This would probably be my last blog on Abang Frederer. Well, at least until the next Slam. But, now that he's a record holder of the most Slam titles, the question of "Is Frederer the greatest ever?" should be put to rest.
To me, he's da man. Holding on to top spot for 237wks takes a lot of discipline and self belief. Especially you have the likes of young strong players lurking on the rear mirror. Of the top 5 longest #1 rank holder of all time, he's the only non-American. In fact, him being Swiss is also a testament of how great he is, coming from a country not known to produce great tennis player.
Being one of the only 3 (in the open era) male singles player to ever won on all 4 Slams is also a testament of how awesome this brader is. Even the great Sampras have never won all 4. The other two are Rod Laver of the 60's and Agassi of the 90's.
And the sucker punch is; he doesn't even have a coach. In the Wimbledon finals, Roddick was an altogether new player. And reason #1; he's got a new coach. Nadal, Murray and almost the rest of the pros have a squadron of coaches, therapists and physicists. Not Frederer. Read here or Read here.
When Rog performance took a blip in 2008, people went like "seee, i told u that u need a coach!". But that statement came in after 4years+ at #1. And now, he's back at the top spot and still, without a coach or mentor. This guy comes up with strategies and tactics himself! Gila!
And to top it up, in '03, he founded the "Roger Frederer Foundation" that focuses on helping the disadvantaged. And with him being an active humanitarian such as UN's Goodwill Ambassador and UNICEF, we all should be happy to have such a champion.
So, a record was broken yesterday and I want to be part of history by blogging about this great man. With all time record of 15 Slam titles, his mastery in tennis should never be question. Do you notice that his power backhand swing is by using just 1 hand, not both hands? How kewl is that?
Enough from me. I'm biased anyway. Let's hear out what the rest of the pros or sport commentators think about him. Click here to bbc.co.uk blog.
2 comments:
He's the greatest man, I have to agree with you. First time saw him on TV when I was in the UK and can tell that he's totally a different class of a player.
thks shah.
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