No, no Federer's not in decline at all

I mean, he loses to James Blake all the ti…wait, he’s never lost to James Blake before? And he “directed an angry scream toward his feet. He swatted a stray ball in frustration. He slapped his thigh, hung his head and stomped behind the baseline.”

Huh. Sounds almost like, well, Federer’s not the dominant player he used to be. And that his mental edge–that swagger of placid invulnerability–has disappeared. Geez, I could have sworn I’ve heard that before, and was called a fool for saying so. Must have been my imagination.