Roger Federer has an edge over other players - Gambill
Jan Gambill believes the top guys have a mental edge over the rest of the players when they face each other in official matches. Gambill has been coaching the American young guy Ernesto Escobedo for a while. Speaking to Tennis.com, Gambill said: “Ernesto in his heart is one of the nicest people I have ever met. But as a professional tennis player, you are out there by yourself in a match against a guy who wants to wipe you off the court. You better get a little bit of an edge. I think the world of Roger Federer, but if you tell me he doesn’t have an edge you are crazy.
The guy is out there to win tennis matches. He may be a gentleman on and off the court, but he has cultivated that thing that makes it work. So I have told Ernesto to be himself but look at guys like Roger that he admires, see that they have that edge and figure out how he can have something like that. We have slowly worked that into his makeup. It is starting to shine through. He is learning to be a little tougher and meaner on the court. It is starting to happen. I can see it in his eyes.”
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