Weapon of choice

Ever since 2007, I’ve  enjoyed watching tennis. Over the years I’ve learn the jargon, I read about the players discovering their weaknesses and strong points. I regularly watch tournaments and I never ever missed the finals of a Grad Slam (since 2007, again).

Why am I saying this? Because Darren Saligari wrote an excellent article about my favourite (male) player, Roger Federer.

In tennis, you need a weapon. Fernando Gonzalez’s weapon is his forehand. Andy Roddick wields his serve like a rocket launcher, and Justine Henin has a backhand that can put an ‘L’ next to a player’s name quicker than the petite Belgian can yell “Allez!”.

But what is Roger Federer’s weapon of choice? The world No.1 is pretty damn good at, well, everything. But he does have a weapon that perhaps isn’t as obvious as a killer forehand or lightning court coverage. Federer’s biggest weapon is, arguably, all in his mind.