What Crisis?! Federer Storms to 5th Consecutive US Open

Just as everyone was starting to believe the talk that Roger Federer, one of the all-time greats of tennis, had begun his demise, he comes back with a performance the quality of which announced that Roger Federer was still around, and can be better than ever.

Despite recently losing his World No. 1 spot to one Rafael Nadal earlier this year, it wasn't the Spaniard who Federer faced last night. He faced Nadal's conqueror, Britain's No. 1—Andy Murray.

But, despite Murray's brave attempts, he just couldn't reach the Swiss maestro's level. Federer looked almost back to his best, brushing off the challenge of Murray in the first and third sets, and showing his resiliency by battling to a 7-5 win in the second set.

The 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 victory for Federer took less than two hours, and was perhaps a bit harsh on Murray.

While getting back on form, proving the doubters wrong, and piling the pressure back on Rafael Nadal were all important, so was winning his fifth consecutive US Open, and his 13th Grand Slam overall.

He has beaten a different opponent every US Open final he has been in, all with contrasting styles, showing he can beat anyone. Andy Murray adds to the list of Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic, all players to fall to Federer in the US Open final.

Sporting immortality now beckons for Federer who, if he can win another Grand Slam, would equally Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles.

Not only has Federer done that, but with yesterday's win he also became the first player in the Open era to have won five consecutive US Opens, and the only player to have won both Wimbledon and the US Open five times in a row.

Watch out Pete Sampras, Federer is coming for your record, and watch out the rest of the tennis world, especially Rafael Nadal, because Roger Federer is back!