Is this the starting of the end for Federer? He is playing very average tennis from past 1 year and Nadal seems all geared up to take on Federer on grass also. I see Nadal vs Tsonga as the next big thing in Tennis.
RE:federer ka din bar gaya
by Varadharajan Kannan on Apr 04, 2008 01:24 PM
Do not write him off just yet.. It is just that people have found some chink in his armoury.. He will be back soon to what he does.. That's winning..
RE:federer ka din bar gaya
by PUNEESH on Apr 04, 2008 01:22 PM
not quite, perhaps the fire inside him has gone down a bit, but u never know with these great players, in a slam, he might just come out and annihilate his opponents.
Federer is no longer the winner he was an year ago. I think tennis has become more open for both men and women as there are lots of youn players lurking around the corner to win tournaments. Or may be Federer and Henin have lost their appetite for winning tournaments.
RE:Federer's form
by Kabothi Kumar on Apr 04, 2008 11:56 AM
Except the 4 slams, all other tourneys give appearance fee to Federer, that are sometimes more than the winners' cheque. That's why he can't afford to pull out from these tournaments. But just before the slams, he must take a break and compose himself. His fitness is not very good recently, ever since the stomach flu he got in Oz.
RE:Federer's form
by Sandeep Kumar on Apr 04, 2008 11:19 AM
Its not the question of form, but the fitness. I think still, fedex rules. Take some rest and come back. We want you to win more Grand slams.
RE:Federer's form
by apurva singh on Apr 04, 2008 12:16 PM
yea quite right. remember these same people were roundly thrashed by federer till some time ago.
Its wierd that Fed hasnt managed to reach the finals of any tournament this deep into the year. I dont think its gotta do with his form ... he's as good as he has been in the last 3 yrs. I think the injury's playin its part more than expected. Fed must be careful and if need be, pull out from 1 or 2 ATP tournaments so that he's geared up fr the remaining Grand Slams.
federer is good i think there is extra bit of additional burden. what he needs to do is to be selective in playing tennis to ensure quality tennis.
roddick is consistence if he is consistence he can be uno-1. i think there is little bit of diversions. he is not able to chanalise his energy towards winning matches and become more versatile in his game . ofcourse same thing applies to federer also.
Federer did seem to be playing his normal self and got back the second set with grace. Hopefully he'll be back in his usual form for the Grand slamd round the corner.
RE:French Open!
by PUNEESH on Apr 04, 2008 01:19 PM
dont quite know if fedex will will french open, but yes, nadal would definitely be lookinh forward to it.
RE:2nd or 3rd
by amar bhansali on Apr 04, 2008 10:16 AM
The Kooyong invitational is not counted in the stats as it isnt "ATP Affiliated",if thats the currect term.
it feels kinda strange to c the words "FEDRER LOOSES".....over thr yrs its become such a norm to walk into any tournament and humiliate every other player (mayb except french open)that its somehow tough to digest.....i hope he can do for another more yr.
RE:feels strange
by nandish on Apr 05, 2008 02:41 AM
Its not only the form or fitness that is hindering federer to win, but more and more players are believing that they can beat federer on a given day. Its completely evident from the roddick vs federer match. Federer played very good tennis compared to other 2-3 previous tournments. But he still lost coz roddick was mentally strong this time and played awesome game. If this trend continues, federer might keep losing matches like these ones in future as well. But since he has long career left with him (probably 5-6 years more), he can sometime overcome the number of grand slams won by sampras for sure !!!! wat say guys ??
