Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten start to the season is signaling a potential power shift in tennis, and Roger Federer is taking note.
Djokovic passed Federer for the No. 2 ranking in March and is threatening Rafael Nadal for No. 1 at this week’s Italian Open after beating the Spaniard in straight sets in Sunday’s Madrid Open final. That improved his record to 32-0 this year.
Federer acknowledged Tuesday that “it’s definitely an interesting time right now that Novak hasn’t lost all season long. It makes it a new, different situation, but for me it doesn’t change a whole lot.”
Federer added, “Right now these guys are playing better than me and better than other players. ... I feel like everybody can play on all the surfaces these days and that makes it extremely hard to win all these big tournaments.”
