Roger Federer: Back in the business – Tennis Special
Former world number one, Roger Federer, proved to the world that he doesn’t believe in different surfaces bringing luck to him. He writes his own fortune and scores whenever he wants to. On Sunday, the legendary tennis icon bagged
his 20th Masters title of the career in Madrid after beating the seventh seed Czech tennis star, Tomas Berdych, in an epic three-setter.
Rumours are flowing about the incompetency of top two seeded players who were unable to adapt to the new blue clay court surface in the tournament. World number one, Novak Djokovic, reached the quarter-final stage where he bowed
down to his compatriot, Janko Tipsarevic.
Similarly, the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, stooped to his compatriot, Fernando Verdasco, in the pre quarter-finals. Poor performance from top two seeds cleared the way for the Swiss Maestro who didn’t disappoint anyone and levelled
the 1000 Masters Title tally with the Spanish number one; now they jointly own the top place in the overall record of most Masters Title triumphs.
Federer said, “There are exciting times ahead for me. I’m winning so many events and playing so well. I believe that I can win the slams. I know the difficulty of the French Open; the focus will be on Djokovic who is going for
four slams in a row and on Nadal because he’s the defending champion. It’s an exciting event and I’m playing well, let’s see how it plays out.”
With the Madrid Open title under his belt, he has also claimed another milestone and stepped up one rank to the second spot; inched one step closer to his ultimate goal of becoming the number one player in the world, once again.
He has won 16 Grand Slam title in his professional career is eyeing another Slam title in the upcoming Roland Garros French Open. If he manages to win that, it will increase his overall tally to 17; deprive Djokovic of winning
four slam titles in a row and strip his arch rival, Nadal, from his Grand Slam title on the clay court surface.
Swiss number one surprised himself by winning the title after coming from a break of six weeks. He was thinking of surviving the first round and get over that rusty shape. However, he continued to play well and kept surprising
everyone else even at the final of the tournament when he bounced back a set down to oust the Czech.
It was a stunning performance on all levels and he was the only one from the Top-3 seeds to have not choked on the new blue clay court surface that has claimed a very controversial status in the world of tennis. Nadal and Djokovic
are planning to boycott the Madrid Open in its upcoming editions if the officials continued to use the same playing surface.
Such is the class of the Swiss Maestro who deserves all the applause he receives when he enters the tennis courts. He is the biggest threat to Nadal in the upcoming Slam and the Spaniard needs to stop moaning and start practicing.
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