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05:55 July 6th, 2009

What Laver thinks about record-breaking Federer

Posted by: Kevin Fylan
Tags: sports, , , , , , , ,

Rod Laver is one of the few players from down the years who might still be considered an equal of Roger Federer and the twice-calendar-slam winner, now 70, is in no mood to concede the title of Greatest of All Time to the Swiss.

The Australian Laver won 11 majorsĀ and that number might have been significantly higher had he not turned professional and ruled himself out of the grand slams for several years.

Click on the video to see what Laver had to say about Federer before Sunday’s final. This was my favourite quote from the presser:

“I think the public should just watch his feet, just watch Roger and not the ball, and you’d see how great a player he is to pull off some of the shots. When he’s half-volleying winners off the baseline you just marvel at his ability to do that.”

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