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We Fed Fans are not a hearty lot. Let’s face it, one of the main reasons we love Roger is that he’s supposed to be invincible. If we enjoyed riding tsunamis of hope and despair, we’d waste our time cheering for the Cubs or Marat Safin. But now that we’ve been smooth sailing with our [...]
Continue Reading →It always amazes me that Rafael Nadal loves Roger Federer so damn much. More than I do! Here’s what he had to say about the World No. 2 this week in Doha (Rafa got bumped out of the tournament today by Gael Monfils – Fed plays Murray in the semis tomorrow): “According to me, (Roger [...]
Continue Reading →So what’s Roger’s story – is he fired up for the Masters Cup or one running forehand away from slipping a disk? Is he zoned out on painkillers or fueled by the rage of being second best? Well, here are a few interesting quotes from his recent interviews- none of which help answer our questions [...]
Continue Reading →David Foster Wallace, author of sacred Fedophile text, “Federer as Religious Experience,” committed suicide on Friday. Mr. Wallace also wrote cult tome Infinite Jest and was a nationally ranked junior tennis player in his youth. I wonder if he watched Roger defend his U.S. Open title before he took his own life? I’m not making [...]
Continue Reading →Federer fans are still rejoicing over his 13th Major win, and if we are to take the Champ at his word, we’ll have many more chances to celebrate in the future (like at the 2012 Olympics!) Here are Roger’s predictions on the rest of his career, taken from the media round table interview after the [...]
Continue Reading →Peking duck is coming in a distant second in the Olympic Village’s popularity contest. It seems that Roger’s little visit to the athletes’ food court today caused such a ruckus that observers doubt that Roger actually got to eat. And to think I felt bad for Juan Martin del Potro, who had about three little [...]
Continue Reading →The time is ripe to dissect the GOAT debate and how it relates to being a Fedophile (click here for more on the term.) After all, one of Roger’s main GOAT rivals, Pete Sampras, holds the record for six consecutive years at No. 1 (not to be confused with consecutive weeks at No. 1, a [...]
Continue Reading →I was commenting on a post on Steve Bartholomew’s excellent Top Spin Tennis Blog when a new term popped into my head: Fedophile. Perhaps this has already been coined, but if not, the moment seems ripe. Roger’s recent struggles have brought a new intensity to the Fed-worship, with many fans transforming from mere admirers of [...]
Continue Reading →MY PROMISE: This is the last Roger-themed posting until he wins a tournament or Mirka’s officially declared pregnant. I apologize – this blog has transformed into self-therapy more than op-ed or reportage (I really wish I’d made it out to the desert!) I need a mental health professional who specializes in tennis fandom – kinda [...]
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