Even though he has retired, every sentence and statement of Roger Federer, the legendary holder of 20 Grand Slams, is still very valuable to the tennis industry. In a recent interview with GQ Sports, Federer expressed disappointment that players nowadays do not show a variety of playing styles.

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Federer said: “We all realize and I wish that sometimes players play a little more diversely and can also go to the net a little more, instead of just hitting the ball at the baseline. Let’s wait.” see how tennis will continue to evolve. But when there are many people playing the same style, more scores will be scored in the same style.”

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The Swiss legend added: “For me, watching two guys play against each other and have the same 20 points, I would find it boring. Of course tennis like that is still interesting for many people, But I don’t want tennis to be like arm wrestling, we need a change.”

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After Federer’s “Express Train” statement, many viewers criticized Djokovic’s playing style for lacking diversity and said that the Serbian tennis player had “ruined” the sport due to lack of innovation.

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One commenter wrote on Twitter: “Djoker has ruined a beautiful sport because he is never capable of innovating anything!! His skills seem to have reached the limit!! It’s no surprise that he’s only ranked 3rd in history.”

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Another opinion is that Alcaraz is the most beautiful player: “Carlos Alcaraz is the top player, the only one currently playing with a lot of diversity, the remaining good players are all style players. boring and basic”.

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Tennis is currently considered to be more about strength. In addition to speedy serves, players then try to hit hard to both corners of the court to score points. Those are all basic tennis skills, but when the scores are recorded relatively similarly, it will bring boredom to viewers.