He faced Federer twice during his active career, and played 1 win and 1 loss once morest the head.
‘Legend of Korean tennis’ Lee Hyung-taek (46), the coach of Orion Tennis Team, said regarding the retired ‘tennis emperor’ Roger Federer (41, Switzerland) on the 15th that he was a “perfect player” among the ‘big four’ of men’s tennis who were active in the same era. He was rated as one of the most talented.
In a phone interview on the 16th, director Lee Hyung-taek remembered as if it was a recent event, saying, “I worked with Federer at Wimbledon and Monte Carlo.”
Manager Lee Hyung-taek met Federer in the first round of Wimbledon in 2003 and the 2007 Monte Carlo Masters in the round of 16 during his active career, 0-3 (3-6 3-6 6-7).), lost 0-2 (4-6 3-6).
He also faced Rafael Nadal (Spain), who is called the ‘Big 4’ of men’s tennis, twice, and faced Andy Murray (England) with 1 win and 1 loss.
“I have never played once morest Novak Djokovic (Serbia),” Lee said, “but we trained together in Germany.”
When asked regarding the match once morest Federer, who announced his intention to retire on the 15th, manager Lee said, “When you play Go, don’t you sometimes feel like your opponent knows where you put your go?” “I feel like Federer knows where I’m going to hit the ball that way. It was,” he recalled.
He said, “Actually, like me, all the players who played in the same era thought it an honor to play once morest Federer itself,” he said.
When asked to compare his skills with other ‘big 4’ players, manager Lee replied, “Federer’s swing is as clean as a textbook, and every shot is flawless.”
Manager Lee, who was appointed as the first commander of the Orion Tennis Team, which was founded in July, said, “Actually, retirement is inevitable someday, but I still feel sorry for Federer’s retirement, not another player.”
Federer also recorded two wins from two matches once morest Jeong Hyun in the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open.
The Korean player’s victory over the ‘Big 4’ of men’s tennis is that manager Lee Hyung-taek defeated the head 3-1 (6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5) in the third round of the 2007 US Open, and Jeong Hyeon-i in 2018 He defeated Djokovic 3-0 (7-6) in the round of 16 at the Australian Open. 7-5 7-6) has been suppressed.
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