Roger Federer looked like an immovable object in the early years of his career. His performance showed such complete dominance that any player would do anything physically and mentally to beat him. He finally met his unstoppable force in Rafael Nadal, who defeated Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final and ended his streak.
While many tennis fans saw the human side of Federer, the Swiss Master himself was crushed. a loss Losing his winning streak on the best arena probably made matters worse and the 20-time Grand Slam champion revealed his loss in a recent interview.
‘Federer 2.0 entered the building’ – Federer reveals how he came to be. “devastated” after losing to Rafa
In an interview with GQ Sports, the interviewer told Roger Federer that he could relate to him more in the second half of his career because he seemed more human then. because he lost some matches and wasn’t on a winning streak like he used to be.
To which Federer replied: “I think in 2008 when I lost to Rafa [at Wimbledon], I was devastated after losing that match. But then I came to America a month later and people are still talking about it, “So you lost. But when the human side of you comes out and we’ve seen you win so much. So seeing you on the losing side felt really different and special. Federer 2.0 went into a building-type thing that, well, now he was the one who was going to lose, and so he is.”
Federer’s match with Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2008 was special. It was special at the time. , Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal ranked number 1 and number 2. In 2008, they met in the final for the third time in a row. Roger Federer won the first two times, but the third match was historically different. Nadal won the match that lasted 4 hours and 48 minutes 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7.
He continued to explain why people were so close to him. much after that loss was because everyone loses at some point in their lives and watching their favorite tennis players lose gave them a reason to relate to him.
However, Federer will always be one of the most talked about tennis personalities because he. several activities, especially in his upcoming documentary about the last days of his career. Let’s dive deep into it!
“So many moments when you feel pain” – cried Roger Federer while watching his documentary
Apart from a thousand things about the Swiss Master, he is also working on a documentary. with Joe Sabia and Asif Kapadia with Amazon. When asked about the reason for making the documentary, Federer said: “Well, to be honest, I didn’t… Then when the end came and the Laver Cup was set, the question was: well, do we want something documented .just for my own story, for my own kids, to friends, coaches and team.”
At Joe Sabia’s request, Federer agreed to watch an hour-long screening of his pre-production documentary? , who is “very emotional, it’s hard to look at Federer’s agent], and we’re like, “Oh my god, wow.” Federer described his emotions watching the screen: “I cried. about six times.” I just think there are so many moments where you feel that suffering… You see the end coming and the end point is here, but it’s beautiful. But it’s just getting through it emotionally for me, probably, it’s hard.”
However, it’s exciting to watch the tennis legend play again through his documentary. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments section below!
