On a blue background of twilight stands out its silhouette, recognizable among a thousand, and that the spotlights no longer illuminate.
Sober and elegant, like the man.
"
Very grand slam
" writes
Le Temps
, which will probably have the palm of the most beautiful "A" on the retirement of Roger Federer.
We expected no less from the press of his native country.
Because when it comes to honoring the departure, we must first recall the origins: Federer is from Basel, as
Le Matin
points out , which greets an "
ambassador of Switzerland
".
“
The Master is retiring
,” laments the Zurich daily
Blick
, when
20 minuten
is content to thank him: “
Danke, Roger!
".
But Roger Federer's influence has gone far beyond borders, his impact is global and so is the tribute.
The elegant and talented artist
Many media around the world have chosen to highlight what probably best distinguishes Roger Federer from his peers: his immense talent, and his unique, brilliant style, which many elevate to the rank of art.
In Spain, Marca and As describe him as "
the artist of tennis
", El Pais speaks of a "
unique talent
", and El Mundo evokes the "
most elegant reverse
" of tennis.
An elegance, but also an ease and a natural fluidity: “
He made tennis seem so easy
” affirms the New York Times.
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Everything about Roger seemed elegant, even his farewells and even his defeats.
"
His supernatural qualities have even elevated his defeats to an art,
" writes
The Times
.
Federer the esthete, the artist, the maestro who played "
his last tune
" according to the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
in Germany.
“
Farewell Roger, you were a marvel
” summarize the English of the
Daily Telegraph
.
The king of a bygone era
But Roger Federer was not just a "
beautiful
" player, he was also good, very good, posting one of the finest records in tennis and leaving his mark on the sport.
Thus in Italy, the
Gazzetta dello Sport
and the
Repubblica
claim to have dealt with the “
Re
” (the King), and the Argentine daily
Rio Negro
with the “
best player in history
”.
The British at
i
do not hesitate to speak of “
the man who changed tennis
”, and
the Augsburger Allgemeine
goes straight to the point: “
TENNIS
” they title.
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With the departure of such a champion, is a tennis page turning?
Yes for many newspapers, and the
Washington Post
also makes the connection with that of Serena Williams: “
Tennis loses another golden star
”.
It is finally the
Tribune de Genève
which will have the last word, summing up perfectly the feeling which must live this Friday morning the fans of the Swiss throughout the world: “
Roger Federer will not play again, except in our hearts and in our memories.
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