Federer achieves special win against nemesis Nadal in Australian Open final
Great champions, I guess, are the last ones to discount their capabilities. While all Federer fans would have hoped that Roger would win the match, Roger probably was the only one who totally believed he was pulling this off. He hadn’t been to an official tournament in 6 months. So what? When he did, he ousted three top 10 opponents en route to the final that included top contenders like Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka. Kei Nishikori is a potential giant-killer wherever he goes and Stan Wawrinka had just won the previous hard court slam (that was also the previous slam). He won both these matches in the 5th set. So, Roger had received all sorts of...
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Great champions, I guess, are the last ones to discount their capabilities. While all Federer fans would have hoped that Roger would win the match, Roger probably was the only one who totally believed he was pulling this off. He hadn’t been to an official tournament in 6 months. So what? When he did, he ousted three top 10 opponents en route to the final that included top contenders like Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka. Kei Nishikori is a potential giant-killer wherever he goes and Stan Wawrinka had just won the previous hard court slam (that was also the previous slam). He won both these matches in the 5th set. So, Roger had received all sorts of...
Read the full article at 'The Continental Grip'