From the bottom of my heart, I felt shocked at first. But I can accept it because it doesn't happen all the time. Maybe we are used to watching Roger Federer win and need him to win every ournament. We don't exactly know what's on his mind. As a human being, one day he feels good and healthy, another day he gets sick, but he knows he has responsibilities to himself and his fans.

Federer is still loved among tennis fans. Ibut there are those who feel happy whenever he is defeated. I'd like to know their real attitudes towards him. They should understand how tough it was for him before he became the world number one. There were failures beofre his success, but he was patient and pushed himself to be the best. 

I've watched tennis for more than 30 years, and before Federer came on the scene I was sure no player would be better than Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker and Pete Sampras (for me, the most talented tennis player over the past two decades). But I believe Federer can be better than Sampras - some pundits believe he can be described now as the most awesome player the world has ever seen. The way he plays, his character and motivation are all truly great. Last year he lost four times, to date this year he has lost once. I'll settle for that, and so should all his fans.

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