2018 Wimbledon Championships - Men

[Front242]

Not sure about Gulbis beating Nishikori but, if he serves well, who knows. Despite winning a 5 set match, it was't a draining one at all as Zverev was flat out crap last 2 sets. Not much energy expelled by Gulbis there so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Denis]

I don’t understand why they don’t play on Sunday and pack the tournament’s most eventful day on a MONDAY when most people have to work. It’s not tradition, it’s moronic. For this reason alone Wimbledon is not my favorite slam.

 

[monfed]

Fed definitely should make the final but with that said this isn't 2006 and anything can happen. At age 37 he can have a bad day. I will say if he loses it's most likely due to a bad service day and a poor ROS. On paper he shouldn't lose but you could say that at Wimbledon almost every year.

It's not 2006 but it's not 2014/2015 either. We must be more positive after seeing his first week performance.

 

[MartyB]

On the other hand, Rafa could well beat Roger, should they get to the final, and that's got to weigh on you, because that would be disastrous for anyone who tries to posit that 2008 was a fluke. You'd be better off sticking with your usual position, which is that Rafa loses asap in all tournaments. The last thing you want is a Fedal final again. B-)

No worries facing Rafa in the finals. I expected him to do ok this year I think DelPo takes him out. This is a big if Moxie if Fed had decided to play the French how far do u think he would have gone?

 

[monfed]

The only reason Nadal beat Fed in Wim 08, AO 09 is cause of the mental edge gained at RG 08 combined with Feds drop in level due to mono.

AO 17 was a watershed moment in the rivalry. After that dull hasn't won a set or even take a set to a TB. So odds are that Fed will win if they meet.

Ofcourse dull can't be counted out because he has the matchup advantage of abusing Feds BH , cheatdull doesn't mind going there all day long but Feds BH is slightly better now and his returns are too.

Odds are it will be fed fakervic final. Delshitro takes out dull, fakervic takes out delshitro.

Against faker things get a bit more complicated thanks to fakers ridiculous mishit returns that always land on the baseline.

Obviously I would want all three to lose and we can hopefully get a nicer human being than dull, fakervic and Delmugtro in the final.

 

[monfed]

Fed definitely should make the final but with that said this isn't 2006 and anything can happen. At age 37 he can have a bad day. I will say if he loses it's most likely due to a bad service day and a poor ROS. On paper he shouldn't lose but you could say that at Wimbledon almost every year.

Let's be honest, Fed never looked like winning in 2014, 2015 and 2016(knee injury). Because of Feds greatness he made them closer. The years prior to those don't even matter now because Fed was entirely a different player back then.

Ofcourse if fakervic is peaking in the final he'll be tough to beat but Fed has learnt the hard way under his new coach that he has to drive his returns. With that change he's a more ominous opposition for the pusher.

 

[monfed]

Wimbledon changed their most important tradition by changing the grass in 2002 but they don't change this retarded tradition of having a holiday in the middle of a slam. Talk about priorities.

 

[Federberg]

I don’t understand why they don’t play on Sunday and pack the tournament’s most eventful day on a MONDAY when most people have to work. It’s not tradition, it’s moronic. For this reason alone Wimbledon is not my favorite slam.

It is tradition but there’s another reason. Wimbledon unlike any other slam is located right in the middle of some extremely high value properties. During the fortnight you can’t move. It’s extremely annoying. I suspect the locals want at least one day of peace without strangers walking down their streets and being able to do their weekly shopping

 

[DarthFed]

Let's be honest, Fed never looked like winning in 2014, 2015 and 2016(knee injury). Because of Feds greatness he made them closer. The years prior to those don't even matter now because Fed was entirely a different player back then.

Ofcourse if fakervic is peaking in the final he'll be tough to beat but Fed has learnt the hard way under his new coach that he has to drive his returns. With that change he's a more ominous opposition for the pusher.

Roger looked good in 2014, it took Djoker on nearly a career day to win that match. Just look at the stats for that one, it was a crazy clean match and Fed served 69% with 29 aces and still lost. The biggest threat to Roger winning here would be if Djoker is fully back and could produce a similar performance.

 

[DarthFed]

It's not 2006 but it's not 2014/2015 either. We must be more positive after seeing his first week performance.

I know man, I just like to take it one match at a time. Part of me being a superstitious fan!

 

[Fiero425]

It is tradition but there’s another reason. Wimbledon unlike any other slam is located right in the middle of some extremely high value properties. During the fortnight you can’t move. It’s extremely annoying. I suspect the locals want at least one day of peace without strangers walking down their streets and being able to do their weekly shopping

If these people are smart who live in Wimbledon, they'd lease their apartments and homes to players and officials of the tournament and "beat it!" Chicago was up for the 2016 Summer Olympics! I was dreading it because the world would descend on us and the city would be more unbearable than normal for a month or more! Thank goodness Rio was chosen! IDK how those people survive year in and year out of so much chaos for the fortnight in July! When there are severe rainouts, Wimbledon somehow gets permission to play matches on the middle Sunday! Connors took full advantage of the carnival atmosphere in '87 when he had his chance to play on that DAY! :whistle:

 

[monfed]

Ok I respect Wimbledon but wtf are we supposed to do today? No WC, no tennis.

 

[Federberg]

If these people are smart who live in Wimbledon, they'd lease their apartments and homes to players and officials of the tournament and "beat it!" Chicago was up for the 2016 Summer Olympics! I was dreading it because the world would descend on us and the city would be more unbearable than normal for a month or more! Thank goodness Rio was chosen! IDK how those people survive year in and year out of so much chaos for the fortnight in July! When there are severe rainouts, Wimbledon somehow gets permission to play matches on the middle Sunday! Connors took full advantage of the carnival atmosphere in '87 when he had his chance to play on that DAY! :whistle:

A lot of people do that mate. When I lived there Stan used to stay on my street for example. But sometimes you have stuff to do, Wimbledon or no Wimbledon. Quite apart from that only the top guys would be able to afford to rent those places mate. Some very big expensive mansions.

 

[Denis]

It is tradition but there’s another reason. Wimbledon unlike any other slam is located right in the middle of some extremely high value properties. During the fortnight you can’t move. It’s extremely annoying. I suspect the locals want at least one day of peace without strangers walking down their streets and being able to do their weekly shopping

They can do it on Monday no? Take the day of rest on that day. And what does ‘high value properties’ have to do with it?

 

[monfed]

They can do it on Monday no? Take the day of rest on that day. And what does ‘high value properties’ have to do with it?

LOL Nothing at all. That poster is clueless, it's just arrogance and stubbornness to change traditions. Brits love their comfort zone.

 

[DarthFed]

They can do it on Monday no? Take the day of rest on that day. And what does ‘high value properties’ have to do with it?

It has to do with the rich having power. Also it is normal to shop during weekends instead of Monday right? I always thought them not playing on Sunday was some religious garbage but what do I know. I just know it's always been annoying.

 

[Federberg]

They can do it on Monday no? Take the day of rest on that day. And what does ‘high value properties’ have to do with it?

political power. Wimbledon needs the support of the local council. What do you mean do it on the Monday? Mate you should see what it's like around there during the fortnight. It's mayhem. I used to have to add on an extra 20 minutes to get through the last mile

 

[GameSetAndMath]

political power. Wimbledon needs the support of the local council. What do you mean do it on the Monday? Mate you should see what it's like around there during the fortnight. It's mayhem. I used to have to add on an extra 20 minutes to get through the last mile

Denis meant, why not designate Monday as the day of peace (no play), instead of sunday so that most people who have sunday holiday can get to watch tennis.

 

[Federberg]

Denis meant, why not designate Monday as the day of peace (no play), instead of sunday so that most people who have sunday holiday can get to watch tennis.

Oh I see. Well that wouldn't work so well for the residents. You're at work on Monday. Sunday is your day of rest. Bad enough you can't get around during the week but to have no peace at the weekend would be intolerable. I'm a Wimbledon fan, my favourite tournament by far, but I must admit the first time after living around there was bliss for me. The final straw was 2012. The double whammy of Wimbledon closely followed by the Olympics... ugh! And the Olympics were way worse because there was serious security on the streets as well. I remember practically telling a policeman to fuck off because I was trying to get into my own property!

 

[monfed]

I read at other places that Djokovic will beat Fed in 4 or 5 sets in the final. I'll tell you why this is unlikely and what is different then and now.

The difference is one word - PRESSURE TO WIN #18. Ok, that's more than one word but the point is that #18 seemed like forever so the pressure kept growing and growing till it became almost unbearable for Fed and boy did it show.

Here's the deal - This time it will be different because Federer has no pressure of anything.

1. He doesn't have pressure of breaking the Wimbledon record because he already has it at 8 titles.
2. He doesn't have pressure to break some 5 year slam drought as he won #20 at AO 18.
3. He doesn't have pressure of winning tournament #100 as it's #99 he's going for.
4. He doesn't have pressure of defending #1 ranking OR regaining #1 ranking by winning Wimbledon.

So to conclude, the pressure is OFF. Federer will play freely AND Federer has got his improved BH with an improved BH return that was missing in both 2014 and 2015. Also no friggin Edberg making him to do stupid shit like SABR and trying to S&V like a clown.

Past performance is NOT an indicator of future performance. Fed haters love to bring up the past as if that's what will happen. I'm not saying it can't but it's unlikely. I mean if Fed can overturn AO 17 5th set, he can do ANYTHING (short of maybe beating Nadal in a RG final).