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[Nemo]

Not it comes down to Novak's serve again...

edit, OOF great stuff

 

[clemenx]

Ahhhh fuck you netcord was an epic point.

 

[agrajag]

incredible tennis!

 

[DiZ_O]

You could just feel the power coming out the TV on some of those shots. Jeez.

Edit: Federer being so renowned to get his first serve in on the big points....blows it twcie.

 

[royalan]

Come on now Fed! Don't lose steam now!

 

[clemenx]

3 MP wasted ;(

This is too good.

 

[CajoleJuice]

Those forehands were wow. Will be huge if Federer loses this tiebreak now.

 

[agrajag]

Damn you Fed!

 

[John Dunbar]

so how many set points fill fed piss away?

 

[Nemo]

They showed that replay with sound just for Roger's "come on"

edit, now or never

edit2, baackhaand

 

[nilbog21]

why is the stream quality in HD sometimes and other times its like all pixelated and just terrible quality that you can't even see the ball ? :[

 

[NomarTyme]

Goddamn

 

[Speevy]

Roger!

 

[zero_suit]

Good job, Fed.

 

[agrajag]

BWAAHAHAHAHA

 

[clemenx]

What a tiebreak.

 

[CajoleJuice]

Roger Federer: still really good*









*against anyone but Rafael Nadal

 

[agrajag]

Fuck any of you for ever writing off the GOAT

 

[zero_suit]

Fuck any of you for ever writing off the GOAT

He has only won one set, calm down.

 

[Speevy]

I wonder if a player has ever mishit a smash into the ball kid or umpire.

 

[agrajag]

He has only won one set, calm down.

People here were saying that Djoko is going to roll right through him.

 

[royalan]

I wonder if a player has ever mishit a smash into the ball kid or umpire.

The ball kid, yeah. Almost happened during the Fed/Tsonga match, actually.

I don't know about the umpire...

 

[Cubsfan23]

its funny how Fed is gonna help Nadal break his grand slams records

 

[zero_suit]

People here were saying that Djoko is going to roll right through him.

Well, they were delusional. Last time I checked, Fed beat Nole at RG.

 

[agrajag]

its funny how Fed is gonna help Nadal break his grand slams records

So much crow to be eaten in this thread if Fed wins the whole thing.

 

[John Dunbar]

nice backhand

 

[Manics]

So much crow to be eaten in this thread if Fed wins the whole thing.

Only if the final is Fed/Murray then yeah Fed wins. No way he beats Nadal. All those "close" 5 setters where Fed was a point here or there from beating Nadal was mental. He's got no confidence that he can beat Nadal.

 

[agrajag]

Only if the final is Fed/Murray then yeah Fed wins. No way he beats Nadal. All those "close" 5 setters where Fed was a point here or there from beating Nadal was mental. He's got no confidence that he can beat Nadal.

He's beaten him before, so I don't see why he can't do it again.

 

[royalan]

And Fed breaks serve!!!

My prediction: If Fed holds his serve here he takes the match.

(btw...pass the salt, 'cause I'll happily eat crow. Fed is doing MUCH better than I thought possible this Open...)

 

[zero_suit]

He's beaten him before, so I don't see why he can't do it again.

Yeah, over four years ago..

 

[agrajag]

And Fed is up a break!

 

[KajunW]

The ball kid, yeah. Almost happened during the Fed/Tsonga match, actually.

I don't know about the umpire...

does this count?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTayAuNjDP0&feature=related

 

[Manics]

He's beaten him before, so I don't see why he can't do it again.

As has been pointed out, the last "big" match where Federer beat Nadal was 2007 Wimbledon. I would LOVE to see Federer win this thing, but I can't see him suddenly putting all those past defeats behind him and beating Rafa. I actually dread a Nadal / Federer final. He has his number.

 

[royalan]

GAH! DON'T LET HIM BREAK RIGHT AFTER YOU BROKE!!!

 

[royalan]

(Commercial for "How To Be a Gentleman" I guess Drama is the only character Kevin Dillon knows how to play...)

 

[Nemo]

Yeah, over four years ago..

Since then the only GS hardcourt surface Nadal beat him on was Australian Open, in a tough five setter (the one where Federer broke down crying)

 

[Manics]

Since then the only GS hardcourt surface Nadal beat him on was Australian Open, in a tough five setter (the one where Federer broke down crying)

Yeah great memory there. "The last hardcourt slam against Rafa I cried"

 

[Speevy]

Fed will have a much better chance if Murray somehow, some way figures out how NOT to be Andy Murray against Nadal.

 

[DiZ_O]

Great reasoning, so Federer almost beats Nadal on his favourite surface, where he's virtually untouchable, but he's got no chance to beat him on hardcourt. Please.

 

[Manics]

Great reasoning, so Federer almost beats Nadal on his favourite surface, where he's virtually untouchable, but he's got no chance to beat him on hardcourt. Please.

Losing in 4 sets is *almost* beating him?

Not to mention that Nadal wasnt even at his best at the French this year. He looked shaky in a couple of matches and still beat Fed in 4.

 

[Speevy]

Great reasoning, so Federer almost beats Nadal on his favourite surface, where he's virtually untouchable, but he's got no chance to beat him on hardcourt. Please.

I think he had a respectable showing, but "almost beat him" is pushing it.

 

[DiZ_O]

Losing in 4 sets is *almost* beating him?

If you watched the match...Fuck yea.

 

[agrajag]

Fed's backhand is a liability. It seems like if he hits it with top spin, he can only hit it right back to Djoko, he never hits cross court with it...

 

[sfedai0]

Fucking commentators suck. Hes reading off a list of people tuning in from around the world and hes acting soooooo surprised at whos tuning in. STFU.

 

[royalan]

Chokevic...

 

[Manics]

If you watched the match...Fuck yea.

You do realize he lost the fourth set 6-1 right?

 

[KajunW]

As has been pointed out, the last "big" match where Federer beat Nadal was 2007 Wimbledon. I would LOVE to see Federer win this thing, but I can't see him suddenly putting all those past defeats behind him and beating Rafa. I actually dread a Nadal / Federer final. He has his number.

While Nadal can get a little bit into Federer's head, I don't think Nadal has his number on hardcourt. Their H2H on hardcourt is 4-4. Also, the "Federer hasn't beaten Nadal in a big match over four years" is a slightly misleading argument. They've only played each other in Grand Slams four times from 2008 on, twice on clay (where Nadal *does* have Federer's number). The other two were, as noted, close five setters which could have gone either way. So I think Federer has a decent chance.

That is, if he and Nadal get through to the final. Which is far from certain at this point.

 

[Speevy]

Djoker's about to have to come from 2 sets down.

 

[VistraNorrez]

I do think Federer will at least win one more Grand Slam (even if he loses this US Open). I don't think Nadal will catch Federer but will come close (he'll probably catch Sampras). Djokovic will give Nadal troubles for the rest of his career. I see Djokovic only getting better. I'm not sure how much Nadal can improve anymore. And competition as a whole is getting stronger too. Of course health factors will also matter, you never know what can happen.

 

[DiZ_O]

You do realize he lost the fourth set 6-1 right?

Fed led 5-2 in the first set, had a set point in the next game and his dropshot was just a couple of inches away from winning that first set. Not to mention he couldn't serve it out aswell.