Roger is a tease and an emotional roller coaster that few can handle. He goes up and then loses the set. He wins the third set, has three break points in the opening game of the fourth and then loses the game. At first he looks brilliant: you start high fiving your friends, rag on the Rafa fans and shout like your own kid is about to shake hands with the Duke. Then he takes you down. Mirka Federer puts her face between her hands and you do the same. That's why I hate Roger Federer.
Also read: Why maverick Andy Murray defined an era of thrilling tennis and rivalry. This is something that Djokovic has mentioned himself. Djokovic's father: "Novak is an invisible miracle, he was sent by God to show that Serbs are not murderers or savages. The entire world knows he is the GOAT.
The toughest thing for him is that he does not have the same support as Federer and Nadal, which is very surprising. Fedal fans often get together to rally against Novak Djokovic. And forever remain bitter about this challenger who equalled their wins in much lesser time. For one thing, Federer and Nadal were absolutely dominating the Grand Slam scene when, in , Djokovic marked his entry with a win at the Australian Open and began to spoil the party for the two.
The two are great friends off the court, have been around longer, and resultantly, Djokovic always comes across as the distant third in the trio. This became even more pronounced in the past two years. When Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were tweeting about not going on tour because of the raging Covid pandemic, Novak Djokovic was talking about not trusting vaccines and organising a charity tournament Adria Cup in the Balkans which turned into a Covid hotspot.
In short, Djokovic was behaving in the most irresponsible, reckless manner, while Nadal and Federer were leading by example. When Nadal and Federer sat out of US Open — because of Covid — Djokovic not only went there soon after the Adria Cup debacle, he ended up getting disqualified after accidentally hitting a line judge with a ball. Djokovic also expressed support for Alexander Zverev, who is facing allegations of domestic abuse, another reason why the anti-Djokovic squad has grown.
In my opinion, for good reason. Everyone thought his end was imminent and that it was the right time for him to hang up his racquet.
But his post-match interview gave even the despondent some hope. But usually, I do turnarounds pretty good. I hope I can play a good summer, a good end to the season.
This is clearly not what I was hoping for here today at this tournament. Though he played in a number of tournaments later, including an Australian Open semifinal against Nadal that he lost, another proud moment for him came when he won the Dubai Open in March , having beaten Djokovic in the semifinal.
Federer had a moment of absolute magic in that match when he got a point out of nowhere that brought the crowd on its feet and even left Djokovic applauding him. Even when he kept moving from one part of the world to the other, participating in a number of tournaments from Indian Wells in California to the Australian Open, he had his wife, Mirka Vavrinec, giving him moral support through thick and thin.
Looking at his wife and kids in the stands gives you a glimpse of how he, in spite of the success he has had, has never let family take a backseat. Federer, with twin children and expecting a third maybe fourth as well has proved how he is a family man even while competing at the top level.
With an aim to reach a million children by , he has a vision, and a vision that he tries to accomplish by personally visiting the children in these countries and interacting with them. The postage picture features Roger holding the Wimbledon trophy.
Roger Federer has always been a subject of admiration for the fans and the players alike. Even the rivalries have not stopped him from getting the plaudits by the tennis greats. He has never retired hurt during the match in his whole life. That speaks volumes about his fitness levels. Every Federer fan, or rather, tennis fan, wants that.
Those powerful single handed backhands that kiss the touchlines and storm past his opponents, the out-of-the-box tweeners which leave the spectators awestruck, the drop shots that leave his opponents shake their heads in disbelief, his cool-as-ever temperament; everything will be sorely missed. Tennis will never be the same anymore. No matter how big a Nadal fan one is, no matter how fierce their rivalry still is, Federer is seldom hated by anyone. Maybe you have to go back and think, why have I started playing tennis?
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