Hot off the heels of an amazing French Open, the men and women now turn to the grass courts of Wimbledon. Can Rafa continue with his momentum, or can Novak wrestle it back? Can Federer rise up and collect another slam? Can Murray get a breakthrough slam in front of his home crowd? Will there be a darkhorse shocker like Tomic :side: to come through and take the world by storm?
I'm thoroughly looking forward to this event, it's my favourite slam and I'm really hoping to see some great tennis on display. As far as the ladies go, you'd have to think Sharapova, Kvitova, Serena, Azarenka etc will all be in the mix, Stosur a slight chance provided she doesn't choke it up in monumental fashion, and well, who knows with the women, Wozniacki might even break through and break her duck.
Sampras went out on top after winning the US Open. I doubt he cared about his #20 ranking after he solidified himself as the GOAT at that point in time. So in no way did Sampras go out in a bad way at all. He went out in the best way.
I feel Federer is looking to do the same. I think if Federer wins another grand slam he'll do a Sampras & retire. I doubt he cares too much about his ranking. He's looking to win one last slam. Whether or not he'll do it is a different question
Federer should retire IMO. I don't think he will win a slam as long as Nadal, Djokovic & Murray are around. The decline's been going on long enough. Sampras winning the US Open to go out on a high was great, but he didn't have three of the best ever to compete with at the time.
Maybe Federer should take some time out now and come back strong for one last push next year to see how he goes. I think he'll stay top 10-15 but I don't want to see him carry on like he is now.
Also, GASQUET!!!!!!!!!! Please beat Ferrer you sexy French bastard you!
Federer should retire IMO. I don't think he will win a slam as long as Nadal, Djokovic & Murray are around. The decline's been going on long enough. Sampras winning the US Open to go out on a high was great, but he didn't have three of the best ever to compete with at the time.
It's not even about ranking. It's more to do with losing against players who you shouldn't be losing against. So Sampras was good enough/lucky to win one more Grand Slam at the perfect time possible to, doesn't mean Federer will be. Sampras didn't have Djokovic, Nadal and Murray to contend with.
As long as Federer continues to enjoy playing tennis, then he should keep going. He still feels like he can improve and win another slam, so why not carry on. I personally don't think he will, with the likes of Nadal/Djokovic/Murray around but you never know. He shouldn't be losing the matches he's losing in, and for me it is pretty sad to see but it's what he loves to do obviously.
He's getting his ass whopped by jobbers. You don't have to go out winning, but fuck, go out as competative. Again, he is getting his ass whopped by jobbers.
In what day should Federer be losing to Robredo? You can't even use age as an excuse, they're about the same. Hell, he didn't even lose. Dude got beat in straight sets. This is the greatest of all time we're talking about here. Losing to a guy who hasn't done anything in tennis and is the same age as Federer.
He won't lose his status over this. But Jesus, this isn't good.
I had a feeling Wawrinka was going to beat Berdych, he's playing some great tennis. And while he's an incredibly tough opponent, this is probably the better thing for Murray as he can find playing Berdych a really tough task.
So far, Djokovic and Nadal are the standout performers so far in this tournament. Based on play so far, Djokovic should beat Murray (if they both get that far) in the semi final, and it should be a Djokovic/Nadal final. The only one who can upset that is Murray, who isn't playing the best tennis so far. But who knows, he could suddenly up his game and reach the final again. Going to be interesting to see what happens.
On the women's side...a 6-0, 6-0 quarter final? My god.
Will be a tough one for Andy, Stan's a match for anyone on his day, but i think Berdych would have been a bigger worry for him. He'll have to up his game though.
Bloody hell Serena! Fortunately my favourite tennis player will likely turn up on Friday and give her a closer game than she faced there... I'm all down for the upset but Serena is too good atm, it's crazy.
Dicky G goes though and knocks out that twat Ferrer in the process. He might get whooped by Rafa but at least we don't have to endure another Ferrer battering, and dem ranking points!
He's an easy beat for the big guns. His H2H against the top guys is ridiculous and takes the piss out of semi finals & finals. He made a mockery of the French Open final and I'm sick of seeing him in the back end of tournaments getting whooped when it comes to the big matches. Plus his style of play is boring too. Gasquet will get beat by Rafa too but at least it's something different.
Watching Gasquet the first two sets was like watching a masterclass. That backhand was just exceptional. The angles he was pushing Ferrer out wide before then smashing a perfect backhand winner down the line were just exceptional. My ovaries were quivering!
Happy that Gasquet got through, he'll probably get owned by Nadal in the semi final but still. It's nice to see him finally pull off a good big win. Ferrer in a semi final is just so boring, you KNOW he's not going to come anywhere close to winning a slam match against the top three.
Only chance Ferrer had got at beating a top 3 member in a slam is Murray at RG. But it's nice to see someone else make the semis here, although Nadal will probs beat him in straights
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