Darren Walton has covered Roger Federer's unparalleled tennis career since the Swiss's teary loss to Arnaud Di Pasquale in the bronze medal match at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He believes the 35-year-old deserves to be considered as possibly the greatest sportsman ever. The boy from Bowral is widely recognised as cricket's greatest, having scored runs with remarkable consistency and elegance in a 52-Test career. Related Content Tennis: Roger Federer returns serve at 'legalised cheating' claim by Pat Cash Tennis: Roger Federer wins Australian Open epic over Rafael Nadal Tennis: It's crazy feeling to be in Jordan's rare air, says Serena WilliamsJAHANGIR KHAN: If not the greatest, the Pakistani squash legend was unquestionably the most dominant in one of sport's most demanding individual pursuits. Named World Player of the Century and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 30, 2017 03:17 UTC