Federer’s Resurgence

The year has passed by as far as the tennis season is concerned. And for Roger Federer, probably 2010 is one of the most dramatic seasons if not the most. Barring the Australian Open, the first half year was a disaster for him. He struggled and struggled and struggled. I don’t remember if he won any ATP title prior to the French Open. In French Open, Soderling won his first match against Federer after 13 consecutive losses. And when he struggled in a 5 set match against Falla in the early rounds of Wimbledon, I got a doubt if he could make it to the finals. Eventually Federer was knocked out of the Wimbledon in the quarter finals by Berdych. Federer lost his number one ranking to Nadal again. He even dropped to the third spot. The best player of all times was at all time low. The media had written him off.

Then the North American season commenced in August 2010. The wounded tiger had to prove his class. The mission for the unfinished job began. Roger reached Toronto Masters finals and lost to Murray. But he won the Cincinnati Masters beating Mardy Fish. He was a strong contender for the US open which followed. But unfortunately even with two match points he lost to Djokovic in the semis which was a big blow for him and for his fans in particular. But the king wasn’t deterred. He again reached the Shanghai masters final and lost to Murray. Then on he easily won the Stockholm open and at Basel(Swiss Open), his home ground(should I say home court?). Paris masters should have been a cakewalk for him but he couldn’t convert those 5 match points against Monfils. The reason? Federer’s growing number of unforced errors. May be he was relying too much on his serve.

Then in November(end), the year ending tournament arrived. London masters. Top 8 players played. Federer and Nadal reached the finals. It was sort of a climax wherein the stadium was filled with numerous celebrities. Federer rose to the occasion and played a perfect match to beat Nadal. He played amazing ground strokes to outclass Nadal. Congratulations Roger !

Federer has beaten Djokovic in every single match after his US open debacle. He also took his revenge against Murray in London masters. And his victory over Nadal was the sweetest. Federer has reached finals of every ATP tournament since Wimbledon except the US open and the Paris masters. In both these losses he had match points. That sums it all up. Currently, Federer is at number 2 ranking as there is still some gap with Nadal in terms of points. But at the moment, Federer is one player with full confidence and the player to beat. I am sure he would have his name written all over 2011. Keep going Fedex and all the best. Stay injury free as always and show the guys the door