Federer figures his record will be surpassed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates－Roger Federer, for one, figures questions about whether Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic－or both?－will surpass his men's record for most Grand Slam singles titles are moot.

That's because he's sure it's going to happen. And he's OK with that. Ending up in third place, Federer insists, would be just fine.

"I think the way it's going, obviously, Rafa and Novak will win more, because they're that good," Federer said matter-of-factly during a recent interview with Associated Press in Dubai, which he uses as a preseason training base. "And the season they had (in 2019), again, shows that there is more to come for them."