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**Arvind Srinivasan** · 17th August 2014, 09:03 AM

Raonic just didnt show up in the first set. Even in the second, the paltry first serve percentage added to the inability to win rallies costed him dear. In the end it was just a matter of when rather than if. Federer was peerless. Great chance to get his first masters title in two years. Has never lost to Ferrer in all his fifteen outings against him. Lets see if he can add another one to that.

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**JamesDap** · 17th August 2014, 09:09 AM

Ditto. Pretty much a repeat of Wimb semis. Raonic's shot selection lacks judgment. He needs to know when to get in and when not to. His net approach conversion was not bad 10/17 but Fed's was a whopping 14/16 and Fed owned the groundstroke rallies so Raonic needed to win more at the net. First serve percentage was just not up to par. And unfortunately for Raonic, Fed's backhand returns worked really well today. The way he dealt with the high kicker to the backhand out wide to break Raonic was incredible.

The king is really shaping up well in the twilight of the season. As I said yesterday too, this is a great chance to win a Masters title again...against a player whom he has never lost to and on a surface that suits him. Hopefully he can sew it up. Even the commentators are beginning to discuss his US Open prospects now, which have suddenly begun to look very bright.

**Arvind Srinivasan** · 17th August 2014, 09:12 AM

^ Wish he goes deep at the US open. Thinking of getting to NY for the semis or finals. Might be my only chance to watch him play a big match in a premier tournament. May leave the country for good later this year.

**raagadevan** · 17th August 2014, 09:14 AM

Raonic's greatest weapon is his serve; the next one being power. On a day when his serves fail him, he is just another "average" player! Every Tom, Dick and Harry of the "new" generation of players has power. Hopefully, these youngsters would try to master other aspects of the wonderful game of tennis!

**Arvind Srinivasan** · 17th August 2014, 09:17 AM

^ True. But the problem today was how uni dimensional his serve was. Federer was reading it like a book.

**raagadevan** · 17th August 2014, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan

Thinking of getting to NY for the semis or finals. Might be my only chance to watch him play a big match in a premier tournament. May leave the country for good later this year.

Good luck, Arvind (and of course, Roger)!

**Arvind Srinivasan** · 17th August 2014, 09:30 AM

^ Thanks. Not giving it too much importance though. Lets see...

**JamesDap** · 17th August 2014, 09:32 AM

All the best Arvind. And yeah, agreed that Raonic didn't use much variety on his serve. Pace doesn't bother Fed much, variety is what makes it harder for him to return. Or maybe a Djoko/Nadal-like focused attack on his backhand to wear him down. Raonic did neither and when he did attack his backhand, Fed gave as good as he got.

**ajithfederer** · 17th August 2014, 01:31 PM

Yo!! yen ya?

I mean other than that I am glad that you're going to USO. I went there in 2010. It was a pretty good experience. Get closer seats if you can.

Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan

^ Wish he goes deep at the US open. Thinking of getting to NY for the semis or finals. Might be my only chance to watch him play a big match in a premier tournament. May leave the country for good later this year.