Free Northman Reborn Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just now, Jeor said: This match really depends on Federer. When he's on, Nadal can't live with him, but when he's off, Nadal will happily take those points and he's not going to beat himself. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Nadal celebrating madly as he holds serve in the opening game of the fourth set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Roger’s serve has impressed me. I don’t recall it being this lethal earlier in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Might be a historic moment we are watching here. If Roger can hold serve for the rest of the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Was definitely not expecting to see Federer play this well. If he does go through, and if he can play this well again, he might even have a chance against DJokovic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just now, Jeor said: Was definitely not expecting to see Federer play this well. If he does go through, and if he can play this well again, he might even have a chance against DJokovic. As a Djokovic fan I must admit I was fearing a clash with Nadal as a bit more dangerous. Djokovic can chase Federer around and tire the older man out over a long match. But then, I wasn’t expecting Federer to dominate Nadal in this fashion today, so anything is possible I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Federer must not lose his nerve now, as he has done late into some previous Nadal clashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 These 2 are remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Oh come on. This thing is literally going to end just when I can leave to go catch it at a sports bar….. FIGHT ON RAFA!!! VAMOS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Nadal's timewasting there was cunty as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Done him again. His late career renaissance is remarkable. That being said I go 70-30 Djokovic wins the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Wow. I didn't think Federer had it in him to play that sort of tennis anymore - amazing. I hope he brings it when he plays Djokovic - that will be a titanic contest if he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 That was awesome. Very happy for Roger. Great final coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Yay, so happy to be proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just amazing tennis from Federer. What he's doing at this age is unreal. The backhand was so stable today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Damnit. Got to the bar just as Feds was celebrating. I didn’t even get to see a single serve. I’ll be rooting for Feds on Sunday, but I got a bad feeling that Novak is going to destroy him in straight set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Jeor said: This match really depends on Federer. When he's on, Nadal can't live with him, but when he's off, Nadal will happily take those points and he's not going to beat himself. That is always how it is though. When Federer is on form and playing to his best on a non-clay surface, even at age 37 he has Nadal's number. The last couple of years he has beaten him again and again. There just came a phase where he was able to remove that mental block that always seemed to come upon him and strangle him when he plyed Rafa, and since then their matches have become even better, 3 hours ago, David Selig said: Just amazing tennis from Federer. What he's doing at this age is unreal. The backhand was so stable today. Yeah he was really excellent. This is the Federer I love watching on grass, or everywhere. There is just no one else even remotely like him. Nadal is a truly incredible tennis player and you just know that as awesome as Federer is, it can go wrong at any point, a few points make all the difference. To have Federer's attractive style and then also win the game, that to me is the marvel. Federer is the last holdover from the era in which serve and volley and a really forward style if play were the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Just saw Federer at Cincinatti. Its his only warm-up tournament before the US Open and the first time he's played since Wimbledon. First round he played against a total nobody but now he played against 21 year old Rublev, who had an excellent match and completely outplayed and utpaced Federer from start to finish. Federer in his turn looked flat and even unmotivated, not an ounce of emotion, very strange to *such* a lacklustre game from him, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Open is up and cracking. I'm really mad at myself because I just got back from NYC and I totally could have gone to some of it's events. Also, I'm not sure if anyone's interested, but ESPN recently did a deep dive on the events of last year's Open. NPR has a short podcast covering it. And speaking of Serena, I really fear she's going to lose in the first round tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Tywin et al. said: And speaking of Serena, I really fear she's going to lose in the first round tonight. Don't think you need to be worried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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