Remove this Banner Ad

2011 French Open

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Congratulations to Nadal. It is always a sign of a champion when they can win a match/tournament not playing their best. I tipped Federer to win and truly thought this was the year he would do it. I only watched the first set and it was Federer's all the way (well that is what I thought). After he lost that set I went to bed as I had the feeling Nadal would win it comfortably after that. I will have to watch the replay.

I certainly hope that Nadal goes on to win a record 7th RG grand slam title.

Bring on Wimbledon. At least with 72 broadcasting I wont have to put up with Fred Stolle.
 
BobbyMorri said:
I know u hate Fed TP, but come on, dont be so selective with the quotes u use . Its not cool.:cool:
In context, the quote is much better, and correct(in a way). Fed has more UE and winners after all. i think that is what he was trying to say. Is it a mother Teresa quote of humbleness, no, but it is no where near what Serena normally says in a loss.

Well Done Rafa.if the first set went the other way, like it could so easily could, it would have been interesting. cant wait for Wimbo.
Click to expand...

how is it any different? he said he the match is always in his racquet? well maybe then he can explain why does he always play crap again Rafa? ALWAYS? give me a break, even many federer fans admit that comment was a disgraceful comment. :thumbsdown:

The match is not in his racquet..the match is 55-45 always in Rafas favour cause Rafa does NOT allow Roger to play well. 25 matches between them now and Roger has never beaten rafa without an unforced error fest.Go figure
 

Log in to remove this Banner Ad

Total Power said:
Also can someone reply why federer thinks he was closing to winning the match? i thought u have to win 3 sets to win the match
Click to expand...

The 1st set was huge. Up 5-2 and 15-40 to lose it is pretty demoralising! Awesome mental strength by Rafa to get back from there. He also lost one in a breaker so there is 2 that "could" of gone his way, plus the one he won. I thought that Fed was good in his press conference and praised Rafa a lot. Still don't know why people can't like both players :rolleyes:
 
Back Pocket Rocket said:
The 1st set was huge. Up 5-2 and 15-40 to lose it is pretty demoralising! Awesome mental strength by Rafa to get back from there. He also lost one in a breaker so there is 2 that "could" of gone his way, plus the one he won. I thought that Fed was good in his press conference and praised Rafa a lot. Still don't know why people can't like both players :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

so if you win the first set you are close to winning? so in 2006 french open he must have felt the same cause he won the first set there ?
 
Paul_Kelly_Courage said:
I see a few quotes in that thread, but not millions that you stated. So was it an exaggeration?
Click to expand...

ofcourse it was an exaggeration. What i mean to say is..whenever he loses he comes up with ridiculous comments like that.Check GS matches he lost..there is always some comment where he tries to act like he controls everything and he only lost cause he didnt play well.There are many posters in this board (hello timmeisrunningout) who believes the same... but when novak lost to roger 2 days ago they said "but roger didnt allow novak to play well". Sigh.
 
Federer is SUCH an arrogant tosser with what he says in interviews. I have nothing but contempt for his state of denial. Why was TP's article thread closed down. It was all true. Who cares if he's the most stylistic, pick a new freakin' sport Roger, Synchronised Tennis?

I mean, I get annoyed with Geelong supporters claiming we should've won the 08 granny, but at least we have SOME evidence to back up being the superior team (5 straight wins since or whatnot), but Roger has lost to Rafa over and over in slam finals, and he still comes up with this crap.
 
Total Power said:
so if you win the first set you are close to winning? so in 2006 french open he must have felt the same cause he won the first set there ?
Click to expand...

Federer is always a sore loser, since when has he PRAISED anyone for beating him. Yet Rafa when he was injured in the Australian Open praised David Ferrer. Note the difference.

As for being close to winning, lol...Rafa played horrible and still beat him without getting out of 2nd gear!
 
street spirit said:
Federer is SUCH an arrogant tosser with what he says in interviews. I have nothing but contempt for his state of denial. Why was TP's article thread closed down. It was all true. Who cares if he's the most stylistic, pick a new freakin' sport Roger, Synchronised Tennis?

I mean, I get annoyed with Geelong supporters claiming we should've won the 08 granny, but at least we have SOME evidence to back up being the superior team (5 straight wins since or whatnot), but Roger has lost to Rafa over and over in slam finals, and he still comes up with this crap.
Click to expand...

i will not say anything against a mod, but it looks like federer is a protected specie here.That article is nothing but the truth. Its undeniable that Federer cannot beat Nadal unless the surface is an indoor hardcourt or maybe grass if he gets a bit lucky. Federer is really lucky that nadal is 5 years younger than him, i have no doubt in my mind had been the same age as federer, he could have had much less slams.

Secondly federers interviews after losses are a disgrace to head.Anything reading MTF at the moment? even federer fans criticised his comments about the match being on his racquet.Disgraceful and pathetic.I am so happy he got what he deserved at the F.O finals
 
Federers comment after losing to berdych last year


Q. Some of these big, flat hitters seem to be having an effect on you. Do you need to alter your game to adjust to that?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, if I'm healthy I can handle those guys, you know. Obviously it's a pity that Del Potro is not around, because I think he would have a run at world No. 1 or a run at another Grand Slam. It's unfortunate for him.


Do i need to say more? :rolleyes:
 
Federer still has 6 Grand Slams on Rafa, and with Nadal's brutal gamestyle he's no certainty to match it. I'd expect Federer to add another one or two at any of the non-Paris Grand Slams over the next two years. Nadal certainly has his measure, but Federer was winning the big tournaments with such monotony like nobody else has ever done during his peak. He and Schumacher were dominating their sports to such a degree that audiences were getting bored.

It's also natural to appreciate Federer because of the difficulty of his gamestyle. Like Sampras, Federer took longer to peak because it's much easier to learn to play like Nadal. Obviously no-one has done it as well as Rafa, but an all-court game is FAR harder to master.
 

Remove this Banner Ad

Federer actually played much better tennis in this french open that he did at his peak.He was playing aggressive and he was taking the ball early.He just cant beat Nadal on clay.Period. At wimbledon he will have his chance but if Rafa beats him at Wimbledon again, i think we can put to rest the GOAT debate finally.
 
bombermick said:
Federer still has 6 Grand Slams on Rafa, and with Nadal's brutal gamestyle he's no certainty to match it. I'd expect Federer to add another one or two at any of the non-Paris Grand Slams over the next two years. Nadal certainly has his measure, but Federer was winning the big tournaments with such monotony like nobody else has ever done during his peak. He and Schumacher were dominating their sports to such a degree that audiences were getting bored.

It's also natural to appreciate Federer because of the difficulty of his gamestyle. Like Sampras, Federer took longer to peak because it's much easier to learn to play like Nadal. Obviously no-one has done it as well as Rafa, but an all-court game is FAR harder to master.
Click to expand...

Say what...Nadal's game is easier? So hitting ridiculous top spin is easy? Well go on...lets see how many players can do it....it is the hardest shot in tennis basically. Love to know how Federer has this great all court game, if anything Nadal is better anyway! What has Federer got that Nadal doesn't? Serve, maybe, but only just, Nadal has a 220km "bomb" but rarely uses it! Volleying...I have seen Federer miss sitters up there, he is not a natural volleyer!
 
bombermick said:
It's also natural to appreciate Federer because of the difficulty of his gamestyle. Like Sampras, Federer took longer to peak because it's much easier to learn to play like Nadal. Obviously no-one has done it as well as Rafa, but an all-court game is FAR harder to master.
Click to expand...

It must be remembered that Federer has a great serve, it's a fundamental part of a tennis player's armoury and so I don't play it down but at the same time it got him out of a lot of problems, gave him multiple free points and really made him the master of tie breakers.

But just as players when the ball is in play Nadal is even more dominant of him, Wimbldon final 2008, magical match but Federer couldn't break Nadal once, just won 2 tie breakers after the rain break, whereas Nadal found a way to hold his own relatively weak serve and break down Federer when he needed to in 3 separate sets.
 

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

At its lower levels I would agree with Caesar. I have an acquaintance who annoyingly gets every ball back, but he doesn't have any weapons. This of course gets found out against really solid players, and he can beat those who I would consider better players. But at the higher levels best and most effective has to be the same thing.

We are probably seeing the two greatest players of all time - what a treasure.
 
bombermick said:
Laver is on the same level as Sampras. A legend, but Fed and Nadal are on another planet.
Click to expand...

Rod Laver is the only player, man or woman to do the calender slam twice. First in the non-professional era, then came back and did it in the open era. Was also banned for a period of time due to some ridiculous rule about accepting money or something, which would've affected him. He won 11 GS titles.
 
hirdy_is_champ said:
Rod Laver is the only player, man or woman to do the calender slam twice. First in the non-professional era, then came back and did it in the open era. Was also banned for a period of time due to some ridiculous rule about accepting money or something, which would've affected him. He won 11 GS titles.
Click to expand...

I'm not disputing his greatness, but Fed and Nadal are achieving their feats in a truly global, professional sport - not the days of Laver where real competition only came from a few dominant countries.
 
bombermick said:
I'm not disputing his greatness, but Fed and Nadal are achieving their feats in a truly global, professional sport - not the days of Laver where real competition only came from a few dominant countries.
Click to expand...

Until they do all 4 in 1 year, Laver still is better than them.
 

Remove this Banner Ad

2011 French Open

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Back
Top