Sunday, January 31, 2010

Ever since Rafael Nadal joined the world of lawn tennis for men, I've always been an avid follower of him.This is so because I always support the fighters, those people who are lack of talent but tend to compensate it efficiently with their stamina and fighting attitude.Nadal is an excellent representative of this category of human beings. Now being a supporter of Nadal implies that you are against Roger Federer, a representative of the blessed category, who plays it on skill and style instead of toil and sweat. So I was against Federer.But the thing that he had done recently has certainly made me rethink. He has made me believe that he's a real champ.Once there was an era with all Nadal around, with Federer hardly being able to reach the finals only to get defeated by the young maestro.Things turned to be such that he was even getting defeated by other players too.I thought I saw the fall of another legend. But Fedex had something else in mind. His struggle started. He never said die. He chose the path of sweat and dust to reclaim his throne.And now here is he again. The champ is reborn. The critics may attribute his recent success with the absence of Nadal in the circuit.But still then, Federer has really shown the courage to sustain, to mix up his talent with his stamina.And when talent and skill gets mixed up with tenacity and stamina, an individual gets nearly invincible.Dunno what will happen to his streak once Nadal returns, but this fighter out there certainly deserves an ovation.

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