Basel 2014 ATP 500

[shawnbm]

Wow! Looks like I should get somewhere quick to watch this.

 

[Federberg]

He's playing tougher these days. I find myself able to relax and drink my London Pride!

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

What a nice touch from Roger at the net...

 

[Front242]

Sweet point from Roger.

 

[Federberg]

I really really hope he takes this form into next year

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger gets the break but he had to win the point twice there...

 

[Front242]

Absolutely great from Roger.

 

[DarthFed]

Congrats to the kid, he won but Rafa played like crap.. Hey.. Darth.. I will grant you this one time only.. You can be a Rafa fan for the day.. Can you comment about how lousy Rafa was in your opinion..:laydownlaughing

Hell will freeze over before Im a fan of that whiny puta for even a second

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Nice guess from Roger leads to a beautiful pass...

 

[Front242]

Nice crosscourt FH from Roger there. Hitting nice and clean today for the most part.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Congrats to the kid, he won but Rafa played like crap.. Hey.. Darth.. I will grant you this one time only.. You can be a Rafa fan for the day.. Can you comment about how lousy Rafa was in your opinion..:laydownlaughing

Hell will freeze over before Im a fan of that whiny puta for even a second

Go ahead Darth...

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger let Grigor off the hook there. He should have been a bit more aggressive and get the insurance break.

 

[Front242]

Nice, 2 successive aces from Roger.

 

[bobvance]

He's playing tougher these days. I find myself able to relax and drink my London Pride!

I couldn't agree more. There's something about Roger these last few months. Even when he's losing or having a tough match he's digging deep and making guys earn it. It's great to watch.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger gets a MP...stops the play, challenges aaaaaand WINS ! A correct challenge from Roger!

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

So old timers will play the semi at the top of the draw and the youngsters will fight at the bottom half.

Roger better bring the short chip return tomorrow.

 

[shawnbm]

It is very refreshing to see you Roger winning close matches. He has one something like 4 or 5 of his last tiebreaks. His tiebreak win percentage this year has been like it was in the mid-2000sIt is very good to see endless good for tennis generally.

 

[DarthFed]

Yep he has been tough as nails this year even in a couple of the losses. I'm just amazed at the baseline consistency these past couple tournaments, he just isn't missing that much and is playing great defense. Combine that with great serving and his forehand clicking and it's very tough to beat.

 

[Federberg]

^I think it's more like 8 in a row now

 

[shawnbm]

I was only able to see the last game of the match Roger played against Grigor. So, it is hard for me to judge what the match was like. I watched most of Rafael against the young Croatian. Although there were a lot of errors in the first set, the second set was good quality. This young lad is only 17 and he has that "it" factor during tight moments in the match. It is reminiscent of young superstar teenagers playing the greats of years gone by. You have to think that the file was thinking about how young this boy was as they were playing. It certainly ought to have reminded him of how Roger felt when he first played Rafael. Then again, the same could be said of Sampras playing Roger and we can go back in time to when McEnroe arrived, etc.