Djokovic v. Federer #44

[Carol]

^ I like the new scruffy unshaven look. Hopefully Roger stays that way for next season. Looks more menacing.

Yes. Way better than the "metro" look.

Lol, I remember that outfit, it was soooooo tacky :laydownlaughing

 

[Front242]

Gonna be a quiet few weeks now with no tennis. Can't wait for next year already. Unless people want to watch that ITPL poop!

 

[Kieran]

Gonna be a quiet few weeks now with no tennis. Can't wait for next year already. Unless people want to watch that ITPL poop!

Eh.... :nono

 

[Fiero425]

Only 3 of us had faith in Nole to take this in straight sets! :clap

 

[Kirijax]

Only 3 of us had faith in Nole to take this in straight sets! :clap

The beard had me fooled.

 

[Fiero425]

Only 3 of us had faith in Nole to take this in straight sets! :clap

The beard had me fooled.

To me it just makes him look more like his "old man;" grizzled! uzzleduzzled :nono :ras:

 

[herios]

Gonna be a quiet few weeks now with no tennis. Can't wait for next year already. Unless people want to watch that ITPL poop!

I know you do not care but season is not over yet, the challengers are still played and the ranking is fluid underneath Anyway, the top guys get a rest, except Muzz who has his sight set on DC.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

^^taylor harry fritz continued his red hot start to his pro career with another challenger final yesterday togo with 2 recent titles at that level.

 

[Kirijax]

Gonna be a quiet few weeks now with no tennis. Can't wait for next year already. Unless people want to watch that ITPL poop!

OMG! DAVIS CUP?! Only the best team event in the WORLD! Ain't over yet!

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_LGYPNIKig[/video]

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

^^good pic of Federer. he's still had an amazing season for 33/34yr old,

year end world no3 rank, 1masters, 2major finals, qualifying for record 14consecutive wtf and reaching the final of it too..

..and some new face furniture, which may or may not last.......chinny chin chin.

 

[herios]

^^taylor harry fritz continued his red hot start to his pro career with another challenger final yesterday togo with 2 recent titles at that level.

I am keeping a hawk eye on him. I was disappointed he could not push through to a third title, but I probably expected too much.
More about him on another thread.

 

[lob]

Congratulations to Novak on winning the WTF (and for an excellent year). He made sure that there was no doubt as to who is the boss today.

Fed's serve was poor today and also the backhand was breaking up routinely in long rallies.
While the second problem is expected, the first one is not.

Now Novak had 5 WTF trophies and is almost sure to match and exceed Roger's ^.

When was the last time Federer served well in a a very big match, i.e. a grand slam final or WTF final?
If he did then the rest of his game was out of order until it was too late. TMF hasn't shown up in the really big matches for 3.5 years. He certainly has shown beyond doubt that TMF is alive by letting the inner TMF out in smaller matches. It is not about his game, he just can't bring it when he needs it most. No dig at Fed but, let alone Novak and Rafa, look at Stan or even Cilic or Nishikori, they all upped their games in the few very big [for them] matches they got to. Why did Roger choose Dubai, Cincinnati, Shanghai but not Wimbledon, USO, or at least Rome [which Fed has never won] to beat Novak? Is it just the best five format that he can't sustain physically? Then, how come he has taken out Novak in straight sets the last 5 times he won a match with Novak but hasn't won more than a single set in the first 3 sets of W14, W15 and USO15? Why does he win the RR WTF15 and Novak the final but not the other way round? Why does he beat Novak in the Monte Carlo [which he has never won] semi final only to lose to Wawrinka in the final? Is it just that Novak is unbeatable in Grand Slams in 2013, 2014 and 2015? Ask Stan, Cilic, Rafa and Murray. Am I cherry picking stats? May be. But then how come he often comprehensively outplays his semi final opponent and some part of his game seems off almost from the very beginning of the final?

 

[GameSetAndMath]

About Monte Carlo, it was because Novak had arm injury.

 

[lob]

Oops, I meant:
Is it just that Novak is unbeatable in Grand Slams in 2013, 2014 and 2015? Ask Stan, Nishikori, Rafa and Murray. not cilic.

 

[El Dude]

Just checked the score now...ugh. Roger Federer has become a huge choke artist - he can't perform when it matters most. So disappointing.

 

[Front242]

Gonna be a quiet few weeks now with no tennis. Can't wait for next year already. Unless people want to watch that ITPL poop!

I know you do not care but season is not over yet, the challengers are still played and the ranking is fluid underneath Anyway, the top guys get a rest, except Muzz who has his sight set on DC.

Yeah I should have specified over for all but fans of Murray, Goffin (the others on the respective teams are nobodies, let's be honest) and challenger events.

 

[Front242]

Just checked the score now...ugh. Roger Federer has become a huge choke artist - he can't perform when it matters most. So disappointing.

Hugely disappointing alright. While Novak was always the outright favourite, it was a pretty routine scoreline and he wasn't pushed anywhere near as much as he would have been if Roger was more clutch. One of the few service games he served well was over in 1 minute 19 seconds. It's a shame they're so sporadic against the top guys at the big events as you said. 19 winners to 31 unforced errors and his failure to make any impact on Novak's second serve though were the 2 main reasons he lost so routinely. And Novak was getting rattled at times if Roger could've just asserted more pressure but he just wasn't good enough tonight. Was hoping for at least a 3 set match even if it still meant Roger lost.

 

[El Dude]

Consider Roger's record this year at the finals of big tournaments (Slams, WTF, Masters): 1-5. That's Murray-esque

 

[Front242]

True but there's more excuse for a 34 year old than a guy in his prime.