Sometimes we doubt Federer’s resolve and hunger to keep on winning tennis matches. He has been prone to leave the court mentally in critical stages the last few years and the way he deflated against Djokovic in the French Open semifinal doesn’t exactly fill a Federer fan with confidence. Against Julien Benneteau in the third round of Wimbledon yesterday there were plenty of moments to doubt Federer’s form and will to win. He looked nervous and slightly sloppy while the Frenchman, possibly inspired by Lukas Rosol’s amazing upset against Nadal was on fire, smacking down heavy groundstrokes, moving in to …
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