...Roger Federer Will Be Laughing Again

I don't doubt it for a second. I am a big tennis fan. I do not deny the grace and class of Federer at Wimbledon on the gorgeous green lawns. He has reason to laugh. If there is no Nadal he has every chance of winning the title, any given year. Should he meet any of the other big four he could be beaten, but the Spaniard is his nemesis, and has been for a long time. I think his grasp on the top of men's tennis is as tentaive as ever now. He still offers the game much, but the others get stronger and hungrier and if they are on form, his chances diminish, though still existing, as they always have.

The laughter to me is arrogance, and yes, of course, you could say it's fully justified. But there is a way to be humble, as graceful in both defeat and success as on the lovely courts that require a different type of tennis to the other surfaces they play on all year round. People want Nadal to go out it seems. They most likely appreciate the way Federer plays, all laughing too. Odd though, despite the lack of beauty to the game of others, a player like Nadal is as impressive if not more, as his will, his desire, his mental fortitude and commitment to battle is astonishing. If people cannot appreciate that, I question how much they really love sport. Sport and life is about so much more than grace. It's about passion and love of what you do.

The laughter makes me myself laugh. You are nothing without something to make you laugh, and to be quite frank, you can only do what you do because that man has been removed from your path. Laugh, as you will, you know you couldn't handle him.

PS- He waited for his conqueror to accompany him from the court. You would never, ever have done such a thing in defeat. One of the very few deserved of the title 'gentleman.'