Yeah, I think it's about time to give him that title...
Although I feel like no one will ever be as influential as Federer
Yeah I think he deserves it. He's like a machine, I have no doubts that at his peak no one can beat him. It's like playing against a wall. The numbers and results are clear. I am completely certain that when he retires he will have the most Grand Slams, and tbh if not for the vaccine incidents, Djokovic would have at least been tied with Nadal as of now. He has the most Masters 1000, and the only player in history to achieve the Career Golden Masters, and my man did it twice. Better h2h against both Roger and Nadal. Dominant on all surfaces. Most weeks at N1. Most year-end No. 1 rankings. It becomes impossible to argue against it. Which is why I've noticed many Roger fans and Roger himself started saying how it's the beauty of the game that matters lol.
I'll be honest, I don't like Federer, I respect what he did and his greatness though. One of the all time best players. But I also believe he got lucky. When he started most of the best players were already nearing 30, and soon when they retired he had no real rivals left. He played with guys like Roddick and Safin, who while being good players are no where near great lol. In the last 12 years, Roger won only 5 GS lol. Djokovic won like 20 in the same period.