Fed Fans – Roger Federer Talk

[The_Grand_Slam]

No plans for retirement

 

[El Dude]

I don't get it. could be last time in Geneva but no plans for retirement...doesn't "last time" imply possible retirement?

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I don't get it. could be last time in Geneva but no plans for retirement...doesn't "last time" imply possible retirement?

He is referring to Geneva in particular. The Laver cup is being played there this year. There is a regular ATP tourney in Geneva and that is a week before RG. So, needless to say that Roger will not play in that 250 tourney.

So, this Laver cup might be the last tourney for Roger in Geneva.

 

[Chris Koziarz]

I don't get it. could be last time in Geneva but no plans for retirement...doesn't "last time" imply possible retirement?

Fed is a master of suspense during his interviews. Whenever asked a question requiring diplomatic response, e.g. what was the difference between him and the opponent, he invariably uses the word "maybe" even in reporting measurable facts: "maybe I served better than him", "maybe I played better in pivot points", etc. Other players also use such language but Fed almost abuses it. The topic of retirement is the most difficult diplomatic & emotional topic so expect the word "maybe" (explicit or implied) to be on top of Fed vocabulary and get over it. He may actually run it for quite some time.

 

[Chris Koziarz]

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

Frankly I don't know which case is more probable: yours (that mrzz joked) or mine (that he was serious) and I don't mind being an eventual subject of a prank. I'm happy to live in a parallel universe of two possibilities until the objective truth about Fed musical skills emerges: e.g. when Fed indeed composes a song to his wife as he promised herein, and the song will be a non-plagiarised piece, confirmed by music experts better than me.

 

[mrzz]

Frankly I don't know which case is more probable: yours (that mrzz joked) or mine (that he was serious) and I don't mind being an eventual subject of a prank. I'm happy to live in a parallel universe of two possibilities until the objective truth about Fed musical skills emerges: e.g. when Fed indeed composes a song to his wife as he promised herein, and the song will be a non-plagiarised piece, confirmed by music experts better than me.

It was a joke, my friend. Seemingly not a good one, but still...

 

[Andy22]

No plans for retirement

Federer will retire at next years Olympics games for sure thats give him 4 more chances to win one more slam?

 

[El Dude]

Federer will retire at next years Olympics games for sure thats give him 4 more chances to win one more slam?

That's a reasonable estimate but my guess is that he hangs up his racket at Basel. That way he has a reasonable chance of winning his last tournament...and I wouldn't be surprised if out of respect, the other players kind of let him have it.

 

[atttomole]

That's a reasonable estimate but my guess is that he hangs up his racket at Basel. That way he has a reasonable chance of winning his last tournament...and I wouldn't be surprised if out of respect, the other players kind of let him have it.

I don’t see how it is reasonable. People are just speculating about Riger’s retirement, and any guess is reasonable. I think he can play for another 3 years!

 

[El Dude]

I don’t see how it is reasonable. People are just speculating about Riger’s retirement, and any guess is reasonable. I think he can play for another 3 years!

Do you realize how you contradicted yourself? You said you don't see how it is reasonable, but that any guess is reasonable.

But sure, he could play another three years or he could retire after this year. We don't know.

 

[atttomole]

Do you realize how you contradicted yourself? You said you don't see how it is reasonable, but that any guess is reasonable.

But sure, he could play another three years or he could retire after this year. We don't know.

I was just being ironic. My point was that people are throwing around all kinds of speculations. The one you were referring to, from a Nadal fan, is kind of cliche. It is not news!! Clearly the Nadal fan loves Roger. The same Nadal fan who said that Rafa was playing the best tennis at the AO, only to backtrack after a drubbing from Djokovic.

 

[Ricardo]

I was just being ironic. My point was that people are throwing around all kinds of speculations. The one you were referring to, from a Nadal fan, is kind of cliche. It is not news!! Clearly the Nadal fan loves Roger. The same Nadal fan who said that Rafa was playing the best tennis at the AO, only to backtrack after a drubbing from Djokovic.

He was before the final, then he absolutely wasn’t himself against Djoker.

 

[atttomole]

He was before the final, then he absolutely wasn’t himself against Djoker.

Djokovic is a daunting challenge, which made Nadal nervous in the final.

 

[El Dude]

I was just being ironic. My point was that people are throwing around all kinds of speculations. The one you were referring to, from a Nadal fan, is kind of cliche. It is not news!! Clearly the Nadal fan loves Roger. The same Nadal fan who said that Rafa was playing the best tennis at the AO, only to backtrack after a drubbing from Djokovic.

It is all speculation. So what? Just because s/he is a Rafa fan doesn't mean everything s/he says about Roger is completely off-base or inherently malicious. Can we at least try to be non-partisan?

Ultimately none of us has any clue when Roger will retire. I think we can safely say it won't be this year but it will be within the next 3-5 years. 2020, 2021, 2022? Who knows. I think a lot depends on this year. What I saw at the AO wasn't promising. I think there's enough of his old skill set that he could, witth a bit of luck, win another Slam. I definitely think he could win more titles, another fast-court Masters or three. But I also wouldn't be totally surprised if he ends 2019 coming up empty in big titles, only having won a 250/500 or two (going over 100 titles), and then considers making 2020 his farewell tour.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

maybe federer wants to out-jimmy jimmy ..and play in the us open sf 2020 age 39.

 

[atttomole]

It is all speculation. So what? Just because s/he is a Rafa fan doesn't mean everything s/he says about Roger is completely off-base or inherently malicious. Can we at least try to be non-partisan?

Ultimately none of us has any clue when Roger will retire. I think we can safely say it won't be this year but it will be within the next 3-5 years. 2020, 2021, 2022? Who knows. I think a lot depends on this year. What I saw at the AO wasn't promising. I think there's enough of his old skill set that he could, witth a bit of luck, win another Slam. I definitely think he could win more titles, another fast-court Masters or three. But I also wouldn't be totally surprised if he ends 2019 coming up empty in big titles, only having won a 250/500 or two (going over 100 titles), and then considers making 2020 his farewell tour.

The problem is that the Nadal fan makes a lot of incoherent statements but you can always sift through the statements to find something reasonable.

 

[tented]

The problem is that the Nadal fan makes a lot of incoherent statements but you can always sift through the statements to find something reasonable.

Pigeonholing all of a player’s fans only ends up pigeonholing you.

 

[atttomole]

Pigeonholing all of a player’s fans only ends up pigeonholing you.

Maybe you didn't notice that I was referring to a single Nadal fan.

 

[tented]

Maybe you didn't notice that I was referring to a single Nadal fan.

Apologies. I thought “the Nadal fan” meant the typical Nadal fan.

 

[atttomole]

Apologies. I thought “the Nadal fan” meant the typical Nadal fan.

No worries mate.