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Roger Federer annihilated Alexander Zverev in the Hall final yesterday 61 63 and played a quality of tennis which arguably could be his very best level.

The soon-to-be 36 year old blitzed Zverev with everything, including baseline superiority, pinpoint serving, serve and volley, lethal shot placements and particularly the drop shot. Federer stung the rising #NEXTGEN star repeatedly with damaging drop shots including one backhand finesse drop – off a deep Zverev drive – from behind the baseline. Zverev didn’t even make a move for the ball.

So far this year Federer has dominated, winning the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami and now his ninth title in Halle.

I think it’s possible that Roger Federer is at his very best right now. Ten years ago Federer was of course a great player and his records of those year speak for themselves but now he has ten years of more experience and ten years worth of epic battles with the likes of Rafa, Andy and Djokovic under his belt. All those years of challenges have developed Federer into an even greater player with more weapons and more ideas and greater capacity to change a match and disrupt an opponent’s rhythm.

Federer has remained completely focused on his tennis and fitness and luckily his body has sustained top health and fitness. He’s moving as well as ever and his ball striking appears to be just as good if not better now.

Roger Federer is at his best right now. And for as long as his body is willing to hold up and continue to play, I believe he will actually continue to get better.

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