The best replacement for federer is nadal.

The best alternatives to federer are rated as following:
★★★★★  nadal
★★★★  sampras
★★★  djokovic
★★  murray
★★  tsonga
★  nadal record
★  roddick
★  wawrinka
★  nadal 2014
★  pete sampras
★  nadal australian open 2014
★  nadal wimbledon 2008
★  djokovic head to head
★  rafael nadal
★  nadal head to head
★  agassi
★  nadal goat
★  nadal who's better
  simon
  woods
  laver
  nadal wimbledon
  blake
  murray who will win
  dimitrov
  kavcic
  del potro
  soderling
  haas
  davydenko
  tomic
  berdych
  murray 2014
  murray australian open
  djokovic 2011
  murray olympics
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  murray head to head
  djokovic australian open 2011
  djokovic french open 2011
  tiger woods
  ferrer
  nadal stats
  murray win
  james blake
  andy murray
  safin
  nishikori
  hewitt
  karlovic
  ferrer head to head
  murray highlights
  nadal win
  nadal history
  isner

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Speaking about federer, one probably shouldn't forget about mirka.

Other search terms related to federer and their ratings are:
★★★★★ mirka
★★★★★ sharapova
★★★ nadal
★★★ tendulkar
★★ martina hingis
★ roddick
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