Player of Month for August 2010: Roger Federer

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Published: September 16, 2010

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Falling just short of his seventh straight US Open final, Roger Federer entered the final Slam of the season by capturing his 17th career Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati.

Defeating Mardy Fish in the championship match in Ohio, Federer captured his 63rd career title (tying him for fifth place on the all-time list with Bjorn Borg), while ending a seventh month title-drought after winning the Australian Open in January.

Federer also reached the finals of the Rogers Cup in a losing effort to Andy Murray, but not before defeating Tomas Berdych and Novak Djokovic en route.

The Swiss displayed his gritty fighting spirit in Toronto, while taking advantage of a cushy draw to prevail in Cincinnati. While his serve was cooking in both tournaments, the current world No. 3 improved on his footwork in Mason, and took that part of his skill set into his first five rounds in New York.

Pulling in his best performance of the season against Robin Soderling in the quarterfinals, Federer struck 18 aces in the hurricane Earl induced conditions.

Telling the on-court crowd after his victory, "I've been serving for 20 years, and if I was called to serve at 4 a.m. I would," Federer notched his 13th career victory against the formidable Swede. For those you that were in attendance for Federer's victory over Soderling, it was perhaps the greatest display of footwork that any player could have put forth under the difficult conditions.

The ball was at the sheer mercy of the wind—not the mention the Evian bottles and napkins flying around overhead—and for Federer to control his shots with the precision and accuracy that he did, only further exemplified his artistry and footwork.

If there's one area of Federer's game that he could improve on, it would be his self motivation. Federer has accomplished so much for so many years that the thrill of capturing the sport's biggest titles may ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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