In a long interview Fernando Verdasco put Roger Federer as the most talented player ever. Verdasco explained: “All players have to work hard if they want to break into tennis. Sport is work and effort, talent is not enough.
Roger Federer is probably the most talented player in history and plays great tennis, but I can assure you that he worked hard to get to the top. The same goes for Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.” Verdasco has selected the best match of his career: “When I am asked this question, I always think back to the 2009 Australian Open semi-final against Nadal.
Even though I lost, it was the most iconic match of my career. It was the semi-final of a Grand Slam against the number 1 in the world, without forgetting that it was a derby. We played for five hours at an impressive level. Even though it’s been 13 years, people still talk to me about that match when they meet me on the street.”
Federer: Come back is close enough!
Roger Federer has enchanted millions of fans around the world thanks to his extraordinary talent and his innate class. The former ATP number 1 has achieved every possible and imaginable recognition, although Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have stolen several records from him over the past two years.
After the semifinal reached at the Australian Open 2020, a real ordeal for the King has begun on the sporting level. The Swiss champion had to deal with a serious right knee injury, which prevented him from playing as and as much as he would have liked.
Suffice it to say that the Basel legend played just 13 official matches in 2021, failing to go beyond the round of 16 at Roland Garros and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. A few weeks after the Championships, the 20-time Grand Slam champion announced that he will have to operate for the third time in 18 months.
Barring further unforeseen circumstances, the Swiss Maestro will return to the Laver Cup, and then close his very short season at the ATP in Basel.