Federer takes swipe at tennis's generation next

Roger Federer has taken a dig at the likes of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic after winning a record eighth Wimbledon title.

Returning to the All England Club one day after his historic victory, Federer was asked about his incredible longevity and how he's still managing to win grand slams just shy of his 36th birthday.

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Federer has won two of the three grand slams this year while Rafael Nadal won the French Open at age 31.

"Every generation definitely is different," Federer said.

"Since my generation and Rafa's generation, the next one hasn't been strong enough to push all of us out really, so that has been helpful for us to stick around."

Federer has previously been critical of a perceived inability of the younger players on tour to come to the net, instead staying on the baseline and engaging in long rallies.

On Tuesday the Swiss great seemed rather unimpressed by the lack of variety in the modern game.

"They can choose not to play that way, too, if the coach has taught them to play differently," Federer said.

"I know you can easily get sucked into that mode when you don't want to attack, but if you can't volley you aren't going to go to the net.

"I have played almost every player here that wouldn't serve and volley. It's frightening to see this at this level.

"I look at the stats and go into whichever round it is and see that the guy I'm going to face is playing 2 per cent of serve and volley throughout the championships. I'm going, 'OK, I know he's not going to serve and volley', which is great.

"Then we are talking about grass, it was playing fast this week [compared with the first week]. I wish that we would see more players taking chances up at the net because good things do happen there.

"You want to be there and have to spend some time up there to feel confident and good there."

With a smashing hangover and hopes to play on until he's 40, Federer is taking time to reflect before he confirms his US Open build-up.

The wizard of Wimbledon partied until five in the morning after raising the men's singles trophy for a record eighth time at The All England Club.

He attended the traditional champions' dinner with women's winner Garbine Muguruza, although the pair didn't dance as Federer said: "when there's no music whatsoever, it's hard to get going".

But he celebrated with his team long into the night.

"My head is ringing," Federer said on Monday after savouring his 6-3 6-1 6-4 finals defeat of Marin Cilic.

"I don't know what I did last night. I drank too many different types of drinks, I guess. But after the ball we went to a bar and there was about 30 or 40 friends there.

"We had a great time. I got to bed at five and I woke up and I didn't feel good."

withAAP