Roger Federer moves so incredibly, he can go all the way - John McEnroe
On Eurosport, the seven-time Grand Slam winner John McEnroe commented on the keys to Roger Federer's longevity. The American said: "I think the biggest change with him was with the bigger racket, that allowed him to go on the ball. He is 37, he moves so incredibly in the world. He has not played here in four years and he has a chance to go all the way, that's thank to the quality of his work in the last two years. He has won Majors, he is still contending and it will obviously be tough for him to go all the way."
Federer did not know what to expect as he had never faced Otte: "I did not know him. Maybe at times, I was waiting too much, what was going to happen, what he was going to miss. He did not. He served well, it was tough and it was a different match but the crowd enjoyed."
Analyzing Federer's win over Oscar Otte, Wilander added: "He led most of the rallies, he seemed to be in control with when he was going for shots when he was going for shorter rallies, it depended on the scoreboard too."
On Alexander Zverev beating John Millman in five sets, Wilander concluded: "Two sets to love doesn’t do it in Grand Slams. That's something he needs to get used to doing. It’s like an equation. How hard do you press when you are two sets up? Or wait for the other guy to fold. I think most probably he hasn’t quite figured it out. When you are two sets up you have to reinvent the tactics a little. When Nadal wins the first two sets and Federer they are going further forwards and they go harder, risking more. I think Zverev tends to invite opponents back."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2IdBTKr
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