: Growing up with Roger Federer #IndiaNEWS It started with the name. Fe-de-rer. As an eight-year-old, I found it peculiar with the all Es and Rs in it. There were two other players at the time with somewhat

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Growing up with Roger Federer #IndiaNEWS
It started with the name. Fe-de-rer. As an eight-year-old, I found it peculiar with the all Es and Rs in it. There were two other players at the time with somewhat similar names – [Juan Carlos] Ferrero and [David] Ferrer – and it made things confusing. Until the name finally stuck in my head, I kept it simple – just search for the guy with the bandana and ponytail, the beads around his neck, the Wilson racket, the Nike gear, and that single-handed backhand.My first tennis hero was Pete Sampras, after my parents got me hooked to the sport nice and early. The American’s languid game was fascinating but it was his dominance at Wimbledon that reeled me in. The pristine grass, all-white clothing, heritage, style, no branding on court and that gorgeous men’s singles trophy... Wimbledon remains one of the most unique sporting events to date. And Sampras’ record there made him stand out.Roger Federer had a few obvious similarities with Sampras – the Wilson racket, the Nike gear and the single-handed backhand. For a kid at an impressionable age, these little things mattered. I’d want to watch him play, still trying to sort his name out in my head, before finally...Read more

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