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I won't go so far as to say that Rod Laver is off the radar when it comes to athletes whose reputations have long outlived their careers, but it's remarkable how often his name is tossed into the "Greatest of all time" debate almost as an afterthough...

Roger Federer will find his abandoned form in Madrid, upset Rafael Nadal in the final and head into the French Open in high gear. That's plausible -- right?

Roger Federer's main occupation is winning Grand Slam tennis titles and staying on track to becoming the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time), so how come he's such an amenable, compassionate, diplomatic, laid-back guy? We're trained to forgive our champions...

It's late on Election Day as I write this, so it seems as good a time as any to explore tennis' very own Great Divide -- the one between thundering Pete Sampras, hailed just a few short years as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time), and the silken Swiss, ...