Federer at Aus Open
Watched Roger Federer play today in the 1st round of the Aus Open for a whole set, been a while since I did that. He played an Italian guy called Seppi and beat him in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6, 7-6.
A few observations from the game:
1. The game was a really good workout for Fedex for a 1st round; Seppi is a really good player ranked in the 30s
2. It’s very sad that someone like Seppi has to face up to Fedex so early; the guy could easily have reached the 3rd or 4th round if not for this draw. I guess that’s just the luck of the draw.
3. When Federer was being stretched in the 3rd set, I got wondering about his will to raise his game to just get to the 2nd round, which he can so easily take for granted. Found new respect for all these players for doing this for years.
4. Having wowed at all aspects of Federers game for a while, I had missed the quality and power of his serve somehow, had only noticed the poetry in the action. Worth doing a 1-on-1 comparison of his and Sampras’ serve sometime.
Want to catch as much of the master as possible while he’s around.