The day Roger Federer couldn’t stop laughing at CNN correspondent’s Spanish phrases (and laughing in response to the fact that he couldn’t stop laughing). Yes, he was still very much on top of the world.
So was the day we got to see Roger Federer’s first Wimbledon semi-final defeat since 2004, and his first second-place. He’d previously lost in the second round in 2000 and 2005. But to go down in five sets to a man named Andy Murray, who’d just had an un-impressive run at winning the British Open last week, was an awful lot of fun.
And after that, it was a joyous celebration. Federer was so excited to be back on the ATP tour that he went to bed early. In the morning, he was up singing the day’s jubilation to his friends on his team he’d just defeated, and his team he’d joined on the tour.
To be perfectly honest, Federer was a little surprised by how well it went for him. After all he’d been through, he probably wasn’t expecting to play in a five-setter, let alone a second-place finish to a man named Andy Murray.
To be perfectly honest, Roger Federer wasn’t expecting to play in a five-setter, let alone a second-place finish to a man named Andy Murray. After all he’d been through, he probably wasn’t expecting to play in a five-setter, let alone a second-place finish to a man named Andy Murray.
But to go down in five sets to a man named Andy Murray, who’d just had an un-impressive run at winning the British Open last week, was an awful lot of fun. He couldn’t have been happier to have reached his first second-place final since 2004. In fact, it was a wonderful celebration. But Federer wasn’t going to put it down to sheer luck. It wouldn’t have been the first time luck had played a part in a comeback.
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