Hi everyone!
It’s been a busy few months and I am sorry I haven’t been posting. I hope everyone’s year has started off on a good note and all is well. Today, however, I am writing on a subject that is completely unrelated to music or arts.
I suspect few people know I am a sports nut:)! To be precise my two favorite sports are soccer and tennis. I just wanted to share my impression of the tennis match I was watching all of last night (until 3am or so..) between Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych.
First of all, I am a huge Federer fan! Thus, last night, once again I witnessed the uncompromising level of professionalism, consistency and strength of character from this phenomenal athlete. Being two sets down (it’s a pretty big deal) he managed to turn things around and find the way to win the match in five sets! Now, having watched Roger closely for quite a few years, I know that rarely does he play five-setters. Usually, that’s because he is very rarely pushed to the limit, but in last night’s match he was looking uncomfortable in the first two sets. But once he got the break at the end of the third, I knew that was it! That was all he needed (easy for me to say haha). With that said I must admit that Berdych is a top 20 player, who is very strong and clearly last night was very determined to win as, I suppose, is anyone, who steps on a tennis court against Roger Federer. In short what amazes me most about Federer is his ability to pull it together in the crucial moments, when it really counts, while being focused and precise for the entire duration of the match. I see so many good players who are shining at the start of the game, but towards the end their wheels completely fall off. I guess that’s the difference between good and great…
Go Roger, hope you win the Aussie Open this year!
Yours,
L.
2 comments:
It was just a matter of fate that berdych lost in was his neves in third set that got the best of him had it been the other three from the famous four they would have wiped the match then,no matter federer has dominated his generation of roddick,safin,hewitt but his time is gone and he it is nearly difficult for him to win aatleast this grandslam
Lola,
Yes, I agree. He is able to keep his cool at vital moments, and has great psychological stamina. Andy Roddick, after being two sets in the lead, and then losing a match to Federer, said that this was an aspect of Federer's game that he doesn't often receive credit for.
Federer is an amazing human being. Watching him play is like an aesthetic experience--he is graceful, elegant, and economical. He has a unique forehand stroke where he bends his wrist back and then whips it back at the last moment; when combined with the action of his torso and arm, he achieves a powerful and easily produced stroke. I think that he also might have brought in an original recovery shot: when the ball is almost out of reach on the forehand side Federer gains some momentum by flicking his wrist in a kind of swiping action. Commentators also speak of his amazing foot work.
I am also impressed by his sophisticated demeanour, and his ability to speak a few different languages--classy!
Jonathan B.
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