Being a Roger Federer fan, i just could not digest that he could ever lose a Wimbledon match. I just did not have the heart to watch him suffer silently in the match. The forlorn look he wore at the presentation ceremony gave it away. In fact, except for a brief period when he came back from the brink in the third set to win, he did not look like the old Federer, we are used to watching. Federer's tennis reminds one of John Keats's famous poem 'A thing of beauty is joy for ever'. The way Federer plays tennis is indeed a joy for ever. He is just poetry in motion. The racquet appears like an extension of his arm and his movement is like a gazelle around the court. The slowmo ad of Federer for Rolex showcasing his movement is a sight to behold. Federer's game is pleasing to the eye. The connoisseurs, the cynics and the ordinary public loved to watch him play.
But how long can somebody carry one like this. Father time has caught up with him. Now younger legs are starting to catch him. Nadal and Djokovic are two formidable adversaries he has to contend with from now on, even though the former has been around for quite some time. It is looking like Federer is not enjoying himself as he used to when he was winning everything. This year, particularly, he has looked very vulnerable. From now on every other tennis player would be looking forward to defeat him in a tennis court, which till recently, was only a dream, which could never be fulfilled.
Now that Federer has lost at Wimbledon, I hope that he retires immediately from professional tennis. Fans of Federer would not like to watch him losing to all and sundry. Federer must forget about records. Records are nothing when compared to the pleasure one had while witnessing his matches. Now-a-days he looks like any other tennis player not the divine one he was a few months ago. Roger, we dont like you to labour around in the court. Thanks for the pleasure you gave us all these years. It was sublime tennis not witnessed by me at least, for all these years i have been watching tennis on television.
But how long can somebody carry one like this. Father time has caught up with him. Now younger legs are starting to catch him. Nadal and Djokovic are two formidable adversaries he has to contend with from now on, even though the former has been around for quite some time. It is looking like Federer is not enjoying himself as he used to when he was winning everything. This year, particularly, he has looked very vulnerable. From now on every other tennis player would be looking forward to defeat him in a tennis court, which till recently, was only a dream, which could never be fulfilled.
Now that Federer has lost at Wimbledon, I hope that he retires immediately from professional tennis. Fans of Federer would not like to watch him losing to all and sundry. Federer must forget about records. Records are nothing when compared to the pleasure one had while witnessing his matches. Now-a-days he looks like any other tennis player not the divine one he was a few months ago. Roger, we dont like you to labour around in the court. Thanks for the pleasure you gave us all these years. It was sublime tennis not witnessed by me at least, for all these years i have been watching tennis on television.
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