Jim Courier believes that Roger Federer showed the way for the players to sell themselves better and earn mass appeal
Jim Courier calls the on-court interviews with Roger Federer fun because of the Swiss legend's talent to make it amusing.
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Roger Federer and Jim Courier in an on-court interview (Image Credit: Tennis Now)
Jim Courier has been interviewing players for quite some years. He in his distinguished career had the privilege to talk to many great players on on-court interviews, often after they won. However, in his own testimony, he declared that conducting interviews with Roger Federer was great fun.
The former player-turned commentator commended the 20-time Grand Slam champion for poking fun at himself during his on-court interviews and press conferences. He would try to make everyone laugh and this he believed, helped him to increase his appeal with the masses.
“Players these days, they know that they’re still performing when they’re in the interview, they know they’re still selling themselves to the audience and showing a little bit more of themselves. It’s really because Roger Federer showed that it was okay to do that. He was the one who showed that it’s okay to laugh at himself and to show a little bit more and talk a little bit more about himself off the court,” he said in one of the epsiodes of the AO Show podcast.
Jim Courier was part of the commentary team for the Australian Open 2023. He continues to feature in many Grand Slam tournaments as a commentator and as an analyst.
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Jim Courier recalls the Roger Federer’s farewell night
24th of September, 2022 is remembered by many as one of the most emotional nights in the history of tennis. Roger Federer played his last match as a doubles pair with Rafael Nadal against the all-American pair of Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe at the Laver Cup 2022. After this match the 20-time Grand Slam champion was given a warm farewell and the achievements of his career were celebrated in front of thousands of fans in London.
Jim Courier got the privilege of talking to Roger Federer after the match on the court. He remembers that it was a beautiful moment for everybody, as the Swiss legend reflected on his career. He considers it a very emotional moment in his life which he may not be able to experience again.
“That one has a lot of deep meaning because it represents the kind of end of his career. It represents him giving sort of a synopsis in many ways of his career and then the people that got him there and it was an emotional moment that I’m not going to be involved in an interview again, I can’t imagine,” he continued.
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