Fanning the Fire: Roger Federer Burns Deeper Than Rafael Nadal

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Published: September 24, 2010

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The merits of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are not up for debate, nor what their rivalry has brought to tennis.

Yet draw a line, and almost every fan will step to one side or the other: favor Roger or favor Rafa. This collaboration takes the view from either side of the net. Neither will change the allegiance of the other, just offer the other man’s point of view: anti’s case for Rafa. And, by special request, add a third to the trilogy: Nole by Long John [warning: opens another site].


Tennis is like an orchestra. Each instrument plays its part, harmonises with its neighbor, carries a melody, beats a rhythm, picks up a subtle theme, and winds it through the symphony’s movement.

Tennis is like a ballet. Music, dancer, choreographer, and setting interweave to tell a story as compelling as a love affair or as heart-rending as tragedy.

Tennis is like game of chess. Opposing hands lift and shift the contrasting pieces, creating patterns and strategies as complex as a computer program, with movements both concise and evasive, elegant and simple.

Tennis is a drama of infinite possibilities with no right answers, no perfect solution, and no ideal player. What unfolds between two the protagonists is all the more beautiful for its contrast and its balance, its ebb and flow, its power and touch, its energy and stillness.



What would Siegfried be without the counterbalance of Odette? Where is victory for the white queen if there is no black king? Where is the wintry intensity of Vivaldi’s soaring violin without the stirring thrum of cello and bass?

 

 

 

Bjorn Borg glistened against the heat of John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova took flight from the grounded Chris Evert, and Nadal’s physical presence is burnished by Federer’s gilding.

Yet one instrument always, always strikes a deeper ch...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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