Roger Federer Admits To Being ‘Spoiled’ After Wimbledon Defeat

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Published: August 13, 2010

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In an interview on the eve of his first-round match against Juan Ignacio Chela at the Masters 1000 event in Toronto, Roger Federer was asked to explain his reaction to losing unexpectedly to Tomas Berdych at Wimbledon this year.

"Obviously with all that success, you know, I got spoiled," said Federer. "That's something I have to deal with, and I'm looking forward to hopefully change that."

If one recalls, the Swiss blamed various aches and pains to explain that loss to Berdych.

I was compelled to write a piece on that interview shortly after it was made public, not long after the conclusion of a match that saw Federer hitting winners and arching his back to unleash 125 mph serves at his opponent.

Many subsequent critiques on that loss appeared in the days following the quarterfinal encounter, mainly refuting Federer's "injury" claims.

Even renowned coach, Nick Bollettieri, felt the need to defend Federer's post-match words, around two weeks afterwards, stating that the Swiss did look injured, as he was "spraying" shots all over the place at the beginning of the match.

According to Bollettieri, there is no way Federer's initial struggles could have been the result of the relentless barrage coming from the other side of the net. Absolutely not—it would have been sacrilegious to even think like that!

His defense is now irrelevant, of course, as was Federer's "explanation" at the news conference. And all the arguments among tennis fans on blogs and sports sites (and on a piece I wrote countering Bollettieri's claims), have come down to Federer just behaving like a child on a temper tantrum.

Berydch was, in fact, the better man in that match and deserves all the accolades for his relentless and consistent display of solid, attacking tennis. Federer should have acknowledged this, though his recent comment in Toronto is certainly a step in the right direction.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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