Roger Federer was tennis' most charismatic ever player, according to Alex Corretja

Following the announcement of his forthcoming retirement, the world of tennis has been paying tribute to 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. As well as his masterful approach to the game, the Swiss icon will be fondly remembered for his gentlemanly manner both on and off the court. Ad After hearing that Federer will bow out of competitive tennis after the Laver Cup, Eurosport expert Alex Corretja said: “Well, I’m absolutely down.

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Because he’s special, because he’s different.” Corretja thinks Federer brought anticipatory excitement to his matches. He said: “By seeing Roger next to you, you always feel that something is going to happen. He has been so kind, he has been so elegant.” “I feel that he is someone unique and someone that, of course, we will miss, and especially the way he was playing, the way he was drawing the ball on the court, the way he was moving and the way he was just walking on the court next to you is something that definitely we will miss, he said.

For nearly two decades, Federer has dominated men’s tennis alongside Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, with the trio often nicknamed the ‘Big Three’. That trio will soon be down to two, and Corretja feels Djokovic and Nadal have lost their leader, saying: “I think for Novak and Rafa, Roger was the hero. Roger was the example to follow.