The Ageless Roger Federer Is the People’s Choice

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Published: September 12, 2015

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NEW YORK — He was finished with Stan Wawrinka, but the fans were not finished with Roger Federer. They never are. It doesn’t matter. In Australia. At Wimbledon. Or Friday night, at the U.S. Open.

Federer is the people’s choice in tennis. That was loudly obvious in the plaza at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He had shown up in the ESPN booth for a post-match interview, where on a set with a transparent backing he was clearly visible—while the crowd was clearly audible.

“Let’s go, Roger!” they chanted, as Federer was talking to Brad Gilbert, the onetime player and current analyst. “Let’s go, Roger!” Roger is always going, from tournament to tournament, even though he turned 34 a few weeks ago, and up toward the top of the rankings—to second below Novak Djokovic.

Time and effort—and success—have worked to his advantage and to the advantage of tennis, a sport that, like golf, has no team loyalty and therefore requires stars who have lasting power, like Andre Agassi, who played into his 30s before retiring, and like Roger Federer, who may never retire.

“I enjoy the sport,” he said after the 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 semifinal victory over Wawrinka that took just one hour and 32 minutes. “I’m playing great, and I like to see my old friends.” Whether in New York or London or Indian Wells, everyone is Federer’s old friend. The world is his home court.

A few days ago, he played John Isner in the Open. Isner was the last American male in the championship. Federer is from Switzerland.

Despite the wish for an American man to make noise at the Open, the crowd still cheered more for Federer, who heard a big ovation after losing a point when he chased all the way to the back of the court.

“If I played against anyone else, the crowd would have been more behind me,...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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