1:30 Highlights of Federer against Djokovic in their showdown at the ATP Finals
Federer also explained how his style of tennis has helped him achieve great longevity in the game as he looks to end 2019 by winning a record-extending seventh ATP Finals title.
«I never tried to seek effortless tennis, you know. It came naturally through my coaches over the years, especially in my junior years that taught me tennis this way,» said the 20-time Grand Slam champion. «When I see somebody play tennis, it’s what I see how tennis should be played. The way I do it, I struggle with the extreme grip or double-handed backhand never worked for me. For me, this was the only way to play tennis.
«I wish sometimes I could have done it a bit differently, but it ended up being the way it was. I made the most of it, and I really felt like through hard work and fitness, getting to balls I didn’t believe I could, it made me the player I became today.
«I guess it became an effortless moving style I also had, which eventually also ended up saving the body, which has been a good thing, to be honest. And then I won a lot of matches also sometimes in short time. Like tonight, for instance, these matches are doubly as good, because it saves the body and gives you incredible confidence. So that’s what it is. I never planned to play this way.»
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