Watched a GREAT match yesterday as Federer beat Nadal in 4 sets. The standard of play was superb and how the hell Federer maintains that level of fitness at the age of 37 is utterly beyond me!! Come to that, we often discuss the fitness levels at the Swans and other clubs but, imo, no footballer ever comes remotely close to the fitness achieved by tennis players. Granted there's no contact involved but still.......
Think about it. Games often last for hours, three, four or more, and there is NO hiding place. These players are sprinting, bending, stretching almost non-stop with no time to sneak a rest as footballers often do off the ball. They do have breaks when changing ends it's true but I reckon they'd drop dead from exhaustion if they didn't. Then they have to do it all again the following day or day after that. And the doubles players have an even higher work load. The mind boggles. At least mine does!!
Think about it. Games often last for hours, three, four or more, and there is NO hiding place. These players are sprinting, bending, stretching almost non-stop with no time to sneak a rest as footballers often do off the ball. They do have breaks when changing ends it's true but I reckon they'd drop dead from exhaustion if they didn't. Then they have to do it all again the following day or day after that. And the doubles players have an even higher work load. The mind boggles. At least mine does!!
