"Nobody will ever play tennis like Roger" - Mouratoglou on Federer's legacy
One of the best coaches in the world, Patrick Mouratoglou spoke to Tennis Majors about Roger Federer, who announced that he's retiring from professional tennis.
In 2023, tennis fans will no longer see Roger Federer on the tennis court as the whole tennis world celebrated what he brought to the game. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had a major influence on many players and their career and also Patrick Mouratoglou spoke about his influence, when he said:
“I think Roger is the best ambassador for the game, because he plays tennis the way everybody would love to play tennis,” Mouratoglou said. “Nobody has ever played tennis like Roger, and nobody will ever play tennis like Roger – it’s impossible because it is just too perfect to be matched.”
“He is the absolute perfection in everything he is doing – the way he moves, the way he hits the ball, because he was giving the feeling all the time that he was hitting the ball with absolutely zero effort. Everything is fluid, easy.”
"I always said his biggest quality is that he’s a fighter, but it doesn’t look like it because it looks easy,” Mouratoglou says. “And the second [quality] is the work because he is an incredibly hard worker.”
“Having this gift and this fluidity, he made it become more than a talent, he made it an art. When Roger came to the game, he could do anything, but he didn’t have a real identity.”
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