The world needs something to celebrate
2016 was a difficult year as we lost a host of luminaries across sport – footballer Johan Cruyff, iconic boxer Mohammed Ali and cricketer Martin Crowe among others. We lost performers, musicians, and people who made their impact on the world and whose absence has made it a sadder place. Add to that the number o
Political conflicts and a huge cloud of intolerance have appeared to descend on the world, which is now covered with a pall of gloom.
Success stories, comebacks built on legacies such as the one Federer has built so carefully over the last 14 years, have the capacity to add cheer to the world.
It may be a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but the best things come in small doses, and the happiness a Federer win could deliver would mean something to tennis, and give fans something to cheer on, rally around and smile about.
And when was the last time fans could say they cheered on the underdog – and the underdog was the best tennis player of all time?
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