French Open review: Men's Singles report card

Roger Federer

Grade B : Federer bowed out at last year’s French Open after a match-up with Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. This time around, the draws favoured him and there was a possibility that we would see the legend in the final. However, we saw him make some uncharacteristic mistakes against Tsonga in the quarterfinals. He was bound to lose out on the quality of his serve but by choosing to battle power with power, he made a crucial mistake. Instead of using his drop shots to full effect and using the angles, Federer seemed to want to outdo Tsonga at his game. It backfired, and horribly so. The stats tell a story. Federer did not record a single ace in the match, won only 58% of his first serve points as opposed to Tsonga’s 81% and 34 unforced errors in three small sets. Is Federer looking out of his depths? Perhaps we’ll know at Wimbledon.