Congratulations to the great Roger Federer on creating history by becoming the oldest player to become No.1
(Breaking Agassi record ) . I doubt that he will finish the year end as no.1 though as he might skip the clay season but its such a great achievement. What a time to live.
Seriously maintaining form and becoming number one in Tennis game that too in this age it is great and unbelievable congratulation Federer. we are just at the beginning of 2018 so for me also it's doubtful that he can maintain his position throughout the year. no words to say about his achievement.
H e has done very well and despite his age he is really playing and even outplaying who are way younger than him and by setting this record, I am sure he wouldn't really mind if he doesn't end the year as the World Number One.
I think getting to number one is his main goal this year. And since he has met it already, I'm sure that we will not push his body just to maintain the position. Its gonna be high risk for him, probably he might go back and choose the tournament that he will be entering. Its gonna be hard to maintain number one, he has achieved so much in the sports and that its gonna be hard to duplicate was he has done.
It does seem that maintaining the world number one in the ATP is much easier than doing it on the other side of the spectrum being the WTA. They have their number one ranking player switch every tournament it seems. As Simona Halep was for a while but then it was Angelique Kerber and now as of now it is Caroline Wozniacki when she took it with her win at the Australian Open and now trying to defend it at Doha.
Which she might loss it yet again because the others are looking stronger than she does at the moment with Gabrine Mugurza and now Maria Sharapova snapping at her heels.
It does seem that on the men's side they hold on to the #1 ranking for much longer intervals at a time.
Yes, you are correct in the men's side. However, but we all know that Roger Federer is not getting any younger and there are a lot of young and upcoming talented players who are going to take the crown from him or Nadal.
So for me, maintaining his #1 spot will be hard. Plus he doesn't enter many tournaments to gain points to maintain his position.
As for WTA, we haven't seen someone who dominates, every year, different champions and the ranking quickly change hands. Maybe those women is very competitive in nature or lack there of.