1.He was always the favourite and even when not, he was always under most pressure. He was also going for history and breaking records always, it's so much tougher under such pressure. Even when he is the underdog all people are talking about him, so Fed had much tougher pressure than Nadal and Djokovic.
2.Being the older guy and the most successful, players know they have nothing to lose playing him. No shame losing to the greatest player, so they usually all play 100%. That's why the field tries much harder versus Federer than they try versus the rest.
2.Being the older guy and the most successful, players know they have nothing to lose playing him. No shame losing to the greatest player, so they usually all play 100%. That's why the field tries much harder versus Federer than they try versus the rest.