I’ve been reading a lot of posts about fans trashing Federer on youtube videos. I clicked on the links & read them and I will admit I was angry but then I thought about it again. 

Don’t hate them. What good does that do? They’re unlucky enough to not respect the man and player Federer is and what he has done to the game of tennis. Not appreciating his gift is a tragedy because his brilliance is unique and timeless. 

Forget the hate, the hate does nothing. Roger is the most loved tennis player whether he wins 10 titles in a season or 1. He also has the best fans in the world & we will get through this together. 

We should feel sorry for fans who delight in making crass comments about Roger because they are too shallow to soak in his class, grace & brilliance. 

So all you haters out there, all you disrespectful & downright vicious people, keep it going. You will never have my anger, you will forever have my pity. 

Why are you so perfect?

If anything is to come out of this, at least this shows how truly dedicated and amazing Roger Federer’s fans are.

‘The fact that players regard beating Federer a monumental achievement; that they take great pride in conquering him; that the few players who do have a winning record against him are seen as the next wave, the successors, the new ruling class; the fact that what is considered the greatest match of all time is the match Federer lost; that even when he’s not number 1 anymore, his losses still reverberate throughout tennis. This tells me that he is still the one, the one everybody wants to beat, the one everybody wants to surpass.

Because despite what anybody says, every tennis player is still measured against him; their achievements judged in light of his. And every time he is criticized, put down, brushed away as obsolete, and regarded as a has-been; every time his name pops up in match commentaries when he’s not even playing; every single time tennis talk invariably goes back to Roger, it becomes glaringly obvious and amazingly clear that there is simply no one else. And every disparaging remark and word of doubt is an unwitting tribute to the one who simply isn’t going anywhere yet, who is still part of the equation, and who, by his enduring presence and stature proves to me, beyond any doubt, that Roger Federer is the greatest of all time.’  - Homer Mendoza 

The Fedster stretching like a boss. 

I have a strong urge to run my hand down the stripe down the back of his shirt..

U.S. Open Men’s QF

Roger Federer def. Jo Wilfried Tsonga: 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

saltynoodles:

Flawless attire

I wanted to buy that jacket. 

Who is ready for some revenge from the Fed?

Federer on the bench Part II.

federerblog:

“I’m just excited playing against him, to be honest. He’s a nice player to watch and also to play against, he’s very interesting. And I thought we had a great match in Wimbledon, which unfortunately I ended up losing, but I thought I was playing great tennis and shouldn’t have. But look he did well and came back and proved in Montreal how good he is playing right now. So he’s definitely on a good streak, so I hope I can stop him this time.” - Roger Federer on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

That’s his nice way of saying ‘get ready to get beaten badly.’

Haha! What is Rog doing?