Federer’s moves made even blowout matches worthy of watching. And the moments in which he fell short made his legacy even more intriguing.
Roger Federer is the most famous living citizen of Switzerland.
“It’s not even close,” Nicolas Bideau, a Swiss official in charge of promoting the country’s image abroad, once told me.
But though the Swiss have long adopted neutrality, Federer has played at home just about all over the world.