2019 US Open QF: Federer vs. Dimitrov

[mrzz]

But why would he be like this, especially with Novak out?

Good question. Maybe he thought he already had it in the bag, but I honestly don't know.

 

[DarthFed]

Roger moving and hitting everything in slow motion.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

OK serve is picking up

 

[DarthFed]

But why would he be like this, especially with Novak out?

Easy, it added pressure and this is someone who doesn't handle pressure all that great at the moment if we are being honest.

 

[Double Bagel]

Players also know that Roger doesn't handle pressure well especially near end of sets/matches. Even the lowly are totally in tune with that fact and they know if I just keep the ball in play he will give it away. That's part of the problem.

I do think many players though however get those jitters at the end of the matches or sets and you hear it all the time from the commentators while watching the matches. You would think however a player with the experience like Fed would be beyond that, but I suppose he is not.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

But why would he be like this, especially with Novak out?

It is hard to get up and go to office everyday when you have done it for over 1200 matches

 

[Moxie]

Total special ed Fed, my God

Have been waiting for that one.

 

[tented]

Easy, it added pressure and this is someone who doesn't handle pressure all that great at the moment if we are being honest.

That’s my thought, too. It’s a little bit of a reminder of the 09 RG, after Rafa lost, and Roger damn near lost to Haas.

 

[mrzz]

The forehand -- which was pretty good until last match -- is completely gone.

 

[DarthFed]

The forehand is worse than WTA. I wonder if he'd even beat Serena tonight playing like this.

 

[atttomole]

With every shot that Roger hits, I think it will be a shank.

 

[Double Bagel]

Break for Fed.

 

[DarthFed]

That’s my thought, too. It’s a little bit of a reminder of the 09 RG, after Rafa lost, and Roger damn near lost to Haas.

That was a lot of pressure on a young player and this is possibly even more on a much older weaker version. He knows "what is up". He wants to go down as amazing he needs this title most likely. I don't care what anyone says, if Nads and/or Djoker get more majors than him he goes way way down in stature. That is what sport is, superior vs. inferior.

 

[rafanoy1992]

There you go...Dimitrov with the self break

 

[atttomole]

Federer gets the gift, but I doubt he will capitalize.

 

[Moxie]

OK, there's the break. Are we off the fainting couch yet?

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

As average as he is playing, Roger is giving himself chances to break. He may get more confidence in his groundies once he converts one of those...

 

[tented]

Everyone in Roger’s box stood up to cheer him on after that break of serve — except Mirka, who sat still, chewing gum.

#Mirkawontstand

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Let us see whether he can finish this set without much drama

 

[rafanoy1992]

The one thing that Federer has done well this set is that he serving well. I think he only lost 1 point on his serve...