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Local tennis counts on Federer

Things returned to normal as Roger Federer won yet another Grand Slam title this Sunday to start the year 2010 on a high note. He defeated Andy Murray in straight sets to claim the title. It was yet another defeat for the Brit against Roger and he was greatly disappointed with the result.

For Federer though, this victory would be sweet, and he extended his grand slam record to 16 wins. It’s amazing that people say that Federer's career is on the decline, when he has won 3 slams in the past year. If this is called a decline, then most current players would want to be on one too!

In the last couple of years, Federer had seemed to have lost the aura of invincibility. When he was left crying after his loss to Nadal in the 2009 Australian Open lots of experts were quick to jump on the “Federer has lost it” bandwagon. Though Federer seemed to have been struggling with his game, the fighter in him came to the fore and his 'never say die' attitude enabled him to climb back within the year.
The Scotsman who made so many in Britain get out of bed early for the Australian Open Final hit Roger Federer's backhand incessantly, but lost 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13/11).

There is actually no weakness in Federer's tennis, it is simply that his classic one-handed backhand is slightly less awesome, as the Americans would say, than his forehand, serve, volley, drop shot and every other stroke imaginable.

And the Swiss maestro has certainly introduced so many new angles and flicks to the game.

His game is beautiful.

So startling that so many more are watching whenever he plays. So inspiring that youngsters in so many countries are picking up tennis racquets, eager to be like Federer.

Singapore tennis definitely needs Federer to inspire, because it is currently on life-support.
The last time Singapore enjoyed any success in the sport was the men's team bronze at the 1995 SEA Games in Chiangmai. The last international tournament held in Singapore was the Heineken Open in 2000.