The Official Tennis Thread (Vol. 2024 Oz Open Nadal Out)

[shogun]

Yeah, in a couple of those finals roddick gave it everything he had but it wasn't enough against fed. Maybe against another opponent that would've been enough or as was said fed brought out the best of roddick.

 

[aepps20]

That Wimbledon final was the best Roddick ever played. If not for the rain delay, who knows what could've happened.

 

[thadangerousmind]

I don't know if Novak can get away with 100 unforced errors and beat Roger 6 year age gap or not. Simon couldn't capitalize on anything. Rafa can't compete and it's only a year gap right?

 

[thadangerousmind]

Down goes Vika!

 

[otakuant]

Dammit, Vika... You just crushed Kerber in the Brisbane final a couple weeks ago. Extremely disappointed.

Well, guess there's nothing in Serena's way now. It's amazing how Aga and Serena haven't played each other in an *official* match in more than two years.

 

[thadangerousmind]

Federer wins tonight. Book it!

 

[otakuant]

Nole just gave Fed a breadstick. 

 

[ahuangtoronto]

This is disgusting...

 

[illmaticsoulchild]

Ehh, not even surprised. At least I'll be able to get some sleep for work. :\

 

[otakuant]

This is hard to watch... I want Nole to win, but man, this is a straight hood beatdown.

Something has to be wrong with Fed... This just isn't right.

Ivan Ljubicic ain't gonna be around for much longer.

 

[sfc415]

where the hell was this Federer the first hour? At least it's competitive now

 

[illmaticsoulchild]

Djoker came back to earth and Federer finally got into a good rhythm. Solid third set from Roger. Two more to go though. :\

 

[otakuant]

Now that's the 17-time Grand Slam Champ we're used to seeing. Much better third set from Roger.

Well, it's over. That net cord in the seventh game of the fourth set sealed Roger's fate. Nole now leads the H2H against Fed for the first time ever at 23-22.

 

[aepps20]

Proud of Nole.

 

[Naruto]

Fed should've retired after Wimbledon

 

[da hen]

This is hard to watch... I want Nole to win, but man, this is a straight hood beatdown.

Something has to be wrong with Fed... This just isn't right.

Ivan Ljubicic ain't gonna be around for much longer.

Nothing is wrong with Fed, it's called Father Time. Guy is 34, most players can't even do anything past 30.

Fed will keep fighting for one more slam and exit ala Sampras, but he needs everything to go right with the draw.

 

[The_Isomotion31]

You

Nothing is wrong with Fed, it's called Father Time. Guy is 34, most players can't even do anything past 30.

Fed will keep fighting for one more slam and exit ala Sampras, but he needs everything to go right with the draw.

So he would have to face Nadal or Djoker since Philippousis(sp) isn't playing at Wimbledon in the final? Not gonna happen. Father time is too consistent and it is Nosuckass Djokobull**** reign now. His conditioning, shots, strategy are unstoppable....I hope some kid in like Southern California/Miami is training to wash Nole. But I can only dream. 

Unless Nole just stops caring about the sport and Federer has a draw full of qualifiers there really is no way. I would think soon Federer has got to think about not playing as many torunaments and saving his all for the GS's. 

 

[da hen]

You


So he would have to face Nadal or Djoker since Philippousis(sp) isn't playing at Wimbledon in the final? Not gonna happen. Father time is too consistent and it is Nosuckass Djokobull**** reign now. His conditioning, shots, strategy are unstoppable....I hope some kid in like Southern California/Miami is training to wash Nole. But I can only dream. 

Unless Nole just stops caring about the sport and Federer has a draw full of qualifiers there really is no way. I would think soon Federer has got to think about not playing as many torunaments and saving his all for the GS's. 

I'm not sure what you're referring to with Philipoussis. Sampras exited by beating Agassi at the US Open, then walked away.

Joker is the equivalent of the Detroit Pistons back in the day. He's the transition between Federer/Nadal and whoever will rise to take the mantle next. He's at the right place at the right time, but I'll never consider him an all time great no matter how many slams he wins.

 

[shogun]

Novak looking like he can get into the GOAT conversation.

 

[thadangerousmind]

I tried to speak it into existence. This was, for a lack of better words, a public execution of Roger Federer. I'm not interested in another Novak/Andy final at all.

 

[champcruthik]

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[The_Isomotion31]

I'm not sure what you're referring to with Philipoussis. Sampras exited by beating Agassi at the US Open, then walked away.

Joker is the equivalent of the Detroit Pistons back in the day. He's the transition between Federer/Nadal and whoever will rise to take the mantle next. He's at the right place at the right time, but I'll never consider him an all time great no matter how many slams he wins.

Pete Sampras' first and final grand slam was at the USO against Andre Agassi. 

So for Fed to repeat something like that he would have to win where he won his first GS against the same opponent or similar. 

Essentially Pete left the same way he arrived on the scene. lol. 

 

[shogun]

Who is that raonic groupy? She looks nice.

 

[ahuangtoronto]

His girlfriend.

 

[da hen]

Murray has no chance. Raonic can do it, but he has to serve HUGE.