We would love to take Roger Federer in our arms, says Rosset
On a column for Le Temps, the former world no. 9 Marc Rosset spoke about Roger Federer's loss to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final in an emotional way. Rosset believes that it was one of the five most emotional experiences he ever went through in sports. He wrote: "Had he won, we would have been happy. He won his 21st major title, but would we have loved him more for that? Heroically beaten, empathy adds to the admiration. We would love to encourage him, comfort him, take him in our arms, tell him that we love him."
On L'Equipe, the former world No. 1 Mats Wilander wrote: "This final has been so insane that lots of ideas are shoving in my head. First, I find it amazing that Federer can compete with this level, against Djokovic, on grass, with his setback to one hand. Because the ball quality of "Djoko" is staggering. Playing in half-stolen against this guy, I can't believe it. And yet Roger did it. Next, to that, there's a big flat. And it's Federer's only fault during this game. At 8-7, 40-15, he should never have served hard at the centre. On the first game ball, it was necessary to serve sliced on the right shot. This is the base: serve on the weakness of the opponent He would have blocked Djokovic, then forced him to take out something big. I also found that Novak was quieter than Roger That it meant much more for Roger than for Novak to win this game. On the important points, especially during tie-breaks, we felt Novak's calm no need to excite me, I have four or five years left to win other great slams."
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