At last, Stan is Swiss # 1. If at all we are not going to see any upsets ("doing good") in Basel and Paris, I dont see Federer qualify for WTF.
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At last, Stan is Swiss # 1. If at all we are not going to see any upsets ("doing good") in Basel and Paris, I dont see Federer qualify for WTF.
LOL....yes, it would be a big surprise now if he does manage to beat Tommy Haas-type players.Quote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
I hope he come back well in 2014. There is no much pressure as he doesn't have anything to defend.
Era of big 4 - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic coming to an end
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/24520722.cms
Berdych and Wawrinka lose first round matches at the Swiss (Indoors) Open; but Federer wins. The race to London is getting hotter and hotter! :)
Vinod, Federer is still the Swiss number according to the ATP rankings. But there is no denying that Wawrinka's been the better man all year.Quote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
I meant based on ranking only but not sure what made me to write that. Probably Race to London ranking paathutae ezhuthirukanum.
Even Gasquet loses in his 1R match.....
Roger to play Istomin shortly....If Istomin plays the level he played recently against Novak (in Montreal) & Andy (in USO) then he can probably pull this off.
As you said he is already in trouble. Watched first match live. He was spraying lot of balls outside courts. Two things are clearly visible.. he is losing his temperament quickly and doesn't want to hang in there and wait for results ...
When he motivates himself for normal winners for his standard and for normal points .. pity him :(
Federer wins 4-6, 6-3, 6-2!
Swiss Indoors... Nadal withdraws; Djokovic does not play; Wawrinka loses in first round; Gasquet loses in first round; Berdych loses in first round... interesting sequence of events! :)
Everyone's conspiring to get Federer a place in the ATP Finals, I guess. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
I didn't say that! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
Finally Fed will meet his clone (Dmitrov) in the 3rd round match @ Basel tommorrow.
Will it be a 2001 Wimbledon moment (the only time when Pete Sampras met Federer)???
Very excited to see Paapa Fed go against Baby Fed......
...and Dimitrov loses in the quarterfinal!
Federer not anywhere near his best.Too many unforced errors littered all through the match along with the double faults. Anyways he's got the win.
...and Pospisil loses in the semifinal!
…and Roger Federer loses the Swiss Indoors Open final to Juan Martin del Potro (6-7. 6-2, 4-6)!
RF won the second set against the run of play. It was not a great match, both players were pretty erratic. Ultimately, DP prevailed.
Race to ATP World Tour Finals (London) - The Latest Update:
1. Rafael Nadal; Points: 11,670 - Already qualified.
2. Novak Djokovic; 9,610 - Already qualified.
3. Andy Murray; 5,805 - Already qualified, but forced to withdraw after back surgery.
4. David Ferrer; 5,200 - Already qualified.
5. Juan Martin del Potro; 4,875 – Already qualified.
6. Tomas Berdych; 3,800 – Already qualified.
7. Roger Federer; 3,445 – Will qualify with Paris R1 win.
8. Stanislas Wawrinka; 3,150 – Suffers costly R1 loss in Basel.
9. Richard Gasquet; 3,120 – Attempting to retain final qualifying spot in Paris this week.
10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; 3055 – Could meet Gasquet in pivotal Paris R3 clash.
11. Milos Raonic; 2,770 – Must reach Paris final to have a shot at qualifying.
12. Tommy Haas; 2,425 – Must win Paris to have chance of qualifying for first time.
Federer's got his ticket to London confirmed.....
He made me very nervous at the end :banghead:
The commentators made a very valid point on how Federer's changed wrt closing matches. The Federer of yore would have never given the break in the first place.Its been a trait in his play for the last few years where he kind off lets his service game slip.
WTF already @ Paris Bercy...
The last 8 in Paris are the same 8 who will be fighting it out the next couple of weeks for WTF @ O2 arena London....
BNP Paribas Masters, Paris - Quarterfinals:
Federer beats del Potro 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Djokovic beats Wawrinka 6-1, 6-4.
Very good win for Federer. Will be a great SF between him and Djokovic.
Yeah ..very positive game .. i thought he would choke after lost the break but played positively .. wins like this can motivate Roger heavily ..
Some glimpses of magic today. Savour it while it lasts.
Just his second victory this year against a top 10 ranked player. Hopefully he maintains the momentum for the SF..
Good News after a long time...he should have done it in finals last week :)Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
Saturday's semifinals...
Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal vs David Ferrer
WTF groups.
Group A- Rafa, Ferrer, Berdych and Warinka
Group B- Novak, Del Potro, Federer and Gasquet
:lol2: ...
Djokovic gets the win. Federer's game deteriorated in the second set and the third leaving Djokovic to not do much to get the win. Not a perfect game for both players, but nevertheless another finals spot in the kitty for Djokovic.
After the first set, I was hoping for a Federer win today!
He shud have not lost the break he got early in second set.
Fed was just incredibly inconsistent. In one service game, he produced an incredible backhand winner to bring up 30-0 and after some atrocious shots, was facing a break. The game seemed to be on his racquet than Djoko's and he lost. Djoko just shrugged off his initial errors and began to play more consistently to wait for the inevitable Fed-errors.
He lost his first serve and became very vulnerable with the second. I firmly believe that Federer's first serve is his most potent weapon and unfortunately it wasn't firing today. It kind off tailed off in the second set and by the time the match went into the third he became very loose with the second serve. But seeing the way he's performed in the last 2 weeks, I have some hope for the ATP tours finals. Really looking forward to it.
David Ferrer beats Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-5 in the other semifinal!
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...al-Ferrer.aspx
Djokovic wins the final 7-5, 7-5.