It runs at the ATP Finale for the first Game of the semi-finals between Roger Federer and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek is testing the Swiss with a good drop shot, but Federer finishes with these, and scores. Shortly thereafter, he sprints after a power scooter to the front and actually manages to bring the bat head on the Ball. Most of the spectators in the overflowing O2 Arena to scream with enthusiasm, and many of you are probably thinking: This man is supposed to be 38 years old?
“The most remarkable aspect of Federer’s relationship to time is that he ages differently from any other tennis player in history – actually, he doesn’t seem to age at all”, on Saturday and in the program booklet that was distributed at the ATP finals, respectively, to the visitors.
Logically, even an exception such as the Basel, the aging process does not stop, a little delay but. In any case, the body currently. This has not proven to be Federer’s only in the aforementioned scenes, but also in the group match against Novak Djokovic, as he was, to use a metaphor Muhammad Ali, like a butterfly on the Court hovered and, with a precise reason as well as stabbing her premiums as a bee. In the Wimbledon final against the same adversary had Federer operates for five hours on the highest level. This is only in the situation who is fit as a fiddle.
the mental toughness in the Big Points Missing?
The physique is not, for it is also 17 years younger Tsitsipas the Problem. And yet, closes at the end with the 3:6-4:6-defeat for Federer in ominous kind of a circle, he has lost against the newly promoted already at the Australian Open, his first official tournament of the tennis year 2019. The defeat is so unnecessary as the other; in London, as in Melbourne, he was tense at times, acted in the important moments of the passive, let many break chances and built up his talented opponent.
Physically, Federer cannot keep up yet, playfully, he needs to hide anyway in front of anyone, but it seems that him in the Big Points sometimes the mental lacks hardness. While promoted as Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem with a I-conquer-the-world attitude occur, the Swiss often more hesitant than in the past.
Indirectly, Federer is the yourself. He must continue to do a better Job, to find out how he did with those moments, deal with it. “Because the opportunities were there, as in Indian Wells and Wimbledon. And such moments can change an entire season.” In fact: he Would have been in the Wimbledon Final recycled a match ball, would not lay the balance of the year now (53 wins, 10 defeats, 4 title, 3), but excellent fail.
Sometimes the Freshness is missing in the head
Possible causes there are several. Maybe Federer with four children, his Foundation, the obligations to sponsors and the Promotion of the Laver has missing Cups in addition to his day job as a tennis Pro so much on the neck, that sometimes in the head the necessary Freshness. Just as likely, however, is: If everything goes according to Plan, tense it, because he knows the only a gap open time window. The desire to Tennis , and achievements is, in fact, big as ever. But all too many chances to win big titles, it will not provide Federer the generated pressure, may be inhibitory.
A not to be underestimated factor is the strong competition is also. Because many of the actors between the ages of 18 and 24 years of great progress, there are always more opponents who are able to take advantage of small weaknesses. This experience also Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
The output location for the tennis year 2020, is extremely exciting: the changing of the guard? Or three Superstars to dominate once more, the Grand Slam tournaments? If he not overwhelmed with the many fights in the next few months and stay healthy, has Federer on the action, in any case, still the physique and class, in the fight for the major title. If he is different than 2019 win one of these, is yet uncertain. Sometimes a single ball from a change of the difference between tribulation and bliss. As in Wimbledon this year.
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Created: 17.11.2019, 20:02 PM
