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Sehwag had the internet in splits over his Federer tweet.
Updated : Jul 18, 2017, 08:22 PM IST
While Virender Sehwag chose to stay mum about being snubbed by BCCI over the Team India coach post, the batsman had a unique take on Roger Federer's 19th Grand Slam win. On Tuesday, Virender Sehwag celebrated Roger Federer’s 19th Grand Slam and 8th Wimbledon title in his unique style by putting up a picture of the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) with two cows that he won during his career. In 2003, when Federer won the Swiss Open he was gifted a cow by the organisers and called it Juliette.
He won another cow in 2013, which was named Desiree. And sure enough Virender Sehwag remembered, as he shared pictures of the GOAT milking a cow and standing with his prize.
Here's how people reacted to Virender Sehwag's tweet:
Cow love of the legend Roger Federer. So wonderful to see. pic.twitter.com/Yk7NWuuM4W
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 18, 2017
Roger is safe. https://t.co/1HSo7QQX3H
— Shalu Yadav (@shaluyadavbbc) July 18, 2017
What mooohre can i say https://t.co/yiBtkwllsU
— Naresh Gaur (@nareshgaur11) July 18, 2017
What makes Roger Federer and a cow friends?
— Ailaa! (@AaliaAilaa) July 18, 2017
They both love grass https://t.co/dIR9O4G2EJ
Roger that. :) https://t.co/9wB7jFoa9E
— দেবপ্রিয় চৌধুরী (@DebaprioChoudry) July 18, 2017
Someone called him "Sanghi" yet or not..? https://t.co/poc171eHY0
— Koi Kami-Na Bunny (@jaisunami) July 18, 2017
I am sure Federer enjoys his steak as much as he loves the cows.. Somehow i think Sehwag is thinking of entering politics in the near future https://t.co/qXqZLGV40i
— Kiran Vaidya (@kiranvaidya) July 18, 2017
@SMHoaxSlayer is this even real pics? https://t.co/QXemakknmJ
— Vardharaj (@konar_vardharaj) July 18, 2017
a real bhakt https://t.co/unoB3uLndx
— the 'VAIBHAV' (@kaatilana) July 18, 2017
Soon : Switzerland's ambassador to India! https://t.co/3fdX2E2G6G
— Prashanth Rangaswamy (@itisprashanth) July 18, 2017
Legend https://t.co/tOEBwVastx
— shashank (@shashan34428957) July 18, 2017
How Roger celebrated his win
Nursing a head-splitting hangover on Monday morning after scoring his eighth Wimbledon title, Roger Federer threw a challenge to the younger breed of tennis players- ‘play more attacking tennis’.
‘Yeah, my head’s ringing. I don’t know what I did last night [after the Champions’ dinner at the Guildhall in central London]. I drank too many types of drinks, I guess. After the ball we went to ‘ what would you call it’ I guess it’s a bar ‘ and there were almost 30 to 40 friends that were there. We had a great time. Got to bed at five, then woke up, and just didn’t feel good. The last hour or so I’m somewhat OK again. I’m happy with that,’ the Guardian quoted him as saying.
Federer expressed his concern with the mindset of the younger generation, who still have not been able to knock of the 30-plus elite from the top of the ranks.
‘I know you can easily get sucked into that [attritional] mode when you don’t want to attack but, if you can’t volley, you are not going to go to the net. Almost every player I played here wouldn’t serve and volley. It’s frightening to me, to see that at this level.
‘I look at the stats and, whatever round it is, I see that the guy I’m going to face is playing 2% of serve and volley throughout the championship. I’m going, OK, I know he’s not going to serve and volley ‘ which is great for me. And the grass was playing fast this week. I wish that we would see more coaches, more players taking chances up at the net, because good things do happen there.
‘I do believe the depth in the men’s game is as great as it’s ever been but, because of the way they play, maybe not super-fast like they used to back in the 80s, the margins are bigger because of the surface speed, the ball speed and the racket technology. You have to hit a lot of good shots to come through a Murray or a Djokovic. Over five sets, it catches up with you and it’s favourable for the top guys.’
However, Federer admitted that the points system does not favour younger players. ‘Since my generation and Rafa’s generation, yes, the next one hasn’t been strong enough to push all of us out. A young guy, if he wants to make a breakthrough, he can beat me or any top player, but, if he doesn’t make a run to the final or win the tournament, he’s not making any move in the rankings.
‘It’s not so easy to win five straight matches [in Masters and lower tournaments]. The consistency that’s required by the young generation is quite complex. Because of our different playing styles at the top ‘ put Stan [Wawrinka] in there, put Cilic in there and then the big four ‘ it’s hard for young guys to make a run through that.’ But the tennis great admitted that this is how things are and the players are going to have to adapt to it is how it is. ‘The good thing is that the best player in the world should be the one winning the biggest tournaments,’ Federer said.
With ANI inputs