Pete sampras was a fantastic player. He conserved his enrgy for a specific time in each match. For the rest of the match he would serve great and play within his limitations; no dashing around for the darting ball, no divings and no fuss at all when 4-4 in the set he would unleash a couple of his big, incrdible running forehands and the set will be in his bag.In several matches with Ivonosevic all statistics like 1st service, winners at net, service returns etc etc were in favor of goran, but sampras had won the match. Such was his composure. And Federe makes it look like just he is from another planet. the opponents are fighting with swords while he has some laser beam equipment. But I think the circuit has better players in sampras era. It is not only just the nmaes were bigger but, Agassi, Ivanasvic, becker were better players. Its very good that Jokovic, Nadal and a few other really good players come around. For me I donot know who the better player is but my vote goes to Sampras.
Federer always plays in his own arena which is very high,whereas rest in not even think of his standards.For all over the world he is invincible player.He will there to win another 10 or 15 grand slams.All the best Federer.Good wins in the remaining period of the year.Hats off to Great Federer
Those who could see federer entering the arena follwing Djokowitch would have immediately noticed his face dull and disprited. Having maintained his No1 position after the QF, I for one would think that he was already tired after facing 5 setters, and he preferred losing to No 3 in the Semis than to No 38 in the final! It was written large on his game by the second set.An unpleasant record would have got created in the books if he had to lose to No38. Had there been Nadal in the final I think we would have seen a different Federer.
RE:Not in Usual Spirits
by gayatridevi on Jan 26, 2008 07:57 AM
.... well tht's rediff news for u .. giving the nuttiest sports idiots a window to air their views ... ha ha .. to each his own!!!
RE:Not in Usual Spirits
by Prashanth Vemuganti on Jan 26, 2008 12:55 AM
He is one of the best Tennis player ever living. One thing commendable is his temparament, poise and dignity never changes. He has no antics or tantrums in defeat or victory. He lets his racquet talk than otherwise. Reminds me of Bjorn Borg. Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl. Gentlemen of the Game.
I would like to put some of the greats of different sports.
I am sure there are many talented sportsmen & women out there..but when the people above play it is like music to your ears and you are mesmerised by their sheer brilliance and the mastery over their game. Having said that...they are humans after all and tend to err or lose concentration and they move on. I am sure he will be back with a bang and will win more titles and will treat us with his artistry.
RE:Not in Usual Spirits
by chaitanya m on Jan 26, 2008 08:02 AM
fedex is facing a burn out...to much of playing under tremendous pressure has led to what can be called a drooping shoulder disorder....go take a break and come out and show wat u got......i m not a fedex fan but he has got unparalleld quality.....no doubt....
federer's loss is like australia losing a series final or a match..it happens rarely.. but tennis is getting tougher every yr.. unlike cricket..n to be on top with such dominance for so long in this era is itself a miracle.. many players have had big wins like these.. but to win many slams n cups over the yrs n be no 1,. is an entirely different thng... Yes,, in this day n age ,fedex has created a huge monster....his record is his ultimate opponent now.. just like sachin or any legend..
RE:RE:fedex
by arun premraj on Jan 25, 2008 10:12 PM
just great records don't make gr8 players.. its the humility after a loss or gr8 sporting spirit after a defeat makes them respectable... n fedex is one of the best playres in history in that regard.. win or loss .. for his stature. he's a role model... unlike the australian cricket team
RE:fedex
by mandook on Jan 26, 2008 07:00 AM
very well said, Arunji. Aussies should not have been the comparison for a dignified person like Federer. Aussies are a set of crooks. Federer is a gentleman.
He lives in the era where no one is better than him.Even the retired Pete Sampras had defeated Federer very easily. Sampras is far better than Federer as he had to play against Jim Courier, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang, Mark Philippose, Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevich and all.All other players are very tough fighters too.But now a days in Federer era there is no one is giving him a challenge except rafel Nadal.It is very disappointing.
What you guys and girls say?
Pete is Great among world class players. Federer is great among ordinary tennis players
RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by girish nair on Jan 25, 2008 10:04 PM
Pete Sampras was good.. no let me rephrase it ..Pete Sampras was very good...But then Federer is right now god in tennis...no one comes even close to him...He is a class above the rest...
RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by on Jan 25, 2008 11:06 PM
tennis is getting tougher n too competitive every yr.. unlike cricket where nothing's changed since yrs.. the life cycle of a player at the top is getting shorter.. thanks to intense competition.. n for fedex to be on top for so long itself is an achievement.. many players win some big matches n a few events.. but just fade away..
RE:RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by sunil Nayak on Jan 26, 2008 12:47 AM
It would have been beter if you knew Roger had beaten Sampras when he was reigning Wibledon Champion. and you talk about the exhibition matches haha. and considering the fact that surfaces have become incredibly slow at Melbourne park and Wimbledon, I would imagine sampras winning only at US open.
RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by Anand Kalaskar on Jan 26, 2008 03:15 AM
I think Federer is one among the top class players of any era. I absolutely dont think pete sampras wud have been any match for this guy. How many times u have seen pete return at almost 90 deg and leave the other player just wondering the angle of it rather than trying to go for it? For someone with such talent i think he well deserves the world no1 status for a long time. Roger Federer is the worlds best right now. Kudows to him.
RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by on Jan 26, 2008 04:14 AM
Pete Sampras was a great player ...probably the best the world has seen but Federer is still in his hey days and is looking strong....one loss cannot decide how great a player he is...and you talk about competition that sampras had to face well...philipousis and chang come no whr near to Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic...It is federer's class that makes us think that Nadal and Djokovic don't give him tough competition..
RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by bommaraju ramarao on Jan 26, 2008 11:57 AM
Pete sampras was a fantastic player. He conserved his enrgy for a specific time in each match. For the rest of the match he would serve great and play within his limitations; no dashing around for the darting ball, no divings and no fuss at all when 4-4 in the set he would unleash a couple of his big, incrdible running forehands and the set will be in his bag.In several matches with Ivonosevic all statistics like 1st service, winners at net, service returns etc etc were in favor of goran, but sampras had won the match. Such was his composure. And Federe makes it look like just he is from another planet. the opponents are fighting with swords while he has some laser beam equipment. But I think the circuit has better players in sampras era. It is not only just the nmaes were bigger but, Agassi, Ivanasvic, becker were better players. Its very good that Jokovic, Nadal and a few other really good players come around. For me I donot know who the better player is but my vote goes to Sampras.
RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by Tony Thomas on Jan 26, 2008 12:16 AM
Pete Sampras was quite good. But he could never perform well on clay. Pete was never in 10 consecutive finals. Pete was quite good but Federer is on another planet. Even Pete has said so.
RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by Amitava Majumdar on Jan 26, 2008 03:34 AM
It is difficult to compare people across generations. The nvironment changes and so do other factos like equipment, pressure etc etc .. I don't think that competition is less intense now , it is only that Federer has dwarfed most of them. I thought that Sampras was extremely strong on grass and his serve gave him a huge advantage there ...I would put him above Federer at Wimbledon . It would have been a good fight at the hard courts between the two but I think that Federer is definitley ahead on clay. Federer 's all-round game is probably classier than Sampras who I thought was a bit dependent on his serve (which I rank to be the best and the most consistent among the people that I have seen)
RE:RE:Federer is not a great Tennis player
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 11:37 PM
I think you would have told the same thing for Pete Sampras when he was in top form... You would have said some other player was gr8 and Sampras was not gr8. Always trying to bring a person down...
RE:HMM
by asad iqbal on Jan 25, 2008 11:39 PM
dont frgt that fed lost the third match in a series of 3. He already won the first two... so dont give too much importance on this
RE:Backhand make the difference
by SaiSubramanyam Thoota on Jan 25, 2008 11:38 PM
Champions come back stronger... Fedex will come back stronger than ever for the remaining three grand slams...
federer is the best tennis player ever to play the game. we all have to b really proud to say that we r in the era of FEDERER. but all the credit goes to Novak as the way he tried to bring down the master. think this makes FEDERER come back really hard and once again he'll raise the bar for the rest to catch him.
RE:fed ex the genius
by Good Worker on Jan 25, 2008 09:04 PM
I was lucky to have watched the Fed v Novak US Open Final at Arthur Ashe. It was not the best final. Fed is phenominal.
