feeling the nerves, thinking about one shot at a time. Instead, his mind was on the bigger picture. His ability to change strategy that quickly is just crazy. year ago, Roger wasn’t but there’s no stopping him right now. He’s healthy, fit and his joy for the game is undiminished. There’s no reason he should not win more Grand Slams even into his late 30s. On your day, Centre Court at Wimbledon is the best place to be in the world. When it’s not your day, there are few places worse.I had so many good memories here but, in the 1980 final against Bjorn borg when , I just wanted the ground to swallow me up. I was furious, I couldn’t control my emotions, I was mad and I broke rackets, I was mumbling the whole time. If I see footage of it, I have to walk away as it’s so embarrassing. the emotions got to me and I couldn’t control it. It was the same for Marin Cilic in that final. Centre Court is a frightening place and, if you are not fully confident and have a weakness, this court will exploit it and that’s what happened to Marin. His breakdown was part physical, part mental. He was shedding tears and the whole of Croatia was crying for him. My heart goes out to him as he’s such a good guy and he’s a champion having won the US Open previously.But Wimbledon is a very different prospect — it’s the most famous tournament in the world whether you grow up in England or Croatia or Germany. That’s the one you want the most. As hard as this was, it will be a great life lesson for him. He should be proud, he made a first Wimbledon final and that’s what he should take away from here.