The Wimbledon final has always been an iconic day in the tennis calendar every year. The centre court gets packed with the biggest names from the world of sport, entertainment. More importantly it is the stage where the best players finally put themselves into tennis’s hall of fame by winning the prestigious title.
From the days of Borg-McEnroe, Becker-Edberg, Sampras-Aggasi rivalry to the modern day great Roger Federer, the Wimbledon has always given us greats. It has been the breeding ground of legends. Winning the title is a great achievement, winning it year after year is stupendous. Playing in seven consecutive finals is jaw dropping. That’s what Federer achieved by simply playing in yesterdays final. The presence of Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Born Borg made it a momentous occasion. The great Pete Sampras won the title for 7 times. He has 14 grand slams to his name. Irresistible stuff right? What happened yesterday surpassed this also. Federer already appearing in a record 7th consecutive final managed to win the title for 6th time and in that process his total grand slam haul soared to 15th. True, greatness cannot be measured by numbers and statistics but if we look at Federer, he is a champion in every sense. Humble, down to earth, great person and of course the winning record he has makes him the best.
A lot of debates related to Federer have centered on whether he is best ever or not? He didn’t win the Roland Garros so people kept on asking the question. Once he won this summers French open (True, he didn’t beat Nadal) those doubters finally gave in and declared him the best ever. He achieved winning 15 slams in 6 years. As a comparison, Sampras took 10 years to achieve the same. The game Roger has is complete. He serves volleys. He has a great forehand and Backhand. He is supremely fit and moves quickly across the court. He got some exquisite touches with his racket.
Yesterday I must admit Any Roddick didn’t deserve to loose. He played the best tennis of his life and yet ended up loosing. For 4.5 hours his service was not broken. He matched the legend with every shot. As much as I am delighted for Roger, I am heart broken for Roddick. He surely won more fans yesterday.
Only time will tell whether Rafael Nadal can take over the mantle from Federer. He managed to win at Federer’s backyard last year. Completely destroyed him at the Australian open. Since then Roger has turned it around. He has come back to old self winning games, dismantling opponents. This is a time for him to rejoice. It remains to be seen how long he keeps playing. We all want him to grace the courts and captivate the world with his class.
From the days of Borg-McEnroe, Becker-Edberg, Sampras-Aggasi rivalry to the modern day great Roger Federer, the Wimbledon has always given us greats. It has been the breeding ground of legends. Winning the title is a great achievement, winning it year after year is stupendous. Playing in seven consecutive finals is jaw dropping. That’s what Federer achieved by simply playing in yesterdays final. The presence of Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Born Borg made it a momentous occasion. The great Pete Sampras won the title for 7 times. He has 14 grand slams to his name. Irresistible stuff right? What happened yesterday surpassed this also. Federer already appearing in a record 7th consecutive final managed to win the title for 6th time and in that process his total grand slam haul soared to 15th. True, greatness cannot be measured by numbers and statistics but if we look at Federer, he is a champion in every sense. Humble, down to earth, great person and of course the winning record he has makes him the best.
A lot of debates related to Federer have centered on whether he is best ever or not? He didn’t win the Roland Garros so people kept on asking the question. Once he won this summers French open (True, he didn’t beat Nadal) those doubters finally gave in and declared him the best ever. He achieved winning 15 slams in 6 years. As a comparison, Sampras took 10 years to achieve the same. The game Roger has is complete. He serves volleys. He has a great forehand and Backhand. He is supremely fit and moves quickly across the court. He got some exquisite touches with his racket.
Yesterday I must admit Any Roddick didn’t deserve to loose. He played the best tennis of his life and yet ended up loosing. For 4.5 hours his service was not broken. He matched the legend with every shot. As much as I am delighted for Roger, I am heart broken for Roddick. He surely won more fans yesterday.
Only time will tell whether Rafael Nadal can take over the mantle from Federer. He managed to win at Federer’s backyard last year. Completely destroyed him at the Australian open. Since then Roger has turned it around. He has come back to old self winning games, dismantling opponents. This is a time for him to rejoice. It remains to be seen how long he keeps playing. We all want him to grace the courts and captivate the world with his class.
2 comments:
Federer wasnt completely destroyed in the Australian Open. It was a terrific match. Almost as good as the Wimbledon one.
And Roddick didnt deserve to lose. True. It was a good good game. Have a feeling the sunlight had something to do with the loss. As in, they changed sides just before the final game of the match... or probably the previous one. And Roddick had to receive the ball from the shade... But even Federer had to to do.
Well, looking forward to the US Open now. With the hope that somebody other than Federer will win.
Yes i am looking forward to the US open too.
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