Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany, ATP 500

[kskate2]

Thanks kskate.
I can’t stand that poster classless, ordinary and patethic. Maybe he is still here because is a rabbit Federer fan? very unpleasant and provocative

I know. We have to deal with all kind of unpleasantries in our adult lives.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I went to bed at 3 a.m. and woke up after just 4 hours to see this crap.

 

[lob]

Yeah good shot for Cilic and anyone else. Fed looks like someone who took 2 months off and just ate and vacationed. Pretty stupid as I think these next 7-8 months may determine history. His movement is especially terrible and that isn't getting fixed in one week. Roger isn't winning this Wimbledon

He's having trouble concentrating. Schizophrenic tennis. He'll play 3 beautiful points and has auditory hallucinations when serving for the game. We saw this Roger numerous times in his career. He gets into this Jekyll and Hyde mode.

 

[monfed]

Fed in general is quite poor at breaking records. For the longest time he was tied USO and Wimbledon GOAT with 7 and 5. Here he had a chance to win 10 at an event and he blew it.

In a way I'm happy he lost this tournament because he needed to get one grass loss out of the way I just wish he hadn't expended so much energy in doing so. Wish he had gone out to Paire so that would've given him the energy and the wake up call to get his game in order for Wimbledon.

 

[Carol]

I know. We have to deal with all kind of unpleasantries in our adult lives.

Not necessary, we have always to be around nice people with a good vibra. The blogs are an entertainment and not a place of continue provocation, very unpleasant

 

[GameSetAndMath]

The general theory advocated by FB and others was that Fed was doing just enough to win in this tourney to make sure that he does not spend too much energy and/or does not peak early. I too sort of believed in it partially.

However, Fed surely wanted to win the match today, but could not. So, that theory does not hold water any more.

This tourney reminds me of the Montreal tourney of last year. In both tourneys, Fed sucked badly. Nonetheless, he managed to keep winning, until in the final, when some one actually exposed his level of play.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Oh, well I am Ok if Fed does not Wimbledon. as long as the Peasant does not win it either.

 

[monfed]

At this point the first priority is that Nadal doesn't win anymore slams till atleast RG 19 (and hopefully he loses that too, it's high time someone beats him there). If that holds then Fed winning just AO this year will work out. Fed can keep winning slams but if Nadal keeps chipping away at his tally then it's almost pointless.

To me there's almost zero difference in 17-14 and 20-17. Fed does not want to be second place in his own era specially to a player who isn't half as talented as him.

 

[DarthFed]

I know. We have to deal with all kind of unpleasantries in our adult lives.

Don't defend her, she was rubbing in the loss unprovoked.

 

[monfed]

I think it's clear by now that Fed can't do back to back tournaments anymore. The age is really starting to show. He was so fatigued in that third set. He should basically now just try his best in Wimbledon and only play Cincy-USO and Basel-WTF. Skip even Shanghai cause winning the WTF a 7th time is more important. Or just do Shanghai-WTF.

I think he should give up his chase for YE#1, otherwise it will cost him slams and WTF.

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

Disappointing result.

Hopefully he raises his level for Wimbledon.

Of course the bo5 format and rest day between matches will help.

He said in his post match interviews that he was tired playing so many matches in a row. (First time he's made final on grass in back-to-back weeks)

 

[Carol]

Don't defend her, she was rubbing in the loss unprovoked.

It was provoked for your patethic friend ‘monfed’ who was laughing of Coric

 

[Front242]

Thanks kskate.
I can’t stand that poster classless, ordinary and patethic. Maybe he is still here because is a rabbit Federer fan? very unpleasant and provocative

Is this him? Looks like a nice, cute, cuddly Federer fan to me.

 

[DarthFed]

It was provoked for your patethic friend ‘monfed’ who was laughing of Coric

He was laughing at a bad miss by Coric. Are you suddenly a die-hard Coric fan now? Well I'm sure you are today...

 

[DarthFed]

Disappointing result.

Hopefully he raises his level for Wimbledon.

Of course the bo5 format and rest day between matches will help.

He said in his post match interviews that he was tired playing so many matches in a row. (First time he's made final on grass in back-to-back weeks)

I'm hopeful that his play this week was the result of playing back to back weeks. If that's the case this should be the last time he ever does it. No Canada and Cincy, no Shanghai and Basel, etc. IW and Miami are different since they are spread out over a couple weeks.

Lost in the loss and how ugly it got at the end is that this was easily the best match he played all week. He blew the first set in a couple big points and then his serve totally abandoned him the last two games. The margins are small on fast grass and today he played well 90% of the first two sets. The movement is the biggest concern, it was better today but still poor. If Fed serves and moves well on grass he probably isn't losing but after this awful week and having played a lot of tennis the past couple weeks it is a question mark going into Wimbledon.

 

[monfed]

It was provoked for your patethic friend ‘monfed’ who was laughing of Coric

If you weren't a Fed hater you would've laughed at that miss too.

 

[DarthFed]

He looked his age out there sadly. Hope it's a minor hiccup and not the norm from now on but he fell stupidly trying to volley and served like dog shit. Pissed away a nonsense game out of nowhere (does it a lot lately) and messed up set points all week.

He looked tired in that third set even before he was broken at 3-2. Fed's serve was phenomenal until the last two games. I think he literally landed 2/16 first serves those last couple games. About as bad a couple games as I can ever remember.

 

[monfed]

I don't know how Fed can beat Djokovic in a potential QF match at Wimbledon unless the roof is closed. The moment Fed's first serve is neutralised he's a goner.
I mean here the roof was closed and he still lost that's why this loss is bad. I also think Coric got most of the luck going his way today, Fed missed an easy pass to break to win the first set 7-5. The TB is always dodgy because you can lose a point here and there and the TB gets away from you very quickly specially against an elite baseliner like Coric who doesn't really have a clear weaker wing.

Fed also had 0-30 in the first game of Coric. Fed needs to do more to break EARLY to put his mind at ease. He lets his opponent hold way too easily specially when it's not an elite server like Kyrgios or Raonic and then pays the price late. He needs to buck this trend asap.

 

[Horsa]

I know. We have to deal with all kind of unpleasantries in our adult lives.

Some people had to deal with all kinds of unpleasantries in our childhoods too. I find listening to & singing along with music, swimming, reading & writing poems, songs & short stories helps a great deal as well as watching certain T.V. programmes & films but sometimes we just have to face things. (I only write spontaneously though & don't push myself so writing doesn't always help).

 

[Horsa]

It was provoked for your patethic friend ‘monfed’ who was laughing of Coric

I actually think Monfed has improved a great deal & matured a lot since he 1st joined. He's not insulting everyone now which is what I had a problem with & told him about & I actually think Darthfed has been a good influence on him. I think Monfed said a few quite intelligent & relevant things since everyone ganged up on him after he insulted quite a few people & that he's proven everyone wrong when they were all calling him stupid. He's not perfect & he's still got a way to go but he's getting there & I think we need to give him a chance to learn especially since he's had a rethink & is trying
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