Roger Federer has enough self-inflicted pressure from a personal pursuit of history without the onlooking world adding its own. Arguably, Roger fell victim to stress when he struggled during his matches against Tommy Haas and Juan Martin Del Potro, the latter of whom had never even taken a set away the Swiss superstar until yesterday when he got a hold of two.
Sunday will mark Federer's fourth consecutive attempt to capture the Roland Garros title, when a successful victory will finally complete the career Grand Slam and silence the critics. The former world #1 clearly has lots to worry about, not even considering a child on the way, and deserves no more from anyone else.
Sure we love Roger and it's doubtful that even Magnus Norman will full-heartedly be pulling for Robin Soderling, but he need not worry. Roger Federer will forever be the beloved tennis idol, with or without a dirty French trophy.
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