Stan Wawrinka , from Switzerland
The commentator Pat MCEnroe expressed the opinion that Wawrinka caved.
I don’t think so.
He played Federer at his best.
Few can stand up to that.
Tonight Federer looked thin, I mean athletically thin.
He had the eye of the tiger.
Like Ali in the Ring, Federer seems to float across the court.
Coiling his body into every shot, every shot a power shot.
Federer is truly a phenomena.
He is the Muhammad Ali of Tennis.
I mean, in athletic terms.
He is a step ahead of, a blur faster than his opponents.
As a personality, he is different in some ways.
Federer seems appreciative of his opponents.
As people and as players.
He doesn’t seem over-impressed with his own accomplishments.
He loves tennis.
He loves to talk about tennis.
He was being interviewed after a tough match and while mentioning some of the hard fought rallies and rugged points, Jim Currier asked, “But you like that though, don’t you?”
Federer’s face lit up, “I do. I like the pressure, I love it.
The hard points and the difficult shots are the most fun.”
I’d advise anyone interested in watching a living legend in his prime, watch the rest of the Australian Open.
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