Tennis Forever

[ajithfederer]

At 27 and in the long run with fitness by his side, Djokovic is more poised to overhaul Federer's trophy count. Federer is at 84 in 33. Djokovic is 52 or 53 at 27.

This clay season is going to be very interesting. If Nadal drops out of the top four, there is a 25 percent chance that he could meet Federer or Djokovic in the quarters itself. I wonder if Djokovic would prefer facing him at an earlier stage than the final. The pressure of a finale might get to him. But all said and done, this is the year for Djokovic to get the coveted RG title, I feel. He's playing like a dream, the field is weak which guarantees him a place in the final if he plays to potential.

[ajithfederer]

Yes. Federer did a stupid thing by defeating djokovic in 2011. He was in awesome form then.

Coming to this year, Form wise i think it will be Novak. But then again when it comes to clay grandslams and 5 setters my money would be on Nadal.

[raagadevan]

Yes. Federer did a stupid thing by defeating djokovic in 2011.

Siva sivaa... enna solreengO? Federer doing a "stupid" thing? அப்படி எதுவும் நடக்காது, நடக்கவும் கூடாது!! He is almost like God almighty! How can anyone use the word "stupid" in the same sentence that has Federer's name in it?

[raagadevan]

By the way, tomorrow's final match in Barcelona will feature reigning champion and first seeded (ranked 5th in the world) Kei Nishikori who defeated unseeded (ranked 28th in the world) Martin Kližan; and unseeded (ranked 66th in the world) Pablo Andujar who defeated 3rd seeded (ranked 8th in the world) David Ferrer!

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Yes. Federer did a stupid thing by defeating djokovic in 2011. He was in awesome form then.

Coming to this year, Form wise i think it will be Novak. But then again when it comes to clay grandslams and 5 setters my money would be on Nadal.

At 27 and in the long run with fitness by his side, Djokovic is more poised to overhaul Federer's trophy count. Federer is at 84 in 33. Djokovic is 52 or 53 at 27.

Djokovic does have a shot. But I feel this achievement in the making is still a long way off from even being discussed. Probably after 2016. As far as this clay court season is concerned, Nadal is still the favourite albeit not by much of a distance though since Djokovic comes a close second and I find no one else to be in the picture. I want Federer to win Roland Garros but critically speaking, his chances are minimal if not zilch. Federer could have taken the FO'11 to a decider. Had a break in the first, let it go, lost the set and was looking down the barrel after that. He played well actually. Just not enough to get him over the line.

[Arvind Srinivasan]

Mutua Madrid Open draw-

[ajithfederer]

Nadal/Murray/Berdych and Nishikori into madrid semis

[ajithfederer]

1. He is motivated
2. He is Fit
3. He has age on his side.

He will be only 28 this May. And he has another good 3-4 playing years with him and i cant see much competition coming in.

Djokovic does have a shot. But I feel this achievement in the making is still a long way off from even being discussed. Probably after 2016. As far as this clay court season is concerned, Nadal is still the favourite albeit not by much of a distance though since Djokovic comes a close second and I find no one else to be in the picture. I want Federer to win Roland Garros but critically speaking, his chances are minimal if not zilch. Federer could have taken the FO'11 to a decider. Had a break in the first, let it go, lost the set and was looking down the barrel after that. He played well actually. Just not enough to get him over the line.

[ajithfederer]

I had a dream that Djokovic is winning the first 3 slams this year. Lets see how right/wrong I am.

[JamesDap]

Well, Fed failed to meet Nadal in the Rome semis but it didn't turn out the way it was expected. Fed beat Berdych while Nadal played pretty horrid tennis to lose to Wawrinka.