'Roger Federer could have defeated Tsitsipas in straight sets' - Rosset
In a column for Le Temps, the former gold medalist player Marc Rosset commented on Roger Federer's loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open. Rosset admitted that the Swiss wasted a lot of chances that could have made the situation much more different.
'Not necessarily, but I expected a complicated match', Rosset wrote. 'Stefanos Tsitsipas is a good player and the surface is fast. If Federer converts one or two break points, he can win this match in three sets and we will not speak about it anymore. He does not convert any of 12 and obviously it's another story. Players like Djokovic, Nadal or him are the strongest just because, usually, they make a difference in the key moments. Like boxers, they know how to protect themselves and lift again. Roger got strict and started hitting double faults. We know him: when he starts missing forehands, that's not a good sign. It means he is a little nervous, he hesitates when he hits the ball, he moves less well. So he lost but he does not give up. He was beaten by a very good player, one of the greatest promising stars in tennis, and he lost having a chance. It's not that he lost 6-2 6-1 6-2 ... We will have to see how the rest of the season goes, and making a balance after six months, not a week.'
In tennis, like in many other sports, there is a golden rule: you have to know how to use a chance when it comes. If you have some opportunities and you make them get carried away, it's bad for you because they will end up not being there anymore. Because you will start getting strict a little bit, getting frustrated, because the opponent will become confident as well. That's what happened on Sunday to Roger Federer.'
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from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2T68RR4
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