Roger Federer is one of the best frontrunners in the history of the game and he proved that on Friday in Indian Wells when he routed Tomas Berdych in the second set after a *relatively* close opener.
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During Federer’s 6-4, 6-0 thrashing of the burly Czech, the Swiss maestro notched his 26th career love set against the Top 10. That’s a remarkable number in and of itself, but when one takes into account the fact that it is as many as the rest of the ATP’s Big 4 (plus three more studs) combined, it is even more staggering.
We may care about all this bagel stuff, but Federer told reporters today that he could care less what the final score of a set is. Here’s the snippet from his presser after today’s win:
Q. Is there extra satisfaction with bageling an opponent like Tomas, or is it just another win?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, well, not just another win, but another win against a top 10 player, against Berdych, who has played me tough in recent years. But if it's 6-1, 6-Love, 6-2, 6-3, honestly for me it makes no difference, as well. So I just try to keep pushing forward to get one more break, the safety break. And then if I can extend it even more, you know, might as well. I'm not the kind of guy who takes great joy out of bageling opponents, to be honest.