Federer jacket still a sore topic

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By Rohit Brijnath Senior Correspondent [email protected] SOMEONE asked me snidely on Monday about Roger Federer's jacket. Yesterday someone expressed dismay. Then today the excellent Jon Wertheim gave His Nattiness a jab in his column on the Sports Illustrated website. Almost a week later people are still talking. Rog was the cool guy, now he's becoming a bit of a Mr Federer. Federer's clothes didn't really bother me. When he once turned up in long trousers he looked like Big Bill Tilden and it was a respectful nod to an older time. Some of his recent stuff has been lame, but I shrugged and got distracted by his fine tennis. If the man wants to have a logo, big deal. But the 15 on his jacket, which signified how many grand slam titles he had won, was plain indulgent. People say Federer is a regular guy and he is. Do you see Tiger Woods spending a Christmas season playing c...

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