Roger Federer and Steph Curry - two of the same breed?
There are no away games for these two legends: Roger Federer and Steph Curry are celebrated no matter where they go.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Dec 03, 2021, 08:06 am
The Wall Street Journal rarely deals with tennis, if at all, then in the orbit of the US Open, which begins in New York City at the end of August each year. The big connections in world sport are also highlighted in the conservative newspaper - and so the author Jason Gay has raised basketball star Steph Curry to the same level as Roger Federer. Reason: No matter where Curry appears in the jersey of the Golden State Warriors, he is celebrated in all arenas, he does not know away games. The same applies to Federer, who can count on great support worldwide.
In fact, with Federer (and probably also with Rafael Nadal) the principle that there is often a tendency in the audience to keep their fingers crossed for the outsider on the other side of the square seems to be overridden. Author Gay suspects that a couple of painful defeats to his main rivals Nadal and Novak Djokovic have ensured that sympathies for Roger Federer have increased even further. Added to this is the fact that the maestro's departure has become more and more likely over the past few years. And may already be a reality by now.
Kerr compares Federer to curry
With Steph Curry, the end of his career is not yet in sight, the 33-year-old and his team are currently in an amazing series of victories. And curry itself not only contributes with statistically impressive values - it also does this with perfect aesthetics. Which even more suggests comparisons with Roger Federer in his best phase.
As Steve Kerr, multiple NBA champion playing alongside Michael Jordan and current coach of Curry at the Warriors 2018 at the US Open, noted: “Federer reminds me of Steph Curry because he feels so comfortable in his own skin . And he lives his life, which could be so chaotic, with great ease. He has this great family and loves to play tennis and his life in general. He's just cool - like Steph. "