That was perfect from Federer. Into the finals for the 9th time
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That was perfect from Federer. Into the finals for the 9th time
Only today I came to know that Dimitrov and Maria are in relationship.
If not anything Federer is just demonstrating how easily tennis could be played. Such a pleasure to watch his brand of tennis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
^^^ Yesterday he showed that apart from him and some of the other veterans like Stepanek, nobody really understands/remembers how to use grass conditions. All the angles and variations he used, real masterclass. He may still end up on the losing side, but at this stage of his career to produce such a marvelous exhibition of tennis is incredible. To be fair to Raonic, he produced an unusually classical game too, didn't expect that from him. Some of his volleys were delectable too. But he kept choking whenever he needed to serve to 5-up and Fed didn't waste those opportunities.
Roger Federer to try for a record eighth Wimbledon title in Sunday's final against Novak Djokovic
"Federer has reached his tenth final and he has a lot to thank Nick Kyrgios for. Instead of the projected match-up against his nemesis Rafael Nadal, Friday's semi-final opponent was Milos Raonic, the Canadian he has now beaten five consecutive times. The latest was fairly routine, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, the tone set when Federer broke the enormous Raonic serve in the opening game."
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/r...#ixzz36Yweanjd
And they have done it again. They have opened the door for fans of the problem solver to whine about Federer's performance. Yeah, it doesn't matter if Nadal can't even beat wildcards and journeymen at Wimbledon, but Federer didn't have to play him is all that matters. Nadal himself said Kyrgios served better than him in the tiebreak which was one of the keys. Fed outserved Raonic who outserved Kyrgios in the Q/F. Does that count for nought? Why does media take Fed's consistency for granted?
This is why I wanted Fed Nadal match up. It doesnt matter even if Fed lose as we have seen lot. I want Roger to win Nadal in a Grandslam. Best chance for Roger is in Wimbledon but that doesnt seem to happen anytime. French open eludhi kuduthuralam. US open may be ??Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
Yeah nice try author! :)
What many idiots don't and never seem to understand is if you have to win other players and reach a final of a grandslam. I wish Kyrgios had kicked the match in 3 sets. And this is the 3rd CONSECUTIVE time he is losing in wimbledon too a 100th+ ranked player. Sorry you are not wimbledon final material if you lose that many times. You have to earn it to be in the final.
P.S: As omega said, I am still expecting an reason for the defeat in terms of injury from Uncle toni and co. I know one guy in my circle who stiill says Wawrinka won AO because Nadal was injured. Baloney!!!!
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Originally Posted by raagadevan
Well, Fed has beaten Rafa twice in a row at Wimbledon. Of course, the problem solver group's weasel-like counter to this is that Rafa was still growing up and learning to play tennis so we can't count that. And I don't agree. Rafa was already world no.2 after the 2006 defeat and was beating Fed in RG already. What hadn't happened yet was courts at Wimby and US Open slowing down even more. I think this year maybe because of the heat, the courts started playing a bit faster (certainly looks faster to me, as fast if not more so than Dubai, the fastest court on tour currently) and that is why we have seen players with good serve oust clay courters like Ferrer or Verdasco. Didn't take Rafa very long to join their ranks. Also, I think they have banned shoes with certain kinds of spikes that provide extra grip. There was something about that in the commentary last year when the fall-epidemic on Wimbledon ensued. This has meant that players who slide on grass instead of using the traditional short steps-movements have struggled to maintain their balance. Now I am waiting for Rafa and Toni to drum up a campaign to convert grass to clay because grass is bad "for the spectacle of long rallies".Quote:
Originally Posted by VinodKumar's
Ah, I found it. Shoes with 'pimples' greater than 2 mm aren't allowed. Look how wsj is slanting Wimbledon as "the most dangerous tennis tournament in the world". What's dangerous is coaches, starting with Toni himself, telling players to use clay court techniques like sliding on other surfaces. It's important that we tennis fans must be alive to this propaganda and not let powerful players mess with the legacy of tennis.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/wimbl...ain-1403309412
Kvitova was phenomenal today. Marana-adi for Bouchard. Serves, returns, groundies, everything was too hot to handle for her from all ends. She looked devastated and not a little angry and upset. She will get her chances in future if she plays as well as she did this time but maybe she needs to learn that destiny won't always be what you want it to be. Even Kvitova waited three years to repeat her 2011 feat, for one whose game is as well suited to grass as hers.
Who is this Federer chap?
-By Kate Battersby; Wimbledon News, July 5, 2014
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/...r_previwe.html
Djokovic vs. Federer: Wimbledon Final Preview
-by ATP Staff; ATP News, July 5, 2014
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...-Djokovic.aspx
Edberg, Becker renew Wimbledon rivalry after 24 years
When Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic meet for the Wimbledon title on Sunday, they'll be cajoled and encouraged by two former Centre Court warriors, Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker who are now their coaches. Edberg, 48, was hired by 17-time major winner Federer last December to help reinvigorate a career which was in danger of slipping into decline. A week earlier, Djokovic had hired 46-year-old Becker to help him cure a worrying trend in Grand Slam finals which had seen him win six but also lose six.Edberg and Becker enjoyed their greatest moments at Wimbledon where the brash German won three titles and the low-key Swede, two.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/37844740.cms
This is such a tantalizing match up. Fed is playing the most relaxed he has been in a very long time. He said he doesn't expect to be around another 10 years and is enjoying every chance he gets to be in a major final. That means he is swinging free and easy, not good news for Djoko. On the other hand, Djoko is such a fighter. He slips and falls and whines and yells but he scrapes through to the finish line. I think the match will be decided by whether Fed can serve as well as he has been through the tournament.
http://i57.tinypic.com/2vs1b4n.jpg
After playing second fiddle to Murray & Nadal in the recent Slam Finals, will Novak do the honors for Federer just one time?
For some crazy reason I believe Novak has got this....
Will be very happy to be proved wrong!!!
Fed Choked in Tie-breaker :banghead:
Roger gets the first set in tie breaker.
Djokovic looked the better player all through the set. Amazing as to how he had a set point with the serve. A very tight set and it was a struggle for Federer to come through. Good that he did
Exactly. Novak corrected that mistake and got a early break in second set. Errors going up for Roger.
Roger's first serve keeping him alive.
Novak takes third. Leads 2 sets to 1.
And he deserves that.
Roger breaks Novak for the first time in match to stay in the match
He is double faulting.
Match point for Novak in Roger serve.
Roger holds.
OMG each ball gives me heart attack. Novak saved 2 break points.
Roger takes 4th set and Novak goes for toilet break.
Roger too.
That was probably the most nerve wrecking set that I have watched in a long long long time.....Go grass court tennis
Novak calls for trainer.
Djokovic's won. But what a game....Well done Djokovic...:clap: :clap: :clap:
And Federer...kudos man...:clap: :clap:
Bravo Djokovic. You had to fight against two opponents ( partisan crowd ). Bravo
That's got to be one of the all time best finals. Djoko's serve game was like an impenetrable wall and that was the key ultimately...in the fifth set when it mattered most. Fed simply couldn't break through and finally tired and gave up.
Congratulations to Novak Djokovic; Wimbledon Champion and #1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings! :)
How The Wimbledon Final Was Won
-By James Buddell; ATP News, July 6, 2014
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...-Analysis.aspx
Congrats Novak. Well fought Roger. Now I don't bel18ve.
I have my hopes up for the US open. For a nearly 33 year old to have showed up the way he did, I really do think it would be a folly to write him off. Lets see. And by the way he teared up again during the presentaion
Big four remain free of danger, says Federer
Bulgaria's Dimitrov, 23, and Canada's Raonic, 23, made it to their first Grand Slam semi-finals at Wimbledon, but both came up short against Djokovic and Federer respectively. "I don't feel a huge threat from them. There's many good players from 5 or 6 to 20. But they're also somewhat exchangeable from 30 or 40," Federer said. In contrast, Nadal won his first Grand Slam aged 19, Federer at 21 and Djokovic at 20. "We all made the breakthrough much earlier than most of the guys," Federer said. "Rafa was incredible as a teenager. I was better at 21. That's when I started to make my rise. "The other guys we're talking about are all 22, 23 and have been already on tour for five years."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/37940847.cms
Winning a Battle of the Mind, Not to Mention the Backhands
-By Craig O'Shannessy, The New York Times, July 7, 2014
Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4, in a high-quality final, overcoming adversity that would send most tennis players to their knees.
It could have easily gone Federer’s way. He clawed back from 2-5 in the fourth set to rattle off five straight games, saving a match point along the way with an ace, and he had all the momentum with one set to play and the crowd roaring its support of his attempt to win an eighth title.
Djokovic could have gone away, as he said he did last month in the French Open final against Rafael Nadal. Not this time.
It was a victory of the mind and also a victory in strategy. Federer dominated the majority of the offensive totals, but Djokovic locked down two important defensive categories: the battle of backhands and second serves.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/sp...tory.html?_r=0
Nadal out of Rogers and Cincy with a wrist injury