If there’s one name that turns heads in tennis, it’s Roger Federer . The Swiss Maestro won 20 Grand Slam titles, including eight Wimbledon crowns. He also claimed a triple-digit haul of tour titles—103 in total! Federer ruled the sport for two decades, starting in 2001, when he won his first title in Milan, though he turned pro back in 1998. When he retired in 2022 at the Laver Cup—an event he co-founded—it was a somber moment for tennis fans worldwide. His followers span the globe, but where there’s glory, there’s also critics. And this time, the critique comes from a former pro.

In the early 2000s, Federer wasn’t the untouchable legend we know today . Fernando Meligeni , a former Brazilian who won three ATP singles titles and seven doubles titles, mostly on clay, shared his experi

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