From the moment in which Roger Federer made official in the afternoon of two days ago that he will say goodbye to tennis at the end of the laver cup, the stratospheric numbers that Federer has achieved during his career only appears.
Among the many firstfruits achieved by the Basel Super Campeon, the consecutive victories record in Slam tournaments stands out. The Swiss teacher, in fact, is the only one who has won the title in two different majors during five consecutive editions, Wimbledon (2003-2007) and the US Open (2004-2008).
No one like him, including his two rivals of all time and with more Grand Slam trophies such as Rafael Nadal, who only got it in Roland Garros (2010-2014), and Novak Djokovic, which instead reached a maximum of three uninterrupted triumphs in the Australia Open (2011-2013).
The size of an athlete is measured, without a doubt, so that he conquers in his own discipline, but also because of his consideration. And Roger Federer also stands out in this, always enjoying everyone’s maximum respect.
That is why the dedications for the Swiss of the most illustrious colleagues Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are worth mentioning. “It has been a privilege to live these years with you,” the Mallorcan wrote, while the Serbian, despite the difficulty of facing this day, as he himself said, will remember Roger Federer as an example of what it means to achieve excellence, on and off the track.
Everyone of tennis pays tribute to the Basel original champion, who tried with all their mental and physical forces to return to the tour for one last time. In the end, however, he felt that it was really the time to stop: after the Laver Cup (September 23-25), he will end the career of one of the icons of this sport and beyond.
Mouratoglou comments on Federer
After talking about his first memory of Roger Federer when he totally broke after the Australian Open final in 2006, Patrick Mouratoglou this time revealed what made the Swiss a different player, apart from the rest of the circuit.
And contrary to popular belief, the tricolor coach insisted on the warrior side of the Swiss. “When you watch Roger Federer play tennis, the first thing you notice is that he has incredible talent and fluidity of movement.
But then you think…there are a lot of other tennis players who also have a certain fluidity and move well on the court. Why didn’t they win a Grand Slam when Federer won 20? Why ? Simply because he is a warrior. He always fought every point of the match as if it were the last.
There are very few tennis players who have this mentality. Thanks to this, he was able to enter the history of this sport.”
