The Swiss genius is a man who demonstrates, more convincingly than anyone else, that nice guys can be winners. In fact, not just winners, but supreme winners. 'Fedex' insisted that he had never lost belief, even when people thought he had lost his grip on his career due to last year’s illness, when he suffered from glandular fever and backache. Neither was his career threatened by Rafael Nadal’s supremacy nor was it threatened by his own patch of inconsistency which led to his dethronement from the summit of the men’s game. Everyone loves a great comeback story, and he delivered one.
 
Andre Agassi, who handed him his trophy, said it was Federer’s destiny. Pete Sampras declared: “I think this just further solidifies his place in history as the greatest player who played the game.” When asked whether he was the greatest player of all time, Federer said: “I don’t know if we’ll ever know who is the greatest of all time, but I’m very proud to be up there. How well did I do? Good, great, very great or medium, I don’t know. It’s for others to decide.” Moreover, it appears noone has ever hit a tennis ball more sweetly. People love the brilliance of Roger Federer, but somehow his niceness makes all the difference.