A story about Roger Federer
At the US Open in 2002, I spent the day watching the side-court matches. There was a match that had no spectators at all that was going on, and I started to watch. For 45 minutes, I and the umpire, were the only people watching this match. It was Roger Federer.
The side court matches are very close and personal. You really see the expression and focus of each player. I couldn’t even tell if Federer was winning or losing, didn’t know who he was, but his way of hitting the ball was both sollid and fluid at the same time. He wasn’t quite as relaxed as he seems now, but you could see that there was something different about his style. He’s the first player since Borg that seems to have that wonderful combination of relaxed intensity.
