Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany, ATP 500

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed up a mini break 5-3.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Borna saves two set points, one on Fed's serve. It is even steven 6-6 in TB.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Coric wins the first set TB. 8-6 in TB.

Come on Feddies wake up. We need you.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

The second set pt when Borna was serving was a fairly easy one, but Borna saved it with some good touch at the net.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

It does not look very promising. Borna is very steady, by and large. He is not going to fold down easily. Fed needs to win it, BC is not going to give it to him.

 

[monfed]

first grass loss for Fed coming up

 

[monfed]

Fed wasted so many chances in that first set starting from the first game when he had 0-30 on Coric serve. Anytime he got an opening he blew it. Had set point at 64 couldn't take it , sp at 65 couldn't take it. Finally paid the price for wasting these chances.

 

[Front242]

Just got home and saw the TB score at 5-4 and then 6-4 to Fed and then 8-6 Coric wins it. Pretty putrid stuff. Going by this I'm calling Cilic the favourite for Wimbledon unless Roger seriously plays himself into form in best of 5 format.

 

[monfed]

Coric ground game is simply superior so without a first serve fed is a goner

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed up 2-1 in second set after a difficult hold involving two decue pts.

 

[monfed]

I feel Fed's already lost this match because even if he wins he's gonna be tired against this retriever

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed wastes a BP with a forehand UFE. It is 2-2 now.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed averages his games in under 2 mins. BC averages to over 4 mins. But, BC is getting it done.

Fed up 3-2.

 

[monfed]

Fed's FH is a powder puff shot now

 

[DarthFed]

This is actually a reverse of the rest of the tournament for Roger. Before he only played well when it mattered and it was enough to win. Today he's actually playing very well except for big points which he has sucked on. And it's been enough to lose but part of that is Coric is really fricking good. How is this guy not top 10 in this weak field, big serve, great return, great movement, pretty damn capable off both sides...I don't get it

 

[monfed]

These 0-30 to 30-30 points are no good if you can't break.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Coric saves another BP and holds to 3-3.

 

[monfed]

He's saved 3 BPs. This is so damn frustrating.

 

[monfed]

Nothing is going Fed's way. Didn't convert at 5-6 in the first set, then 2 SPs, now 2 BPs in the 2nd set. When is he gonna get ahead?

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed +: General good serving, drive back hand

Fed -: subpar movement, sucks on big pts.