When did Federer officially become old?

[Ace of Aces]

Being old is a process not a destination

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

When he started losing slams off clay to Nadal. So 2008. Then he became King Tut's corpse in 2009

 

[ibbi]

Think of it this way. Nadal was 28 when he fell off in 2015, Djokovic had just hit 29 when he fell off in 2016, so if we judge Rog by the same parameters (maybe a little bit of a simplification) you say somewhere around there, which would put the point some place in 2010. Seems reasonable.

 

[Permitlady]

Federer was old at 30. I know we're all older now and old keeps staying ahead of us. Lose the delusion.