Fed Fans – Roger Federer Talk

[The_Grand_Slam]

 

[El Dude]

To quote Han Solo, "I've got a bad feeling about this."

I would love to see Roger come back and win a couple Masters and #21. And I do think it is possible. But likely? I think it is more likely that we see more of what we saw at the AO: flashes, even matches, of brilliance, but with increasing entropy.

 

[shawnbm]

El Dude ^ states what must come to pass with all of them. I could realistically see him obtaining one more major, but I think a bunch more Masters are unlikely as it is a lot of tennis against top players with little rest. I think last year really caught up to him--he started fast and then fell away from that point onward. I can't see him taking down Novak except in a one-off with some luck. He may still be able to continue his run against Rafa, but it seems Nadal is playing with more confidence than Roger these days as well. The youngsters now feel they have a shot against him more so than Novak and Rafa. He has his work cut out for him, but then I thought these things in 2016.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Dubai will tell a lot about Roger's form. Dubai is a fast court and is to his liking. If he can't win Dubai (potentially beating Nole in the finals), I can't see him winning any Masters tourneys.

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

Dubai will tell a lot about Roger's form. Dubai is a fast court and is to his liking. If he can't win Dubai (potentially beating Nole in the finals), I can't see him winning any Masters tourneys.

Djokovic is not playing Dubai

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

OT-

His results in M1000 last year even after the dip in form was-

Final
R2
Final
Semifinal
Semifinal

3 of those 5 losses were in 3rd set TBs
So he will have his chances.
Needs less ROS and FH off-days though.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

In ATP 1000 tourneys all eligible players are automatically included. If a player wants to be excluded, they need to inform them. So, it is not like Fed signed up for this. Fed can withdraw anytime without any penalty. It just means at this time he has not decided to remove it from his options.

Given that Fed is planning to play on clay this year, I would expect him to drop out of Miami, especially if he does well at both Dubai and Indian Wells.

 

[shawnbm]

^ you are right above--I stand corrected. It is hoped they will all play since it is the new venue and the event for years was called the 5th major.

 

[Chris Koziarz]

Well, that is nice. I am glad he has some other talents and I wish I could learn it at my age

Huh, are you serious? Or do u wish to be wearing handsome jeans on TV and making $300M? Because this video is an ad by UNIQLO about Fed modelling their jeans, and not about Fed musical skills. If you pay attention Fed does not play what they play but just touches a C major cord with his left hand (what they told him to do), so his playing is just a BS background of the story. Further, if you remember how Fed was singing in the Left Handed Back Enders band, you know his musical skills are below average.

 

[mrzz]

I am sure Federer plays the piano way better than Nadal. Oh, it is not even close.

 

[shawnbm]

Huh, are you serious? Or do u wish to be wearing handsome jeans on TV and making $300M? Because this video is an ad by UNIQLO about Fed modelling their jeans, and not about Fed musical skills. If you pay attention Fed does not play what they play but just touches a C major cord with his left hand (what they told him to do), so his playing is just a BS background of the story. Further, if you remember how Fed was singing in the Left Handed Back Enders band, you know his musical skills are below average.

No, I am not serious.

 

[Chris Koziarz]

I am sure Federer plays the piano way better than Nadal. Oh, it is not even close.

Agree, Fed is superior.
This the ad about Rafa's musical skills:

Not just "not even close", but an abomination of an adult man... Oh boy, I hope Nad, when retired, goes fishing on a yacht and not a motor boat, otherwise people around him will suggest he steers straight into an expensive mental hospital somewhere on Mallorca shores. How a supposedly intelligent man could agree for such an ad is beyond me.

 

[mrzz]

Agree, Fed is superior.
This the ad about Rafa's musical skills:

Not just "not even close", but an abomination of an adult man... Oh boy, I hope Nad, when retired, goes fishing on a yacht and not a motor boat, otherwise people around him will suggest he steers straight into an expensive mental hospital somewhere on Mallorca shores. How a supposedly intelligent man could agree for such an ad is beyond me.

See? Exactly what I was referring to. Rumors say that the original idea for this commercial was his rendition of "singing in the rain". That was his best attempt at that, while the audio we hear on the Federer commercial was recorded by himself playing with just one hand. Who is the goat now?

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

So

Dubai
IW
Miami
2 out of 3 clay masters
(Monte Carlo
Madrid
Rome)

RG

Depends on how deep he goes in each tourney but this is the tentative schedule

 

[Chris Koziarz]

See? Exactly what I was referring to. Rumors say that the original idea for this commercial was his rendition of "singing in the rain". That was his best attempt at that, while the audio we hear on the Federer commercial was recorded by himself playing with just one hand. Who is the goat now?

I stand corrected. If this piece (first 8 bars of Bach Prelude No.1) was recorded by Fed himself, then his piano skills are better than his vocal skills that I've seen before.
Said fragment is a very simple piece in C major (2 cords & 4 similar melodic lines), everyone with good sense of rhythm and a bit of practice can play it. Still it sounds not bad for an amateur recording (certainly I would not have played it better), well done Fed.

 

[Chris Koziarz]

So

Dubai
IW
Miami
2 out of 3 clay masters
(Monte Carlo
Madrid
Rome)

RG

Depends on how deep he goes in each tourney but this is the tentative schedule

A little bit too much to my liking. Unless he adjusts it depending on how deeply he goes in each tourney. If he looses in first of Miami as he did last year and also loses in both clay masters in first, then it will be OK. So that's the maximum he wishes to play. Otherwise we should skip some.
If he goes deep in RG then he must skip at least Stuttgart otherwise he will be too tired for Wimby which should be his top pri.

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

A little bit too much to my liking. Unless he adjusts it depending on how deeply he goes in each tourney. If he looses in first of Miami as he did last year and also loses in both clay masters in first, then it will be OK. So that's the maximum he wishes to play. Otherwise we should skip some.
If he goes deep in RG then he must skip at least Stuttgart otherwise he will be too tired for Wimby which should be his top pri.

If he's playing RG,then Stuttgart is definitely out of the picture.
I think he will skip some of these depending on how deep he goes in some of the tournaments

 

[GameSetAndMath]

So

Dubai
IW
Miami
2 out of 3 clay masters
(Monte Carlo
Madrid
Rome)

RG

Depends on how deep he goes in each tourney but this is the tentative schedule

No, you misread. Only thing Roger said is that one or two clay tournaments (not necessarily masters).

If somebody gives him a million bucks, I am sure one of the two clay tourneys will be a smaller one.

Mandatory ATP 1000s are prohibited from offering appearance fees to players. However, Monte Carlo is allowed
to offer as it is not mandatory even though it is ATP 1000. But, in practice, Monte Carlo does not offer appearance
fee, as they have no trouble attracting top players despite being non-mandatory tourney.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I stand corrected. If this piece (first 8 bars of Bach Prelude No.1) was recorded by Fed himself, then his piano skills are better than his vocal skills that I've seen before.
Said fragment is a very simple piece in C major (2 cords & 4 similar melodic lines), everyone with good sense of rhythm and a bit of practice can play it. Still it sounds not bad for an amateur recording (certainly I would not have played it better), well done Fed.

You fell for mrzz's prank. At least the "one handed" play should have given it away.

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

No, you misread. Only thing Roger said is that one or two clay tournaments (not necessarily masters).

If somebody gives him a million bucks, I am sure one of the two clay tourneys will be a smaller one.

Mandatory ATP 1000s are prohibited from offering appearance fees to players. However, Monte Carlo is allowed
to offer as it is not mandatory even though it is ATP 1000. But, in practice, Monte Carlo does not offer appearance
fee, as they have no trouble attracting top players despite being non-mandatory tourney.

Yeah my bad.
Barcelona and Estoril have showed some interest so perhaps one of those two.