Not the biggest tennis fan in the world, but if anyone can get me to watch tennis it’s Roger Federer.
The 2005 Aus Open featured some of the best men’s matches and it was a shame Safin wasn’t there again this year. Didn’t take as much interest in this year’s Open, but you have to hand it to Federer. The consummate professional, on and off the court.
In that 3rd set, Bhagdatis seemed rushed in everything he did and looked as though he had run a marathon, as Federer ran him all over the court. At the same time, Federer seemed to play shots almost without moving and was as cool as ever.
Was good to see Federer show some emotion after the match, which was totally unexpected. I thought he would just go up there and receive yet another trophy, you know, no big deal. But he seemed totally overwhelmed by the whole thing and to see the emotion afterwards shows just how cool he is under pressure, because you would never have guessed what was bubbling underneath the surface of that oh so cool exterior.
You can never get tired of watching such a Master of his craft.
