Federer leaves, tennis loses the greatest
from Roberto Chiesa
16 Sep 2022
The legend has no age, the body does. And 41 are so many. Even if the enthusiasm is that of a child and the talent that of no one ever before. Maybe even later. There was a during and we enjoyed it. First of all the Swiss and then all the fans, Pillow cases belongs to everyone. And terrible that it has won 103 tournaments it’s terrible 20 of the Slam it’s terrible 310 weeks from number 1 in the world it is not about telling Roger’s world. “Genius and regularity” for a champion who has always known how to work seriously for that splendid natural vocation in a tennis manual. And if in the 25 years of career everything has changed, well he not only knew how to change, but also anticipated what would have been. L’evolution of materials who have the story transformed from game to sport. A heelless Achilles. He pulled hard and on the lines and then to paint. He played a lot and won everything and when a few lights came on on the dashboard of the years, smart as it is, it reduced the mileage. In the field only when the pains professionally, maniacally treated, allowed him to play to win. There is no alternative for a predestined. There is no stammering career end. There is a time to unplug. And be content with living among the gods. It deserved to be told by the greatest, from Lombardi to Mura, perhaps Galeazzi or Tommasi engaged in other battles, up to the supreme Clerici. That’s defining a Federer match “a fucking religious experience” left the only 4 words that today deserve to be spent.
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