Tournament director Roger Brennwald (R) applauds as Switzerland's Roger Federer holds the trophy of the second placed after he lost the final match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
PARIS (Reuters) - Been there, done that. Roger Federer does not need to be world number one anymore and he might well be a top contender at next year's Australian Open, his chief rival Rafa Nadal said.
Federer's decline has been well documented since 2011, the year he failed to win a grand slam for the first time since 2003. He suffered yet another below par performance this season, at best reaching the last four at the Australian Open -- the first time he has not made it to a major final since 2002.
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