I was at the Sony Ericsson tournament and watched world No. 1 Roger Federer play Tomas Berdych. I watched ironically with a friend, a guy who has never played tennis. He asked me "who is going to win?". I replied "Roger; the only person who can beat Roger is Roger".
Roger jumped on Berdych, playing an aggressive style and net rushing. Then he let up. My friend asked me "Why is he hitting those trick shots" (drop shots). Federer even double faulted on set point in the 1st. He eventually lost in 3 sets.
Roger is looking bored out there. He doesn't seem able to sustain intensity sufficiently against sound opponents. The crowd was whispering it is because of fatherhood. I think he needs a fresh outlook.
He looked so very tough and invincible at the beginning against Berdych. It almost looked like he felt uncomfortable rushing net and forcing play even though it was working.
What's up with Roger?
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