tenniswriter
Banned
I've been watching tennis seriously for the past 12-13 years. Loved Federer when he came along for reasons that everyone loves him, his class, composure, style, seemingly effortless style of play, gracefulness etc etc. When Nadal came along, I didn't like him at first but gradually grew to appreciate him and started liking him a bit more than Federer as well.
I agree Nadal's game is definitely nowhere near as 'eye-catching' as Federer's but I think he's a hell of a player, has achieved a lot, changed his game to prove his critics wrong and win all the Grand Slams and has tremendous tenacity, power and like Federer, is extremely humble and respectful towards the game and his fellow players.
So, my point really, is why do people see the need to support either Federer or Nadal? And 'Roger fans' hate 'Rafa fans' and vice-versa. It's almost as bad as supporting football teams. Sure, if there was a match between Nadal and Federer, I would slightly prefer Nadal to win but wouldn't mind if Federer won either. If Federer was playing against any other player, I'd support Federer.
So many of my friends who are 'Roger fans' were ecstatic beyond belief when Nadal lost to Rosol this year. Infact, one of them today, even updated his status as 'Come on Rafa' in an attempt to '**** Nadal fans off'. I just don't get it.
And also, it's not like the two of them hate each other. They seem to get along just fine, have loads of respect for each other and would have been better friends if not for the language barrier, with Rafa not being very fluent in English and Roger knowing virtually no Spanish.
I agree Nadal's game is definitely nowhere near as 'eye-catching' as Federer's but I think he's a hell of a player, has achieved a lot, changed his game to prove his critics wrong and win all the Grand Slams and has tremendous tenacity, power and like Federer, is extremely humble and respectful towards the game and his fellow players.
So, my point really, is why do people see the need to support either Federer or Nadal? And 'Roger fans' hate 'Rafa fans' and vice-versa. It's almost as bad as supporting football teams. Sure, if there was a match between Nadal and Federer, I would slightly prefer Nadal to win but wouldn't mind if Federer won either. If Federer was playing against any other player, I'd support Federer.
So many of my friends who are 'Roger fans' were ecstatic beyond belief when Nadal lost to Rosol this year. Infact, one of them today, even updated his status as 'Come on Rafa' in an attempt to '**** Nadal fans off'. I just don't get it.
And also, it's not like the two of them hate each other. They seem to get along just fine, have loads of respect for each other and would have been better friends if not for the language barrier, with Rafa not being very fluent in English and Roger knowing virtually no Spanish.