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Hi TennisObserver, thanks for the heads-up and your contribution to the debate. If you come by any more reputable sources that cite Federer as the greatest of all time (as have been cited by the article) please add them as references. Some of the references you have provided on the talk page leave a lot of room for interpretation since they do not deem Federer unequivocally the greatest player of "all time" but instead imply that he is the greatest of his generation, the best of his era etc (for ex. "the best I have played against"). Such references simply provide fodder to the people who wish to keep fostering the "debate" based on a skewed perspective. Societal and general standards apply in this regard and despite some detractors the overwhelming majority of tennis pundits do consider Federer the greatest of all time. Ciao![[User:TennisGrandSlam|TennisGrandSlam]] ([[User talk:TennisGrandSlam|talk]]) 22:10, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
: Hi Slam, for some reason I'm not able to make changes to the first few paragraphs of the article; perhaps, as Elen noted above, it is semi-protected. One thing you have to remember is that legends of the game are asked different questions and often respond in their own way. I think "best player ever" rather than "greatest player ever" is a distinction without a difference. If you go to the Talk page, you'll see that Pete Sampras, John Lloyd, Tracy Austin, and Simon Barnes have used the phrase "greatest player ever." Those using the phrase (or some variant) of "best ever" include Jack Kramer, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Cliff Drysdale, and Tim Henman. On many occasions I've heard John McEnroe refer to Federer as the "greatest ever." I'll be on the look-out for more such references. Thanks again for all your assistance! [[User:TheTennisObserver|TheTennisObserver]] ([[User talk:TheTennisObserver|talk]]) 02:32, 23 June 2009 (UTC)TheTennisObserver
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