Only a few weeks away from his 40 years oldday On his birthday, this raises the question of whether he is capable of winning again.
In the first few rounds, Federer seemed to have arranged for him to recover from double knee surgery to the perfect time, just in time for his favorite game, but he was blown off the court by Hubert Herkatz, who was in In the match against his childhood, he achieved the greatest victory in his career.
After winning 6-3 7-6 6-0, he said: “I don’t know what to say. It’s super special. The dream has come true-playing in front of you.”
Although the Poles performed well in the quarterfinals, it was a rest day for Federer. His movements are not smooth and his feet are unstable. The Swiss is obviously troubled by windy weather.
As the game progresses, his age and history are not good for him. The 39-year-old is trying to become the oldest person to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, a record that Ken Roswall has maintained for at least one year.
Historically, the last time he successfully fought back from such a position was five years ago when he lost twice to Marin Cilic at Wimbledon.
There was no big escape this time. A consolation, at least for the England team in a crowd as fanatical as ever, is to be able to watch the European Cup match between England and Denmark in time.
There is no doubt who the audience wants to win, but the center court still supports Hurkacz’s brave and positive approach.
2021 Wimbledon Tennis Championships
If he was frightened by this occasion or by opponents he hated since he was a child, he would definitely not show it. His serve rate is very high, and his method of playing the net is also very confusing-this is an aspect of his play throughout the Wimbledon game.
In contrast, Federer struggled on batting and faced three break points 2-2. All three of them saved, but Hekaz scored the only break in the next serve and showed no signs of tension when the time came.
The question is always whether Hurkacz can maintain the momentum to enter the second set. The answer came in his opening serve. A double error allowed Federer to return to the easiest route in the game. Within a moment, Federer took a 3-0 lead, but his movements continued to be abnormal, his shooting rhythm was wrong, and Hekatz counterattacked.
In the subsequent tie-break, he had a chance to gain the advantage, but he volleyed into the net as he approached the net and completely loosened the latter’s volley. Hurkacz is the coolest person on the center court and then serves.
This made him need to make a comeback with huge proportions, which frustrated him and the crowd when he was immediately broken at the beginning of the third set. If this is to be his Wimbledon swan song, then the only way to leave SW19 is his second 21st century bagel.
