Wawrinka does it....Beats Berdych 6-3 6-7 7-6 7-6...First grandslam final for him and very much deserving.
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Wawrinka does it....Beats Berdych 6-3 6-7 7-6 7-6...First grandslam final for him and very much deserving.
Stan into grand slam final. :notworthy:. I know it is impossible against Nadal in final but I wish he find some way to life the trophy.
Enna Vinodh ippadi pusukknu Nadal soliteenga... innum oru SF erukku :)Quote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
அதெல்லாம் உலக மகா strategy :)Quote:
Originally Posted by svaisn
Thanks for reminding 2009 & 2012 exactly the two years when he beat Roger at the AO ended up being a miserable year for him. Hope Rafa will be wise this time around!! AO Final is a curse for Rafa!!Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
This will be nothing to what we could possibly witness in the match if it gets tight (big if though!!).Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
Looking forward to Rafa's usage of everything available strategywise!! Uncle Toni is the best ever in that department!!
That blister business is a little more insidious. IF Rafa does somehow manage to lose, it will always be a blistered Nadal losing to Fed, not full strength Nadal (never mind Fed's age). If he wins, of course, it will be heroic and one for the ages. Remember, every time Nadal suffered an unexpected defeat at the slams, it was basically an injury-sparked fluke (see Soderling/Rosol). Sampras was fond of doing this too in the 90s, to the point where Rafter lashed out at him after beating him in US Open. Playing up the injury cheapens the competition, sorry.
Never. We know history.Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
If Federer continue coming forward and volley / forehand / drop the ball (typical Stefan Edberg signature), that would shake Nadal's balance and make him distracted. I am sure Federer comes up with more strategies today and make a tough fight (as he did in the past). Federer has to be on target right from the beginning as Nadal takes time to get into the game. That would stretch the game into minimum 4 sets. Strictly no double faults and every Serve is very important. Grigor Dimitrov could sustain majorly because of this consistency on Serve. I am sure Federer's serve is the key for today's match. All the best. Whoever wins.. I am happy. Coming till Semi final itself a big milestone for both the players. And Federer - Nadal - Djokovic are the supreme talented trio Tennis era ever witnessed.
Yov, epdiyum we all know who will win. Tayathai waste pannikittu naansenss madhiri. :)
Last time Feddy beat Nadal was way back in March 2012. Almost 2 years. Lets see if he can turn the tables. I want to Feddy to have maximum tally in every grand slam(Prench open la mudiyadhu). paapoom.
Its not the same all the time. I would be surprised if Nadal wins this match against Feddy in a very convincing manner. Narrow margin win (going till tie breaker or 7-5 kind of ) has edges on the both the sides. Anyone who keep their excellence during those points would win.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajithfederer
Feddy... Vetri umakke.... :victory:
Nadal gets the first. The story so far taking the familiar route.
Whats the score ?
7-6 3-2 with Federer serving. It looks close but it isn't. Federer just hanging in....
Nadal gets the break. Now leading the set 4-2.
Nadal leads two sets to love.
Rafa beats Roger [again] 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Never in doubt really!! - Bring even a 200 head size racquet you will still lose to the warrior!!Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
I am very happy with this result!!
7-6 6-3 6-3Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
I am not happy with the result. Nadal says this is the best so far in this tournament. But I think its Federer's worst performance. There is no execuse for 50 unforced errors.Quote:
Originally Posted by omega
Thanks for pointing out the typo! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by leosimha
chai! :(
Told you so
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Originally Posted by venkkiram
That would have been 0 if not for the blisters no!!Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
I am extremely happy with the result though...
Anyway, I am happy that Federer was able to defeat Andy Murray. That one game was my pick from Fed's notable performances. Having that strength to come back strong till the semis itself a big achievement if considering the age and experience factor.
Fed:
"I think that it's been a good start to the season...I feel my best tennis is ahead of me"
"I wish I could have won tonight and made an all Swiss final. That's something I'll regret"
"The lack of opportunities I gave myself created pressure for me...he deserved to win tonight, he was better"
"I enjoy playing against him, it's always going to be a big story going into the match - that's what you train for"
"I think Rafa does a good job of neutralising you...I guess at times I couldn't do what I wanted to do"
"It's not as cool when you lose in straight sets but I enjoy it all the same" Fed tongue in cheek in press ;)
Intha kodumai-ku rendavathu roundae thothurukalam :twisted:.
Considering where Fed was at the end of 2013, this is an excellent start to the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
Seriously beating Tsonga & Murray the way he did was remarkable and would have given plenty of confidence to him.
I am sure he would never mind losing to Nadal as he knows that even while he was at his best in Hardcourts (2005-2007) a Hardcourt toddler Nadal won against him, so this is no big deal at all.....
I am very happy as Roger had clearly said that he expects himself to be in prime condition by March-April. I bel18ve!!
Nadal in AO Final makes me even happier!! YES!!
^^ Yeah, given how disastrously Fed was playing towards the end around US Open, this is very welcome. We have to be realistic. He's 32. Another grand slam is a long shot now. Just be happy if he keeps playing well at least up to whatever point he gets to in the tournaments. Meantime, title no.14 coming up on Sunday. Would be nothing short of a miracle if Wawrinka can actually beat Nadal. My dad joked yesterday that Wawrinka would have a much better chance of winning the title if Federer won the semi, else Nadal would crush him. No mercy for Wawrinka, sadly.
Floored Roger Federer complains at Rafael Nadal's grunting after losing semi-final
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/t...l-9084007.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/29311723.cms
What the ****, he himself was grunting on a few occasions.Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
Looks like thats what Rafa can do to you..He instills his qualities to the opponents.
Roger seems to have caught a few (whining, grunting etc etc...)
Rafael Nadal's game can scarcely be described as normal
"... what Nadal plays on the court is not always tennis. It's akin to some kind of tribal dialect. Yes, it bears a resemblance to the court game involving a racket, balls and a 78-by-27-foot grid of boxes. But it is wildly different from any other player's game -- past, present and, we can safely say, future. Nadal, a natural righty, holds his racket with his left hand when he plays. He pounds his shots, but also imparts unholy amounts of spin, on his forehand in particular. You think the bathwater here swirls down the drain in a strange direction? It has nothing on Nadal's shots, what with their ducking and dipping and swerving. He hits serves that land in the court, often on the lines, and then bounce at an altitude three times higher than the net. Mentally, he is impregnable".
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ten...stralian-open/
Highlights - Roger Federer vs Rafa Nadal - Australian Open 2014:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvFoPXc5-NU
Federer optimistic despite defeat to Nadal
"But I think this is a very good start to the season for me overall. I played some really good tennis here. I still feel my best tennis is only ahead of me right now. So I'm looking forward to the next couple of months, how they're going to play out and hopefully by April I feel like I'm going to be at 100% again."
http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/276771.html
:rotfl:
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Originally Posted by omega
Thalaivar-ku vayasu ayiduchu, romba oda vaccha mudiyala. If Nole goes for a bit hit on the return and manages to put it in, he polambi-fies (see US Open 2011), if Nadal grunts, he polambi-fies. What next?
Li Na beats Dominika Cibulkova to win Australian Open final
It was the 31-year-old's third Australian Open final and brings her a second major title after the 2011 French Open.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/25875113
I still think his "lucky shot" comment after US Open 2011 SF loss was valid which Novak himself admitted...Quote:
Originally Posted by crimson king
I don't think his complain was about Nadal's grunt. No one was clear about that incident when it happened.
Commentators were wondering if it was against Nadal's time taken between points. Nadal's grunting is nothing new & Roger was not playing against him for the first time.