World No 1 Federer swaps tennis racquet for cricket bat
WORLD number one and defending Australian Open champion Roger Federer swapped his racquet for a cricket bat yesterday and showed he might have a fruitful alternative career if he ever gets bored with tennis.Â
Federer has spent several weeks in Australia preparing for his Melbourne title defence and began in grand style on Monday with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.Â
During that match he made several practice swings which looked suspiciously like forward defensive strokes a cricket batsman would play, suggesting that his time in sports-mad Australia was starting to leave an impression.
World No 1 Federer swaps tennis racquet for cricket bat
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Posted by Jay Brewer at February 2, 2005 8:13 AM
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