Federer had not been fully fit before this tournament, and was expecting to regain match firtness in the earlier rounds. This did not happen. Men's Tennis is now very competitive, and even a player like Federer has to be in peak physical condition, and keep working hard to win. Anyway, better luck next time.
RE:nice show of federer for last 3 long years
by KAUSIK DAS on Jan 25, 2008 05:35 PM
hv u forgotten rafal nadal who is the master of clay court?He wll just smash federer there on clay court.
RE:nice show of federer for last 3 long years
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:46 PM
Federer is not an idiot to lose back to back grand slams... He'll come back stronger...
RE:RE:nice show of federer for last 3 long years
by Varun ccs on Jan 25, 2008 05:57 PM
You dont have to be an idiot to loose back to back grand slams. Or do you ?
RE:nice show of federer for last 3 long years
by Divya saxena on Jan 25, 2008 06:26 PM
Sai, you meant that if fedex looses 2 grandslams back to back then he becomes an idiot??? He is a gud player bnut yet he can loose 2 GS back to back...
RE:nice show of federer for last 3 long years
by voice on Jan 25, 2008 05:41 PM
If Nadal is king of clay court, then Fedex is the king of other courts. But his ouster from Aus Open has proven that anyone is beatable and so I am sure there is bound to be an upset even in French Open. Do not write off Fedex, this loss may make him even more competitive and a scary opponent......even if he is not as muscular and athletic looking as other players
RE:RE:nice show of federer for last 3 long years
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:47 PM
I donno whether any other player is as elegant and graceful as Federer...
RE:RE:RE:RE:nice show of federer for last 3 long years
by Varun ccs on Jan 25, 2008 05:59 PM
Yes there are...you need to watch Tipsarevic or Tsonga playing.
It was on the cards. Federer had not been playing well in the earlier rounds, and was looking very beatable. In todays' world of Tennis, 26 has to be considered OLD, and with a whole new lot of good players on the circuit, Federer will find it increasingly difficult to retain his position as World's no. 1 player, and to break Samprass' record.
RE:Expected
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:48 PM
Did u forget the winning streak of Pistol Pete? Just know when he won his last Grand slam title. Agassi was competitive even when he was 34.
The begining of end of Federer era has been quite evident if one looks at the recent past. Djokovik happens to be his nemesis if no one else is still good enough to dethrone him in immediate future.. Wish he is at least able to equal Pete's record of 14 grand slams!
RE:RE:It was predictable..
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:50 PM
This is just a one off match man... Fedex will come back stronger than ever in the near future. Just see who wins the French open...
RE:It was predictable..
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:49 PM
This is just a one off match man... Fedex will come back stronger than ever in the near future. Just see who wins the French open...
RE:It was predictable..
by Divya saxena on Jan 25, 2008 06:31 PM
one off match man??? well in last 6 months, i.e. since august 2007 he has defeted the great man twice... I cannot rule him out as a force to r eckon with in coming future...
Yes Fedex lost, no one is invincible. He is a mere mortal who makes mistakes, but I do believe this loss is just once in a lifetime blunders for him. There are class sportsmen who are way beyond others; they lose sometimes, but always bounce back as better players just like Tiger Woods, Sachin, Schumi, Sampras and in this list there is Federer too....wait and watch, his return will be spectacular and his fans will enjoy his game even more....as they say form is temporary and class is permanent. Whoever emerges a good competitor to FEDEX will have to be too solid to reach his height in tennis.
RE:No one is invincible
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:51 PM
Rightly said... He'll come back stronger than ever for the remaining Grand slams...
Great victory by Novak. It was time he started beating Roger when it mattered most. What better time than a grandslam. The year 2007 has been a bad year for Roger after losing many times during the ATP tour. I hope this year will be good for Novak. He sure deserves it for all the hard work. Go on Novak.......
RE:Well Done!!
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:52 PM
Form is temporary... Class is permanent... Fedex's class is way beyond his other contemporaries.
To all those detractors who are predicting end of Federer era, a solitary loss doesn't mean decline of a great player. Federer is only 26 and will continue to remain on top for at least 3 more yrs and as the great Sampras himself said wud have 18 slams in his kitty by the time he retires. However, one thing is for sure. The competetion for Federer is going to be tougher with each passing year with the likes of Nadal and Djokovic pushing him all the time.
RE:Doesn't mean decline of Federer
by voice on Jan 25, 2008 05:37 PM
End of Federer Era, that is a joke. Losing once in a Grand Slam Semis after so many years and very soon some lunatics call him a loser.....pathetic. He is the best even if he lost the first grand slam this year.
RE:Doesn't mean decline of Federer
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 05:53 PM
Rightly said... He'll come back stronger than ever for the remaining three grandslams...
