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Andy Murray's failure: how to dislike Roger Federer
How to dislike Roger Federer?
Andy Murray asked himself that question, many years ago. And he tried, he tried to dislike the Swiss, he tried to dislike him.
And he failed.
There are more stories.
We have seen Toni Nadal in tense moments with Mirka Vavrinec in Rome, we have heard Rafael Nadal’s uncle say that his role model is Roger Federer, but what we never knew, until today, is that the former coach of the 14-time Roland Garros champion had a special fascination for a very specific aspect of the Swiss: his hair. Roger Federer’s hair aroused a deep admiration in Toni Nadal.
“Surprisingly, the first thing Toni remembers is how beautiful Roger’s hair was,” said British journalist Simon Cambers, author with Swiss Simon Graf of a book, “The Roger Federer effect”, in which they interviewed 42 tennis personalities to understand and explain what generates the man so many people consider the greatest tennis player ever.
In an interview with CLAY, Cambers recounts the genesis of the book and reveals fascinating details, including what to expect from Novak Djokovic’s most recalcitrant fans.
CLAY– How did the idea of writing this book come about?– Which was the biggest surprise while writing the book?– What is the Nadal camp saying about him?– Long hair…– Federer and Nadal did create an era of peace and love on the tour which is now kind of over, isn’t it?– Was Federer also trying that?– Long, articulate… Enough for an article!– The way he retired makes him different also? Because Sampras didn’t achieve that, let’s see what Nadal and Djokivic can do.– How is the book doing?– Any reaction from the Federer side? Any reaction from the Djokovic camp?– And no one from the Djokovic camp speaks in the book?– Djokovic said a few weeks ago that he tried to be Roger and Rafa’s friend, but he couldn’t. Do you have any explanation for that after having written this book?– Did he find one?