Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates defeating Andy Murray of Britain in their men's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne
Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates defeating Andy Murray of Britain in their men's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne Reuters

Switzerland's Roger Federer, at age 32, may still have one last chance to become the top player in the ATP Tour, especially with the way the season is shaping up.

Currently ranked no.4 in the world, the Swiss Master has a clear shot to become the world's no.1 player, with top-ranked Rafael Nadal and his closest trailer Novak Djokovic dealing with several issues this season, according to Tennis Tonic.

"With Nadal and Djokovic struggling there is an interesting opening for Roger. Rafa and Nole are still leading the ATP rankings rather comfortably, but that is mainly because of last year's results. 2014 seems to be a completely different story,"

After racking up 10 titles (including the French and US Open championship) in his comeback from a knee injury last year, Nadal apparently reached his limit. Aside from his bothering back injury, Nadal seems to have already lost the fire and tenacity to win every point.

The 27-year old Nadal lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in the Australian Open Nadal, and shockingly absorbed defeat at the hands of David Ferrer (Monte Carlo Masters) and Nicolas Almagro (Barcelona Open).

"Rafa had a huge disappointment when he wasn't able to compete in the Melbourne final against Stanislas Wawrinka due to his lower back problem. After that the King of Clay won Rio and he reached the final in Miami where he was trashed by Djokovic 6.3- 6-3," via Tennis Tonic.

"The start of the clay season, Nadal's forte, was a sort of a disaster. The King of Clay lost to Ferrer in the quarters after 10 years and then Nadal lost for the first time in his career to Almagro in the Barcelona quarters. It seems that the world no.1 has his best behind him."

Djokovic, on the other hand, is also struggling to keep his dominant form this season because of his right wrist injury. His forthcoming fatherhood will also be a factor for the Serbian, who already claimed six Grand Slam crowns.

"Djokovic may face an even harder situation. The world no.2 is suffering with an injury to his right wrist and that is always not really good for a tennis player. In addition Novak has recently announced that he is going to become a father soon and that his priority won't be tennis any more. So, probably his best is also behind him," via Tennis Tonic.

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Federer, who already won two singles titles along with several finals appearances in this year's campaign, is also waiting for his third child next month. He already announced that he might miss the French Open championship, but unlike Nadal and Djokovic, he has to defend fewer points because he only reached the quarterfinals last year.

Clearly, the tennis Gods are conspiring again, clearing the way for the true king of the sport to take back his throne. Federer's era is not yet over, the second chapter is about to begin.