@@MARA_Millionaire ppl say djokovic best year is 2011 yet he lost the french open and down 2 mp at the us open to Fed. And that was 5 years past fed's best year. peak fed would do well aganst peak djokovic
Federer really liked taking on the greatest variety of athletic challenges offered by the game. Federer took matches in that direction. and replays of those matches show how the entire crowd loved see tennis played that way.
I'd love to know what Federer said to him at the net at the end, that put the smile on the Germans face. Paused at 16:28 is a great picture of sportsmanship!
No pro player plays at 50-60%, it's just not possible. Level is very high nowadays and although the top players can control a match, they have to play 85-90% of their level. This level can be astounding when top players play eachothers but if they take it easy in the first rounds, they can lose