News about Robin Soderling

Roger Federer does not retire as one of the two greatest tennis players to have graced the stage, according to CHIEF SPORTS WRITER. Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic are an improvement on Federer if Margaret Court is more effective than Serena Williams. He hasn't won a Grand Slam since the 2018 Australian Open, and hasn't made it to the last four since 2020. In 2021, his last round of Grand Slam tennis ended in a 6-0 loss at Wimbledon. And yet, we know all of this is fantasy. Tennis has lost its greatest artist, a hero unlike no other, who influenced the game until it became almost highbrow, thanks to Federer's retirement. Federer's best moments on the sport page looked like his matches should be investigated on the culture pages, away from the sweat and effort of the sporting arena. The man himself never seemed to break into anything as unseemly as a sweat. His detractors would wilt, but he remained aloof. Of course not in reality. Federer's true art — as well as a strong streak of ruthlessness — seemed to be seamless integration.