JeMar
Legend
Now, I'm a Federer fan, but I can also appreciate the special talent that Murray brings on to the court. He's a great retriever, can come up with some beautiful shots on the run, and he knows how to work a point. However, I feel that when Federer and Murray come on to the court against each other, Federer just doesn't respect the guy at the other end of the court.
I'm not sure if it's a style thing, or if it's because of the difficulties posed by Murray, but does anyone else feel, like I do, that Federer's efforts against Murray display a sort of a vain disregard for Murray's style? It's been well-documented that Federer cares about the aesthetics of tennis almost about as much as results, so it's not unfathomable to think that Federer may not feel like it's worth the effort to go out there and grind out a win.
I don't think it's just vanity in Federer's part, or that it's only because Murray leads in the H2H. Nadal has a much better H2H against him, but when Federer plays Nadal, you always see a sense of urgency on his face; whereas with Murray, it's not as much urgency as it is apathy.
Anyone else feel the same way?
I'm not sure if it's a style thing, or if it's because of the difficulties posed by Murray, but does anyone else feel, like I do, that Federer's efforts against Murray display a sort of a vain disregard for Murray's style? It's been well-documented that Federer cares about the aesthetics of tennis almost about as much as results, so it's not unfathomable to think that Federer may not feel like it's worth the effort to go out there and grind out a win.
I don't think it's just vanity in Federer's part, or that it's only because Murray leads in the H2H. Nadal has a much better H2H against him, but when Federer plays Nadal, you always see a sense of urgency on his face; whereas with Murray, it's not as much urgency as it is apathy.
Anyone else feel the same way?