"I think yes" Federer affirms his belief that somebody will eclipse the records of the big 3

Roger Federer is a firm believer that a player will one day show up and eclipse the records of the big 3 and he reiterated his belief once more in an interview with GQ.

Roger Federer is currently tied with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic a 20 grand slam wins overall. It's widely expected that at least one and possibly even two of them increase that number but for Federer, the question is more so about the future. In his mind, a player will come along that will break all of those records.

He said that before but he reiterated it in a interview with GQ saying:

“I think yes. I feel like nowadays – and this is not to take anything away from Rafa, Novak or myself, for that matter – but, you know, I feel like it’s easier to dominate through the different surfaces nowadays. Back in the day, yes, we did have three grass-court events, but maybe the margins were slimmer. I feel like there were hard-court players, clay-court players and there weren’t so many players who could play on all surfaces."

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It's an interesting point by Federer that might be true and a concerted effort by the governing bodies has been made to make the surface as similar as possible to one another. The difference between the US Open and the Australian Open in terms of court speed is slimmer than ever with Wimbledon also tweaking their courts.

Federer further added:

“Sure, [Bjorn] Borg did it, but things were different. Players weren’t chasing one Slam after another like they are today and record after record. Nowadays such a strategy is much more part of your career. Federer added. So, yes, a new, incredible player will, I believe, break our run of 20 Grand Slams eventually – but not overnight!