Not the package-delivering kind....the tennis-god kind.
The maestro put up his most sublime performance yet to land a 10th grand slam title, demonstrating again and again through the tournament, the ever-widening chasm between him and his other mortal tennis-playing contemporaries.
No wonder even Rod Laver, widely considered to be the best ever to wield a tennis racquet, couldn't help but praise Roger Federer after watching him destroy Andy Roddick in the semi-finals at the 2007 Australian open.
Said he, "Roger's got too many shots, too much talent in one body. It's hardly fair that one person can do all this -- his backhands, his forehands, volleys, serving, his court position ... the way he moves around the court, you feel like he's barely touching the ground, and that's the sign of a great champion."
Looking at the way he is playing now, it looks more like a question of 'when' and not 'if, he adds the French Open title to his overflowing trophy cabinet.
The maestro put up his most sublime performance yet to land a 10th grand slam title, demonstrating again and again through the tournament, the ever-widening chasm between him and his other mortal tennis-playing contemporaries.
No wonder even Rod Laver, widely considered to be the best ever to wield a tennis racquet, couldn't help but praise Roger Federer after watching him destroy Andy Roddick in the semi-finals at the 2007 Australian open.
Said he, "Roger's got too many shots, too much talent in one body. It's hardly fair that one person can do all this -- his backhands, his forehands, volleys, serving, his court position ... the way he moves around the court, you feel like he's barely touching the ground, and that's the sign of a great champion."
Looking at the way he is playing now, it looks more like a question of 'when' and not 'if, he adds the French Open title to his overflowing trophy cabinet.
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