AO Semi: Stan Wawrinka (4) vs Roger Federer (17)

[brokenshoelace]

There it is!

 

[britbox]

2 sets up. Fed's looking a lot less tight since he had that break.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Yes, he's definitely playing with a sense of calm and clarity. Knows what he wants to do out there.

 

[britbox]

Stan's looked very frustrated out there. Gone of for treatment.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Wow, the numbers for this set are weird. Stan has served at 78% and had only 3 unforced errors... Yet it wasn't even that competitive.

 

[britbox]

Trainers Report: He's got a Federer in his head.

 

[brokenshoelace]

^ lol

 

[brokenshoelace]

Really hoping Roger isn't thrown off by the MTO and comes out flat. Stan is such a momentum player. If he gets going you never know

 

[britbox]

Served at 78 but think the W% was something like 56%? Fed was something like 73 and 81

 

[brokenshoelace]

Yes, that's what I mean BB. The numbers are very misleading. Even the UE numbers don't quite indicate how off Stan's groundies were.

 

[britbox]

I don't think Feds played well but he's sure played smart.

 

[britbox]

I'm amazed they only counted 3 ufes for stan

 

[Federberg]

I find it so tiresome when these commentators keep saying this is the best Roger has ever played. Get real!

 

[brokenshoelace]

They're really saying Federberg? Are you watching on Eurosport? Because they tend to go overboard, particularly Mats.

 

[britbox]

Yesterday on Eurosport they were saying Nadal and Fed were better than ever. I'm watching Channel 7 tonight in Oz

 

[britbox]

Some of the line calls have been pretty atrocious... officials must have been celebrating Australia Day down the pub all afternoon.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Eurosport commentators (except for Frew) always do that. It's annoying. I like Mats but he tends to ignore obvious declines in certain aspects of a great's game, and instead focus on the one tweak they made to stay competitive, and use that as an indicator that they're better.

 

[Federberg]

Matts Wilander was saying that

 

[Federberg]

y Eurosport

 

[brokenshoelace]

For instance, if Roger is using more variety, attacking the net more, etc... he's better than ever. Even if the baseline monster from years past was a vastly superior player to the current version.