Roger Federer at Wimbledon: Elegant, efficient and successful – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Roger Federer is a man for the record. The Swiss has a clear vision of how a tennis match, has run off what rhythm it follows what should happen when. His facial expressions between two rallies is as economical as his range of motion, as he prepares for the next point.

Most importantly, can Roger Federer, 33, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, does not wait for his opponent. This is improper and would distract from the essentials. Actually. But even a Roger Federer had now catch a moment.

Five set points had Federer earned when serving his opponent Andy Murray in this twenty-second game, hardly made mistakes, but the Briton had escaped him every time. Federer did so, he never does. He hurried to his chair, took a sip of water “. I screamed inwardly” But even if he had done it out loud, in the collective shriek with delight, roaring and trampling of the audience he would not have been heard.

Fifteen minutes took the game, philosophized about Federer in connection with great joy. “It was the perfect game, no matter the fact that I lost it. I had so many chances, but he defended great.” It was the culmination of an intensive afternoon, the only way to go rushing in his career and had reached at the end of Roger Federer for the tenth time the Wimbledon final (7: 5 7: 5, 6: 4).

What will be remembered when Federer

On Federer’s game amazed at how many of his punches are iconic and are continuing to live in their elegance. All the major players in tennis history with that one blow that will be forever linked with their game. If the Swiss seems to float for a very brief moment, before leaving on a forehand unattainable opponents flying past. Or if he guarded his baseline almost effortlessly. Not by hinterherhechtet every ball, but simply the fact that he can bounce back with a flick of the wrist, the attack of the enemy blows. It will be remembered.

But the strike which is often overlooked in Federer’s collection aesthetic extraordinary aspects, perhaps the most important of all: its impact. Performed impressively in its simple elegance and with merciless efficiency, he is the reason that Federer also in high tennis age of 33 can play his attack Tennis so uncompromising.

Three or four times allows the Swiss the ball mostly Touch. While he goes to his knees, stretched out through the back lands of Ball always in the same place. Only at the last moment, when Federer’s racket touched the ball, the opponent can read where he will land. An enormous advantage in a sport which will be decided in a split second.

No one approaches him

Federer Serve missing twenty, thirty kilometers per hour to the harshest Aufschlägern the world. But no one approaches as perfect as the world number two. Even one of the best players in the world return, as Andy Murray undoubtedly was, on Friday often it past the result of this dominance.

Federer gave the rhythm, his premiums ended up on the line or opened him fast attack opportunities. In the end, with 59 an enormously high number of chalked for a really short match. Even Federer, who normally shy away often face major comparisons, called his performance “one of the best of my career”.

Andy Murray had hurried as ever to defeat quickly in the press conference. Not much time to reflect. But even after careful consideration would he not much more probably left but to accept everything with his stoic marbles to recognize the power of the enemy. “He pitched great. Of course it’s frustrating when I do not even touch the ball with my bat. But I played very well in between. That’s a very hard defeat.”

The Wimbledon tournament in 2015 was supposed to be the culmination of a positive development for the British over the last twelve months. A year ago, Murray was eliminated defending champion in the quarterfinals.

From the British press he was then attacked for his bold choice to hire a woman as a trainer, the former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo. He held the loyalty and Mauresmo took place again this year in the form. Murray seemed to have left his back problems finally behind him, was well on the way after 2013 to be again the biggest rival of Novak Djokovic. “To me, Wimbledon is the best chance to win more Grand Slam tournaments, this is the best ground for my game. I’ve always played here very consistent,” said the Briton still helpless before he left the interview room.

Despite the power of Friday looked Roger Federer already on Sunday’s final. The final between Federer and his opponent Novak Djokovic in last year was only decided in the fifth set: “I remember how exciting it was to be part of such a match, how much went along the audience, but at the moment I’m just happy. to be in the final again. That’s something special again. “