Roger Federer was a joy to watch against Novak Djokovic, says Bollettieri
On a column for The Independent, the American coach Nick Bollettieri praised Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic's performances in the Wimbledon final.
Bollettieri wrote: "Both players were magnificent. It was a brilliant advertisement for our sport, from the moment Djokovic and Federer started the match to their great dignity in their interviews at the end. I’m reluctant to say that either player deserved to win more than the other, but Djokovic demonstrated once again what a superb all-round player he is. Man, this guy just has no weaknesses. At the baseline, in particular, I thought that more often than not the advantage went to him. Federer, nevertheless, was a joy to watch. What he is achieving at the age of 37 is quite stunning. Should he have taken one of his two match points? I’m certainly not going to point the finger at the great man, but what you can say is that pressure gets to everybody.
"Nine out of 10 times Federer would have won one of those two match points, but you never can tell what goes through a player’s mind in a situation like that. Djokovic, too, had moments where he seemed to be feeling the pressure, which shouldn’t be a surprise given the enormity of the prize. One of the other lessons that I felt came out of this fortnight was that the two-handed backhand will generally get the better of a one-handed backhand. When you have a two-handed backhand like Djokovic’s it’s a fantastic weapon," concluded Bollettieri, who runs the IMG Academy.
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