Oct 19, 2017
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A short lesson of how you can support and respect your opponent.
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āIād love to come back. Iām waiting for an invitationā āYouāre always welcome here. This is your house, your kids, your familyā
A short lesson of how you can support and respect your opponent.
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Che gran sport il tennis!
Il tennis ha tutte le carte in regola per piacermi. Non possiede quella retorica di purezza e lealtĆ (chissĆ quanto sincera, poiā¦) propria di sport meno famosi nĆ© i difetti e le esasperazioni di altri piĆ¹ praticati, calcio in primis. Qualche anno fa ho letto Open, di Agassi che ĆØ stato uno dei miei idoli insieme al suo nemico giurato Sampras, Edberg e l'immortale Federer. Ricordo quanto magnificamente descritta sia in quelle pagine la solitudine che si prova su un campo da tennis, senza alcun contatto fisico con l'avversario e col solo scopo di spedire la pallina dove lui non possa arrivare a prenderla. Come in quasi tutti gli sport, a vincere ĆØ spesso il piĆ¹ forte ma ci sono diversi modi di essere forte. C'ĆØ chi ci riesce con una tecnica sopraffina, chi si destreggia con la potenza fisica, chi mentalmente appare inattaccabile e chi arriva al top grazie alla costanza. Ho visto campioni alternarsi al vertice, sfidarsi duramente, infliggersi umiliazioni o combattere con foga ma sempre chiudere la partita stringendosi la mano. Nessun rancore (almeno apparente) ma anche nessuna ipocrisia. Non si festeggia insieme ma neanche si fa troppa polemica lƬ per lƬ, insomma. SƬ, del tennis mi piace tutto, tranne che giocarlo. Ci ho provato da ragazzo ma, una volta di piĆ¹, mi ha fregato il carattere. Serviva piĆ¹ calma di quanta ne avessi. Anche ora non sono messo meglio quanto a serenitĆ nell'atto sportivo ma per quelli che faccio, ovvero nuoto e bici, basta andare piĆ¹ forte di qualsiasi avversario piĆ¹ o meno improvvisato per ottenere l'appagamento necessario, magari anche a dispetto di una tecnica non proprio cristallina. Al contrario di Roger, che ieri ha scritto un'altra pagina bellissima non solo per il tennis ma per tutto lo sport. Poi siamo quasi coetanei, quindiā¦
Exactly 8 years ago, he had been defeated three times in a row on three different surfaces by greatest competitor the game has ever seen also his biggest nemesis on the court. At the conclusion of Aus Open he did his best to conduct the loserās formalities with his customary charming graciousness. Instead he crumbled, he burst into tears. This, it appeared, was his āBjorn Borg momentā.
Whatever he might have said ( āOh god, itās killing meā), for him that moment wasnāt just about defeat, it wasnāt just about the spirit-sapping closeness of the competition,it wasnāt just about top spin relentlessly exploiting his backhand,but it was Nadal who had managed to get well and truly inside his head. The most sublime talent the game had seen appeared exhausted. If you have reached the heights he has reached, you donāt come back.
Among all of these outstanding figures in his exclusive record book, this Aus Open title is the most astounding. This is because there was a moment when it seemed he was finished. There was the upsetting loss to Raonic in the semi-final on his beloved Wimbledon turf, perhaps down to him suffering fromĀ knee injury which ensued uncharacteristic retirement from the season. There is greater strength in depth than ever before on the menās tour with āBig 4ā peak of their career and The Spaniard showing glimpse of vintage best and, yet, he continues to make history.
The tears that doused the Rod Laver Arena on that Sunday 8 years ago which marked end of an era also were symptomatic of one of the most poignant rituals in sport: the rare moment of a hand over of ascendancy coming Full circle tonight with āRoger Federerā re-instilling his supremacy and resuming the normal order at 35 years of age yet refusing to put his foot down.
I loved you then, I love you still, I always have.
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La final soƱada Federer - Nadal #FedererNadal #AusOpen2017 #NadalMAXgrande a las 9:30
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Roger Federerās speech at Rafa Nadal Academy opening ceremony. Respect.
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