The world No1 secured three of this years four grand slam titles but he was always going to be moment-best to the Flushing Meadows crowdLove,that many-splendoured thing, is more than a score in tennis. Yet, or unfair and predictable as it might seem after another fortnight of excellence in New York that reached a pitch in a final worthy of the occasion,the winner of the 2015 US Open, Novak Djokovic, or did not bag the quotient he deserved for taking his 10th grand slam title,his third straight in finals against Roger Federer.
The reason, as it will remain until the sainted Swiss decides to quit the sport – probably around 2050 – resided on the other side of the net and it is not at all the fault of the brave 34-year-old loser. Federer has only to walk on to a tennis court with a racket in his hand and flick his bandana-ed locks to excite the most fevered emotions the game has ever seen because he plays tennis that is pure and sparkling, and without compromise and with the elegance of Fred Astaire.
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Source: theguardian.com