Roger Federer is Human After All
Tennis’ version of Superman, Roger Federer was grounded on Sunday by Guillermo Canas, the loss ended Federer’s 41 match winning streak.
Federer made no excuses stating that Canas played a perfect match in the end, serving well and making no unforced errors.
Guillermo Canas is somewhat of a strange cinderella story in the Pacific Life Open. He just returned to play last September after serving a fifteen month suspension. Canas had been ranked as high as number 8 in the world before having been suspended but was coming into Pacific Life ranked number 60. He shouldn’t even technically been playing in the tournament, sliding in as a “lucky loser” only after Xavier Malisse had withdrawn, but strong serves and solid play with few mistakes launched him past the best tennis player in the world.
Federer described it as “normal tennis” saying he wasn’t bothered by the end of his winning streak, just five matches away from breaking the all time record held by another Guillermo - Guillermo Vilas, who had forty-six consecutive victories.
Roger Federer plays the way all legendary athletes are supposed to - he goes out and gives it his all in every single match, concerning himself with the moment at hand not breaking some record however close it may be. Just wait and before you know it another year will have past and Roger will have gone another 34, 39, maybe 45 matches without a defeat and we’ll all be talking about him dethroning Vilas as the consecutive match king again.
I do want to thank Guillermo Canas however, if for nothing else than bringing truth the the statement “any given Sunday.”
Roger Federer, Federer, Pac Life, pro tennis tour, tennis win streak
May 1st, 2007 at 9:29 am
He is still a God and I would give anything to step on the court with him for 1 game.