Visibly upset by the disappearance of the one-handed backhand among the players ranked in the world top 10, Roger Federer continued his remarks by analyzing the tennis currently practiced on the circuit.
And even if we feel that the Swiss is taking tweezers so as not to offend anyone, his observation about modern tennis is quite clear: it is sorely lacking in variety and therefore creativity. An observation that he shared in a recent interview with the magazine GQ.
“I like to see explosive and athletic players. Nowadays, I would like to have a little more variety, and also more trips to the net. We’ll see where the game evolves. The problem is when similar players play against each other, most points play out the same way. And my goal on the circuit was to always play every point the same way against my opponent, that’s what he wants. What he doesn’t want is for me to mix things up and be varied. So for me, seeing two guys playing against each other and having 20 identical points one after the other can be interesting. This can be very interesting. It’s like a showdown. But I like to say to myself: ‘Let’s not get into a tug-of-war, let’s get into another game.’
Published on Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 6:08 p.m.
2024-03-20 17:08:00
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