Roger Federer has announced his retirement from professional tennis. He leaves behind a distinct, beautiful (of course) mark on the sport, jon_wertheim writes
Roger Federer Leaves Behind Distinct, Beautiful Mark on Tennis
, perhaps the single purest shot ever hit. Federer, more than any player, reminded us why a batted tennis ball is known as “a stroke.”Bob Martin/Sports Illustrated If his matches weren’t especially suspenseful, the mystery came in how his greatness would reveal itself. What bit of sorcery would he impart on an opponent, who sometimes seemed less an adversary than a partner in a performance? The hothead had been replaced, not by a clinical coolness but by a joyous everyman who smiled a lot and, openly, admitted to loving his job.
No sooner had Federer learned to embrace rivalry—liking Nadal but also wanting to beat him—than came Novak Djokovic. An ambitious Serb whose game simply lacked weakness, Djokovic began as ankle-biter, an annoyance. But he tended to play his best tennis against Federer, often snatching victory from defeat on the biggest stages., Federer was a single point from victory against Djokovic and couldn’t close.
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