Roger Federer, who will turn 30 next week, says it is still possible for a player to win the calendar-year Grand Slam at that age. Federer has not won a major since the 2010 Australian Open. Laver won his second Grand Slam in 1969, the year after the Open Era began and pros were allowed to compete alongside amateurs.
"It’s nice to talk about something more positive than saying after a certain time or when you have kids you can't win anymore, like many people tend to say," 16-time Grand Slam champion Federer said on a U.S. Open Series conference call. "But I think I don't want to say I'm a special case, but I've won so much you feel like if you put yourself in the right position, you do all the right things, you'll definitely get a shot again of winning any big tournaments, or any tournament really for that matter. I always said [I get] inspiration for guys that play for a very long time, like Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, it's very inspiring to see what they've been able to do for a very long time. My planning is always in the long-term. That's why I'm looking forward to see how much I can achieve from this point forward."