Its really sad that you are wanting Federer to retire though he has not hit the rock bottom. Thats when most players retire. Yeah it would be great to retire when at the top of the game itself. Very few players I can remember that way. So instead of lamenting, he is not retiring, it would be nice to support the players passion for the game.
Even the sense of calling Fedex not qualifying, a shame even in Britishers way is not correct. He has won the title 6 times and is now 32 plus a career at the verge of retirement.
The article would be better titled.... 'Its a shame Nadal hasn't won the ATP world tour final even though a multiple grand slam winner'.
Re: ATP tour finals
by Michael on Oct 21, 2013 01:14 AM
I'm sure such an article on Nadal would be in the waiting, for the world tour finals to be over.
Re: ATP tour finals
by Guest on Oct 21, 2013 05:11 AM
I think what you mean by shameless is the way he puts in his mannerisms even though they are ugly. Its really shameful to pull at the underwear routinely. I hope he doesn't do that otherwise in his formal meetings.
Re: Nadal is shameless
by Ravi Iyer on Oct 19, 2013 10:01 PM
Hey, why do you want to attack Nadal for this article! First of all understand what the author wrote. Britshers often use the word 'shame' to suggest something unfortunate. For example, I could tell my friend: "It's a shame that you could not make it to yesterday's party". It doesn't demean him in any way. Same goes for Federer - we have seen him there for 10 years and if he misses this year, it's a shame. Not shame for Federer here.
Re: Re: Nadal is shameless
by Michael on Oct 21, 2013 12:53 AM
I know shame has another meaning also... but I'm talking in the Indian sense, though the article doesn't talk about it in that manner.
To talk in Britishers way... Its a shame Nadal hasn't won the ATP tour final title though he has won multiple GS titles...
Re: Re: Nadal is shameless
by Anuraug Rathor on Oct 22, 2013 01:12 PM
Ravi Iyer..you are taking on a tough job trying to explain simple logic to this total waste of oxygen called micheal
Re: Nadal is shameless
by Anuraug Rathor on Oct 20, 2013 10:59 AM
Anyway to answer your argument micheal..the very fact that u had the confidence in delpo and djoko to stop nadal at the wtf , and not in Federer , answers the questions for yourself.
Re: Re: Nadal is shameless
by Michael on Oct 21, 2013 12:57 AM
I'm a fan of any tennis player, except Nadal. So is my support. So I need not want only Fedex to beat Nadal.
Re: Re: Re: Nadal is shameless
by Anuraug Rathor on Oct 22, 2013 01:11 PM
Exactly,Michael...thanks for admitting my point.You are a fan of anybody except Nadal and that's why you are so frustrated in life because he goes on winning whatever you sit here and moan!
Re: Re: Re: Nadal is shameless
by Anuraug Rathor on Oct 22, 2013 01:09 PM
And you Michael are a champion of lame comments...in fact not even too good at that!
There is no shame if Federer is not qualified tto play in ATP masters final. Unlike cricket it is an individual game as well as taxing one for 2 hrs to five hours play depending on best of three or best of 5 sets. federer has crossed the age of 30 & he is the record holder for highest slams. When new young fittest players game it is very difficult to be no one after 10 years. whatever he has achieved is more than others & he is also lucky not to be the case of borg era where there are 4 to 5 great players.
Why should it be a shame if he fails to qualify. He is stretching his limuts without bothering about what anybody feel. He is still able to wield a racket with panache !
Re: Y shame ?
by Hindustani on Oct 17, 2013 07:59 PM
Writer did not mean to use the word "shame" in its literal way... However he could have used a better word..
Re: Re: Y shame ?
by Google on Oct 17, 2013 10:02 PM
Both of you word 'shame' can be used in two ways one the way you are considering it and the other is to describe something unfortunate, at least that is how it's described in Oxford dictionary
Re: Re: Re: Y shame ?
by Ravi Iyer on Oct 19, 2013 09:59 PM
exactly. Britshers often use the word 'shame' to suggest something unfortunate. For example, I could tell my friend: "It's a shame that you could not make it to yesterday's party". It doesn't demean him in any way. Same goes for Federer - we have seen him there for 10 years and if he misses this year, it's a shame. Not shame for Federer here.
