Roland Garros Day 6: Friday, May 30 - Order of Play

[DarthFed]

Congrats to Roger also for the 12th. round of 16, passing Vilas in that regard. It is obviously just a stat but still impressive having that kind of longevity.

In another weird stat, Verdasco becomes just the 6th man in Open Era to come back from two sets down at all 4 slams (Federer, Becker, Krickstein, Noah, Nalbandian)

Cool stat. When did Roger do it at the US Open? Must have been when he was younger as in before 2003. I remember him rallying from 2 sets down at AO vs. Berd in 2009, he did it against Del Po in 2012 at RG, and against Falla in 2010 Wimbledon.

 

[Iona16]

I'm disappointed to see Simon out

BTW What is with Raonic and the sleeve? I hope he has a white one for Wimbledon.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

^I think Roger did it in Us Open in 2000 against Wessels. Wessels won the first 2 and retired in the 5th.

 

[Moxie]

BTW What is with Raonic and the sleeve? I hope he has a white one for Wimbledon.

Supposedly it was covering up some rash, and now he's gotten used to it. Maybe his lucky cuff.

 

[Moxie]

In another weird stat, Verdasco becomes just the 6th man in Open Era to come back from two sets down at all 4 slams (Federer, Becker, Krickstein, Noah, Nalbandian)

Federer has been down two sets in all 4 Slams, and come back? Trivia points to whomever comes up with the answers.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

In another weird stat, Verdasco becomes just the 6th man in Open Era to come back from two sets down at all 4 slams (Federer, Becker, Krickstein, Noah, Nalbandian)

Federer has been down two sets in all 4 Slams, and come back? Trivia points to whomever comes up with the answers.

Already done at the top of the page by Darth and myself

 

[Moxie]

In another weird stat, Verdasco becomes just the 6th man in Open Era to come back from two sets down at all 4 slams (Federer, Becker, Krickstein, Noah, Nalbandian)

Federer has been down two sets in all 4 Slams, and come back? Trivia points to whomever comes up with the answers.

Already done at the top of the page by Darth and myself

I missed that…so the other one was against Haas at the French.

 

[DarthFed]

Actually forgot about the Haas one (and most important comeback he has ever made) but got the most recent one at RG.

 

[DarthFed]

Shocked to see guys like Verdasco and Nalbandian on the list. You'd expect those to be players that have blown 2 set leads at all 4 slams, not come back from 2 sets down.

 

[Moxie]

Shocked to see guys like Verdasco and Nalbandian on the list. You'd expect those to be players that have blown 2 set leads at all 4 slams, not come back from 2 sets down.

Funny, but I find Verdasco and Nalbandian less surprising. Mostly because they're the guys that tend to get themselves in a hole, and do occasionally dig themselves out. The reason I was surprised about Roger is not that he could get himself out, but that he would get himself into it, in the first place. He's such a front runner. Anyway, it should be noted that Federer has dug himself out of a big deficit and gone on the win the tournament. Verdasco and Nalbandian survived only to lose on another day. I can't say for the others.

 

[DarthFed]

Well I'm pretty sure every great player, aside from Rafa at RG, has been down 2 sets at all 4 slams. You play enough slams, with many being before and after your prime, it is bound to happen.

 

[Moxie]

Well I'm pretty sure every great player, aside from Rafa at RG, has been down 2 sets at all 4 slams. You play enough slams, with many being before and after your prime, it is bound to happen.

It's no diss, Darth, if you're taking it that way. If anything, it's in admiration, because people tend to think that Roger doesn't tend to scrap back. So there's the proof.

 

[DarthFed]

Wasn't taking it as a diss, just kind of explaining why it's not that surprising that he has been down 2 sets a decent amount of times. Everyone is going to have plenty of opportunities to rally from 2 sets down even though the opportunities won't make them the least bit happy

 

[crystalfire]

really hoping berdych loses but then again im pretty sure fed might not beat isner with his slice returns so who am i kidding. this sucksss ughh

 

[Moxie]

Wasn't taking it as a diss, just kind of explaining why it's not that surprising that he has been down 2 sets a decent amount of times. Everyone is going to have plenty of opportunities to rally from 2 sets down even though the opportunities won't make them the least bit happy

And as many times as Fed has contested all of the Slams, I guess he'd have had to come back from 2 sets down on occasion. The point is coming back, I guess.