Federer and Borg

There was an appropriate epilogue to Federer's latest victory at Wimbledon as he was met after the match by the very man whose Wimbledon record he equaled. The great Bjorn Borg and the current Wimbledon men's champion briefly exchanged words after sharing a "Swedish hug" (whatever that means) as they stood before the board listing men's singles winners in the tournament's entire history. If both Tiger Woods and Federer are the only active athletes who know what it is like to dominate a sport, it is clear that only these two tennis greats know what it feels like to win at Wimbledon five years in a row.

"You were under a lot of pressure," Borg told him.

"You know how it feels," Federer replied.

Borg was quoted to have said after that meeting:

I'm so pleased Roger has equaled my record. He is a great player and he deserves to have achieved this. And I'm happy to have been here to see it.

We could share the feeling of that moment of relief at winning Wimbledon. For both of us, it is one of our favourite places, where we have played so many great matches.

Roger has both feet on the ground and no weaknesses. If he stays away from injuries and still has the motivation, he will be the greatest player ever. It would be nice if he wins it six, seven, eight times.

And as if it wasn't enough that Federer has matched Borg, there are some who went so far as to put the two players head-to-head.

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