Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic forged one of the greatest rivalries in history at Monte Carlo 2006. By the will of the draw, it was the first round match, as Novak was ranked 67th and played only his fifth Masters 1000 event in his career. The match lasted one hour and 49 minutes, and Roger scored a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win en route to his first Monte Carlo final, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. It was a solid encounter with many beautiful shots on both sides, with Federer having the advantage in sets one and three to move on to the next round and avoid a surprise. Djokovic was one of the most promising youngsters on Tour, finishing the season with 40 ATP victories and in the top 20 to find himself in a perfect position for an even more powerful attack in 2007. The Serbian showed the full arsenal of his shots in set number two, but was unable to repeat that in the remaining part of the clash, allowing Roger to control the score and move on to the next round. They had a similar amount of unforced errors, and Novak pushed Federer's backhand to the limit to force almost twice as many errors from his rival. However, that was not enough to send him to the top, as he lost stamina and energy in the decider. Federer served 53%, but played only two loose service games in set number two, and Novak failed to reach at least a two in the remaining return games. That kept the pressure on the Serb, who couldn't take it, losing 40% of his serve points to face 11 break opportunities. He repelled eight of those and limited the damage, but Roger was safe with three breaks on his account. The Swiss had a 22-14 lead on serve winners (they only had one ace each, and it's always best to look at the number of unreturned serves as they give a bigger picture) and a 25-20 on winners on court. He landed 12 winners from the forehand and seven from the backhand, which is always essential against solid baseline players. On a recent podcast, Boris Becker expressed hope that Roger Federer would avoid playing an unnecessarily large number of events given his age. The German also asserted that Federer has elevated tennis to a level never seen before, which has earned him the right to go out on a high.
Boris Becker opens up on Roger Federer"I hope that Roger Federer doesn't make the mistake of playing a lot of tournaments for the heck of it," Boris Becker said. "He is an absolute icon and has lifted tennis to another level. Only, Federer needs a good end to his career." Boris Becker knows what it takes to win at Wimbledon. And the German believes that Roger Federer's best bet of winning another Major is at SW19. "From my point of view, Wimbledon is the Grand Slam tournament where he still has the best chance of going far," Becker said. Becker went on to point out that Federer hasn't lost his excitement for the sport or his magical touch. But he warned that at the Swiss' age, recovery is a much slower process. "The sportiness is there, the feeling for the ball too, but you recover more slowly in old age," Becker continued.
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