The head-to-head record against Federer is 14-11 to Federer
yep, I know all that, but it is still a rare match where I particularly enjoy watching his strokeplay, and I often dispair at his 2nd serve (which seems OK again atm). And if he is playing against anyone with a single handed backhand then I will immediately start routing for the other guy.
The pace and angles he gets might be impressive sometimes but even so.
Mind you I find Federer frustrating as well – I seem to have watched more dissappointing matches with him in than anyone – awesome strokes but doesn’t seem to step it up a gear in the way that I seem to remember Samprass, etc, doing.
Maybe it is because he is too smooth and consistent – in the way that Danny Macaskills videos sometimes look blander than they should because he is so smooth doing his stuff.