Why Roger Federer Must Close out 2015 with Championship-Level Tennis

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Published: October 14, 2015

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Roger Federer’s failure to defend his Shanghai Masters title will be important in looking to a stronger finish in 2015. Never mind that he lost nearly 1,000 ranking points, which means falling further behind Andy Murray for the chance to be the year-end No. 2 player in the world.

There are huge opportunities just ahead, and it will be imperative that Federer builds on the excellence he displayed in competing for the Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles.

On the surface, it might seem less important that Federer play as well in October and November. After all, he is a legendary champion whose most important objective is to get that elusive 18th major title.

So why is now the future?



 

Pushing a Boulder


There’s a Greek myth that could serve as a gruelling analogy to how difficult it can be to perform week after week on the ATP tour. A king named Sisyphus is given a brutal punishment by the gods for various reasons. His task is to roll a large boulder to the top of a steep hill, watch the boulder fall back to the bottom of the hill and then repeat this monotonous task through all eternity.

Tennis, fortunately, has greater variety and creativity, but no matter how great Federer and other champions perform, there’s always another week filled with all manner of training repetitions and duels against other hungry competitors. It can be laborious, painful and disheartening, and at times it may also seem meaningless if there are no laurel wreaths or golden trophies.

Sisyphus was no doubt strengthened beyond his normal stature even if he was languishing through a task that had little or no value. Federer, who is trying to enhance all of the positive changes to the details in his game, understands that the work he puts in now could be the edge he needs when he must push harder than ever before. In March 2014 he told the Daily Mail that he worked har...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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