Fragile and favorite, Roger Federer finds Wimbledon on a wire
Never since his younger years has “RF” seemed so capable of the worst and the most beautiful. Set of mirrors for a presentation.
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The last time Roger Federer walked the Wimbledon Central was in the 2019 final, lost to Novak Djokovic.
Keystone
Tomorrow at 10:30 am, the most beautiful place in the world to play tennis will finally reopen its gates. For twenty-four months the venerable All England Lawn Tennis Club has been nothing but a sleeping sanctuary, the “Temple” of our memories. No more thrills have run through him since this upsetting July 14, 2019, this eternal final concluded with an iconoclastic tie-break, which had left Roger Federer haggard in his defeated chair.
Twenty-four months, it would probably take that to heal the wounds and open another chapter. However, while Novak Djokovic will tread, on Monday, as a big favorite this grass he had swallowed with joy two years ago, “the Master” will find his favorite court on Tuesday on tiptoe (against Mannarino). The contrast tells the weight of the years and sends Roger Federer back to an era that precedes his greatness.