Congrats roger u certainly deserve the trophy, u had bad year so far but u showed that what really is a true champion , iam happy for u, i really wish that u win french by defeating nadal in the final and win few more grand slams u deserve everything ice-cool roger good luck
There is certainly no reason for Federer to stop. He can conserve his energy and concentrate only on the Grand Slams and add a few more to his kitty. Mats Wilander recently said that Federer may find it difficult to regain the no.1 spot as he may not be interested to play in too many tournaments to garner points to get back to the top. However, he certainly can add a few more Grandslams. If the ranking comes along with the Grandslams, well and good. You have a player like Davydenko who plays day in and day out, adds to his points and stays at no.4 or 5, though his Grandslam record is zilch. Federer should forget about the no.1 ranking and try to win a few more Grandslams, Nadal or no Nadal. Federer is already great and Nadal has a long way to go to achieve the greatness of Federer!
There is certainly no reason for Federer to stop. He can conserve his energy and concentrate only on the Grand Slams and add a few more to his kitty. Mats Wilander recently said that Federer may find it difficult to regain the no.1 spot as he may not be interested to play in too many tournaments to garner points to get back to the top. However, he certainly can add a few more Grandslams. If the ranking comes along with the Grandslams, well and good. You have a player like Davydenko who plays day in and day out, adds to his points and stays at no.4 or 5, though his Grandslam record is zilch. Federer should forget about the no.1 ranking and try to win a few more Grandslams, Nadal or no Nadal. Federer is already great and Nadal has a long way to go to achieve the greatness of Federer!
Re: Federer has a few more Grand Slams in him!
by madan menon on Sep 09, 2008 11:44 AM
We all agree that Federer is great. What we do not agree is that Nadal is almost there. In the coming years it is Nidal who is going to make news. One failure does not make him small. He will remain no. 1 for a long time. Just watch.
Re: Federer has a few more Grand Slams in him!
by VASUDEVAN V on Sep 09, 2008 11:49 AM
Dude: Whatever you say, Nadal has a long way to go before he achieves the greatness of Federer. Remember, of his 5 titles as on date, 4 are on Clay. That makes him a very great Clay court player. And for the first time he had a very great year. No one is questioning the playing abilities of Nadal and also his news making abilities in the coming years. I only said he has a long way to go before achieving the greatness of Federer or for that matter of Borg or Sampras. Of course, Rod Laver will always be the greatest of them all.
Re: Federer has a few more Grand Slams in him!
by Anurag Rathore on Sep 09, 2008 11:50 AM
This was Nadal best year and he won only 2 grand slam in which one was French Open. Do you think he can dominate next year in presence of Federer, Djokovic, Murray? Nadal doesn't have class like Federer to maintain success. Nadal will surely win some grand slam in upcoming years but he can't dominate like Federer.
Re: Federer has a few more Grand Slams in him!
by SrinivasaDesikan Raghavan on Sep 09, 2008 12:05 PM
Quite true; Federer should conserve energy. Imagine Pete got his first US open in 1990 and his last one in 2002, a matter of staying (no.1 or not) at competitive tennis for 12 long years. While federer started off seriously in 2003 and within 5-6 years he is 13 Grand slams ans he can certainly overhaul Pistol Pete's grand slams. You said it right, conserve energy and participate in the right ones to be a great athlete. Desikan
"I came up against, in my opinion, the best player ever to play the game. I got the better of him the last two times we played. He definitely set the record straight today, so congratulations. Well done." this reflects murray's great attitude and respect to FEDEX!! we are going to see a lot from this guy too!!
Re: stop
by ramabhadranS on Sep 09, 2008 11:50 AM
Everybody gets stopped by somebody, someday. Nadal is an excellent player, so is federer. Only question is whether Nadal could sustain the No 1 position so long as federer. Djokovic, murray and other host of young players are breathing down the neck of Nadal, including Federer. Only time will tell.
Re: stop
by PUNEESH on Sep 09, 2008 11:59 AM
he certainly wud be winning one grandslam per year....that is for sure.......whereas in others...we are not sure....
Re: stop
by imtiyaz lakhani on Sep 09, 2008 12:14 PM
Nadal will continue to dominate on clay and maybe on grass court but he will not be as successful as federer on hard courts. I think Nadal may not win a US open or Australian open.
We are really lucky generation of people, we had the chance to see some of the best sports personalities of all time.The likes of Tendulkars,Woods,Shumi,Fedrer,Pete sampras ,Graff,William sisters,Bolt,Phelp,Tyson,Maradona,Ronaldo etc.
Re: Lucky generation
by Harit Shah on Sep 09, 2008 11:52 AM
and how many centuries have YOU scored in international cricket and how many matches have YOU won for your country, you worthless twit!?!?! GET A LIFE!!!
Re: Hats of Federer
by Ravi Madhav on Sep 09, 2008 12:00 PM
Federer the GREAT
I'm a BIG fan of Federer and I'm in very good mood today because of his victory. I had lots of fights with my friends here defending Federer when he didn't have better times earlier this year. I feel one needs support when down rather than writing him off in terms of age etc. This is not just for Federer, for each one of us. Hence, he proved that he can get back to top form with the support of his fans and I'm very happy to see so many supporting him. Nadal is also good, but as many said in here, he still has a looooooong way to reach greatness of Federer
Re: Hats of Federer
by prasun on Sep 11, 2008 03:49 PM
C'mon Guys...face it...nadal's rise to no 1 is more bcoz of federer playing well below his level rather than nadal improving..can someone here tell me how has nadal improved over the past 2 years in technique & skill? he's a terrific baseliner...has amazing stamina...ripping cross-court forehand...but he had all that before din he? so why din he climb to no 1 Spot over the last year?
as was evident in this years US open..Fedex is loved by people all over the world..because his brand f tennis is attractive & elegant...this is not to deny that nadal isnt...but peple will always continue to love fedex as he is...he's the people's champion...!!
Re: Hats of Federer
by Anurag Rathore on Sep 09, 2008 11:18 AM
Federer performance in final was a big slap on his criticizers. He was too good for Murray.
