King Roger Federer

Yes, that's right, even though Federer didn't make it through the semi-finals, he's still a king to me! Unfortunately I couldn't see the whole match, because I needed to be present in college. I'm just very glad that Federer made it difficult for Murray to beat him. It took Murray 5 sets to beat Federer.

(Federer vs Murray)

When I analyse the Australian Open journey from Federer, I think he has all the right to be very proud of himself. He had a pretty tough draw in almost every's opinoin. In the second round he faced Nikolay Davydenko, who he could beat in only 3 sets. In the third round Federer faced Bernard Tomic. A very talented young tennisplayer from Australia, so the crowd had all reason to cheer for him. Federer kept his head in the game and could beat Tomic in 3 sets.

In the fourth round Federer faced Milos Raonic, a very talented young tennisplayer as well and don't forget to mention a strong service. Again Federer only needed 3 sets to win his match. We all know what happened in the quarter finals against Tsonga. This was the first big challenge for Federer and luckily he won in 5 sets.

(Federer vs Tomic)

We can't deny it. Roger Federer isn't the youngest anymore. Please don't get me wrong, I don't judge him for his loss against Murray, not at all. I'm just saying that it's kind of selfish of us to expect that Federer is going to win every Grand Slam's and tournaments. Another fact is that, throughout the years, his competitors got better and better. Djokovic was alway the runner-up and number 3 of the world, just like Murray was always a semifinalist and number 4 of the world. Nowadays those two tennisplayers rule the tennisindustry. And Federer is the one who has to keep up with everybody. Am I glad that Federer isn't number 1 anymore? No, of course not, but I'm gald to see how the tennisindustry is evolving. It's only a matter of time before the 'new kids' are the numbers 1,2 and 3 of the world, like Ranoic and Tomic.

(Raonic vs Federer)

In short, Roger Federer will always be my king, thé tennislegend and gentleman. I mean, everywhere he plays, he's got tons of fans cheering for him. He even got a standing ovation when he lost against Murray. That just indicates how beloved he is. I hope Federer is able to play tennis as long as he wants to and that he knows that the Roger Federer Fans will cherish him forever, including me! Oh and by the way, Federer won all the tiebreaks he was forced to play in this edition of the Australian Open, just so you know ;)