Word: rogerism
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Furthermore, my seminar avoided feeling “class-like” because it was not just lecture after dull lecture, as is the case in many Harvard classes. Instead, there were guest speakers, including Mollie Katzen, the author of several world-renowned cookbooks and Roger Berkowitz, the owner of Legal Seafoods...
Agassi is old enough to have faced both McEnroe and Nadal, and he's attracted more to Nadal's spray-paint style than Federer's tennis classicism. "Roger just makes it look too easy," says Agassi, who lost to Federer in last year's U.S. Open final and fell to Nadal in the third round of this year's Wimbledon. "He has so many options out there on the tennis court. It's easier to identify with Nadal. Federer puts fans in the position where all they can do is marvel...
...dropped six of his eight matches against Nadal. Rafa has a technical advantage: he's a lefty, so his topspin-heavy forehand often crosses high to Federer's backhand, forcing Federer out of position. But more important, Nadal toys with Federer's psyche. "Rafa must be in Roger's head," says Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, the world's third-ranked player and one of Federer's close friends. "There's no other explanation." Federer denies that Nadal has spooked...
...Perhaps Roger and Rafa are a bit too civil. Uncle Toni has provided the matchup its only whiff of controversy. In May, during an epic 5-hr., five-set tournament final, which Nadal won, Federer accused Toni of coaching Rafa from the stands, which is illegal. "Is that all right, Toni?" Federer sarcastically barked at Nadal's uncle during the match in Rome. "It's stupid to have a coach for nothing," Rafa says. "That rule is going to change, I promise you." Federer doesn't think it should. "It's just the way it's always been," he says...
...this the bulletin-board material we've been looking for? "I don't feel like he's better than me," Nadal says of Federer. RAFA TALKS TRASH TO ROGER! Sadly, no, just a little nuance lost in translation, as Nadal is still working on his English (a book, 2001 Spanish and English Idioms, sits on his hotel bed). Emotions aren't results, he quickly adds. "That's the truth: he's better than me. It's not my feeling. You can see the numbers, you can see the details," referring to Federer's top ranking and eight Grand Slams, compared...