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Andy Roddick should look at the bright side. He didn't lose to Roger Federer as badly as he usually does. Still, in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday, Federer beat Roddick in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, 7-5. The two 7-5 sets are the hopeful part for Roddick. Maybe he can catch the Federbot one of these days. Roddick actually beat him the last time they played, almost a year ago in Miami. Prior to that, Roddick hadn't even won a set against Federer since late in 2006. That's how dominant Federer is. He is not the Tiger Woods of tennis. Tiger Woods is the Roger Federer of golf.
Federer now has a lifetime record of 16-2 against Roddick. That's impressive enough, but if you break the stats down one more level, his prowess becomes clearer. Their lifetime set record stands now at Federer 40, Roddick 5. The two have never gone to five sets.
It wasn't supposed to be like this, of course. We're seeing a different Andy Roddick this season. He is leaner and fitter, but more than that, he's calmer. He's more focused. And he still can't get over on the Federbot.
Federer now advances to the finals, where he'll have a chance to tie Pete Sampras's career record of 14 Grand Slam Titles. Sampras didn't get his 14th Slam until he was 31. Federer just turned 28 back in August. The question isn't even when he'll break the record. The question is how far he'll go beyond Sampras.
The only thing standing in the way of Federer now is the winner of the Rafael Nadal-Fernando Verdasco match on Friday. That probably means yet another Federer-Nadal tournament final, though Verdasco is clearly on the rise. Nadal, however, is the rock in Federer's shoe. He is one of the few players with a lifetime winning record against the Federbot. It's not even close. Nadal leads him 12-6.
That's what freaks my freak. Rarely in any sport have we seen an athlete who performs at such a high level for such a long time as Federer has ... and there's somebody just as good playing at the same time. There's a golden age of men's tennis, and we're living in it.
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