Champions are Human
How else can you explain Federer facing a match point against Olivier Rochus or this? Sport is a leveller and we see that every day.
CNN tracks Federer’s progress on grass this week:
Federer had struggled all week here beating Indian qualifier Rohan Bopanna 7-6 6-2 in the first round before battling over three sets to defeat France’s Richard Gasquet 7-6 6-7 6-4.
On a given day, any individual or team can defeat any one else. We think that the oft stated any thing can happen in sport is not always true. Then, we see Bangladesh defeat Australia in tests and Senegal defeat France in football. We know instantly that any thing can indeed happen in sport.
It always occurs when we least expect it. The unpredictability is thrilling and is one of the many factors which draws us to sport. It is a far more important aspect than we usually realise.
Tags: Roger Federer, Tiger Woods.
June 20th, 2006 at 8:12 am
Wouldn’t you say that the “inhuman” part of sport is getting OUT of a hole like overcoming an opponent at matchpoint ??
Ture, Federer has oft shown his “human” side, but judging him from his performance at Halle merely days after he got out of the gruelling conditions of clay is a little unfair - re-adjusting to grass is a herculean effort in itself; and winning a grass-court tournament a week after making it to the finals of a clay-court slam is superhuman!
June 20th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
I disagree. It is not inhuman. It shows that you should keep trying till the end.
I wasn’t judging Federer in the post. I was reiterating any thing can happen in sport.