“Wimbledon is the holy grail”
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="grail">grail</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="grail">grail</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="player">player</span>.</p><p><span word="Federer">Federer</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="racket">racket</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="outright">outright</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="won">won</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>, 17 <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="four">four</span>, <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="jewel">jewel</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearing">nearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="closing">closing</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Novak">Novak</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="latterly">latterly</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="slam">slam</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>? <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span>, <span word="Australian">Australian</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>? <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, “<span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="grail">grail</span>.”</p>
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