Everyone goes on about Nadal as the person who will rather die than lose a match. I've seen from Federer that he too never gives up until the last point either, but no one will ever associate him with that kind of attitude? Why?
A great champion needs talent, specially to deliver when it matters, and fighting spirit in order to win many grand slams. Federer has both, the other guys in his generation lacked in both departments, that is the reason he always prevailed in those times.
All this spartan stuff. The biggest reason he won so much, in the weak era was his movement. He was playing so many players that just could not match his athleticism, except for one and he was just a kid.
What has winning or losing 5 set matches got to do with anything? Surely it would be better to not even get yourself into that position? It's more 'spartan' to dominate with force than having to make a comeback surely.
I never watched Federer in his peak years (only started watching in 2012), but I was told that it would be a big thing if people could even take Federer to 4 sets let alone 5 he was that dominant. The point that's being made is that will he always believe he can win until the match is over.
There are some users that refer to him as going on 'walkabout', in this instance I do believe it's age. You can't keep up your concentration for as long as you used to be able to. Yes, it's finesse vs brutality..but both have the same thing on their mind I feel.
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