RF continues his awesome form in the Roland Garros. It is such a pleasure to watch him play - makes me wanna watch Prince of Tennis series again! Yesterday, he took on the hometown favourite, Gael Monfils (who did superbly well to defeat Andy Roddick earlier on), and promptly disposed him in three straight sets. RF showed his greatness as one of the best tennis player in history by focusing on his game and moving on from any judgmental error of the umpire. In my opinion, I think Pistol Pete is the only one better than him, but nobody plays the game as beautifully and coolly as RF.
With Nadal defeated early, the stage is set for RF to finally capture the Grand Slam which had long eluded him. The expectations are greater than ever for him to win the Grand Slam on clay. In an article on the Roland Garros website, it says,
I too, hope that he will be able to do it this time. And with his other nemesis, Andy Murray, out of the way too, perhaps it will be a stroll in the park for RF. :-)
With Nadal defeated early, the stage is set for RF to finally capture the Grand Slam which had long eluded him. The expectations are greater than ever for him to win the Grand Slam on clay. In an article on the Roland Garros website, it says,
"When I walk on the streets or drive in the transportation or go for dinner, everybody is (saying) 'This is your year, you've got to do it. They're screaming from their scooters and out of the car," said Federer of the weight of expectation on his shoulders since four-time champion Rafael Nadal was eliminated. "They even get out at the red lights and want me to sign an autograph or take a picture. It's quite incredible this last couple of weeks. It just shows me that everybody is watching the French Open here, and it's great to get the support. Once out in the stadium it's amazing. We don't have a grand Slam in Switzerland, but I definitely feel at home in the Grand Slams, and especially here."It is so touching that so many people hope for RF to win. Even a player of his stature, can be so inspired by his fans to win the title. This is quite evident from the emotions RF showed in his recent wins - the fist pumps, the jump into the air, the shouts from the usually quiet gentleman. RF even conveyed his excitement to his fans via Facebook recently, after beating Tommy Haas. Technically, RF can read my comment if he managed to go thru' each of the ~60,000 feedbacks! RF even put up a video to show that it is indeed himself using the FB account.
I too, hope that he will be able to do it this time. And with his other nemesis, Andy Murray, out of the way too, perhaps it will be a stroll in the park for RF. :-)
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