Quote Originally Posted by King Henry V View Post
I beg to difer. Perhaps it's because I don't watch every single tennis tournament, only the Grand Slams, and then I don't follow it religiously (I didn't see Federer's performance at the Australian Open because I didn't fancy staying up all night to watch the games), but whenever I've seen Federer give an interview after a match he always praises his opponent (though there was a recent occasion where he did belittle Murray's victory over him last year, and said that it was due to his back problems ang glandular fever, before finishing off by saying that Murray "will be a great grass tennis player"). He certainly did not belittle Nadal's playing after Federer lost last year at Wimbledon.
Unfortunately, it's really hard to find specific interviews with Federer after he lost on youtube, but this is when he breaks his racquet. I'm also not an avid tennis fan but I have never seen something like it.

After losing to Djokovic in AO 2008 semis he said that he himself played badly and that Djokovic didn't impress him and that he isn't developing as player. He also said that he won't stay for the final, he won't watch it and he doesn't care at all who wins. He didn't even congratulate Djokovic for getting to the final, iirc.

Nadal, who was beaten by Tsonga in the same semi final, showered praise on Tsonga, congratulated him, said that Tsonga had a great game and that he didn't know what hit him.

I used to feel the same way about Federer before. After he lost a couple, he has shown his true face and I have the feeling he especially hates when he loses to rising stars (Murray, Djokovic...)