Roger Federer expressed sympathy for the younger generation of tennis players on Sunday, saying that their successes outside of the Grand Slams were being overlooked.
Federer, 37, won the ATP tournament in Halle for a record-stretching 10th time on Sunday, notching up his 102nd career singles title.
He was one of two 37-year-olds to be playing in an ATP final on the same day, with veteran Spaniard Feliciano Lopez also in the singles final at Queen's.
Federer admitted that the continuing success of older players such as himself, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had left little elbow room for the younger generation.
"As long as me, Rafa and Novak are around it is not going to be easy for a young guy to come up and dominate," he said.
"Maybe it would be good for the sport if they did, I don't know. People seem to like it as it is."
"In my day, it was a huge success to win your first Masters 1000 tournament and break into the top 10."
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