Roger Federer

[TenisFan]

Federer: "I thought I played okay. Disappointing second set, I guess, after playing the right way against him and then letting him back into the match. It was disappointing. Maybe I didn't play my best for sure. But it's tough against him and he deserves to win in the end... because he's a helluva clay court player.

"Honestly for me it's a very positive week of coming back from the brink in the first round, and beating great players on the way to the finals. I'm pushing Rafa today, having the feeling I can beat him, if I play the right way. And I think that's the feeling I didn't have after Monaco last year.

"The amount of times I got broken today wasn't what I was hoping for but at least I was finally able to break him also on several occasions, which is the good part. Maybe my attacking game didn't work that well maybe like in the past against him."

Fara comentarii.

[Optimistul]

Mie mi se pare o declaratie mai sincera decat celelalte , e pe drumul cel bun . Prestatia lui Federer de la MC este peste asteptarile mele ceea ce ma face sa cred ca a inceput deja sa se vada rolul antrenorului sau . Daca Federer continua pe drumul asta nu vad cine i-ar putea lua coroana la sfarsitul anului .

[adrian_str]

Roger da dovada inca o data de verticalitate. O declaratie bine gandita care nu poate exprima mai bine ceea ce s-a petrecut pe teren. Se descurca f bine la conferintele de presa (pe cand Rafa...).

[printulmiskin]

Rafa se descurca mai bine pe teren decit la conferinte..Pina nu apare tot un stingaci de mare valoare pe zgura,nu vad cine ar putea sa ii fure tronul de rege al zgurei..Ieri am fost surprins sa il vad pe Fedex jucind cu reverul preponderent in cros,punindu-i mingea pe tava pe forehandul nimicitor al lui Rafa.Citisem ca si-a imbunatatit reverul in lung de linie ,dar ieri nu am vazut mai deloc aceasta lovitura..

[adrian_str]

Rafa se descurca mai bine pe teren decit la conferinte..Pina nu apare tot un stingaci de mare valoare pe zgura,nu vad cine ar putea sa ii fure tronul de rege al zgurei..Ieri am fost surprins sa il vad pe Fedex jucind cu reverul preponderent in cros,punindu-i mingea pe tava pe forehandul nimicitor al lui Rafa.Citisem ca si-a imbunatatit reverul in lung de linie ,dar ieri nu am vazut mai deloc aceasta lovitura..

In cel mai fericit caz a dat 10 long-line-uri cu Backhand-ul. Si cred ca in peste 70% din situatii si-a trecut in cont punctul, aceasta lovitura venind inspre final.

[Black Mamba]

Ieri am fost surprins sa il vad pe Fedex jucind cu reverul preponderent in cros,punindu-i mingea pe tava pe forehandul nimicitor al lui Rafa.

Da, acolo mai are de lucrat.

Ca sa-l bati pe Nadal pe zgura trebuie sa fii in primul rand constant, sa variezi mult jocul, nu sa fii spectaculos.

Greu pentru Roger sa faca asta.

[innuendo]

nu prea ma uit eu la tenis , dar tot cel mai bun e in viziunea mea

[baicea]

rogeeer:X:X:X

[TenisFan]

Concluzia este simpla: dupa ce a condus cu 4-0 Fedex a cazut in capcana intinsa de Nadal si anume a incerca sa lovesti mingi cartigatoare din orice pozitie in loc sa construiiesti punctul cu rabdare. Nu Fedex este cel care si-a schimbat jocul in partea a doua a setului 2 ci Nadal.

Concluzia este ca n-ai vazut meciul. Ca sa ajunga la 4-0 a jucat in acelasi fel. Si de fapt tot meciul a fost asa. Ca altfel nu ai cum sa castigi puncte in fata lui Nadal. De fapt ca sa ajunga la 4-0 a jucat numai riscant. Deci nu si-a schimbat Nadal nimic. Si nici n-a facut nimic senzational. Uitati-va in pana mea la meci. Eu l-am revazut a doua oara la rece acum. Si pentru mine e cat se poate de clar. I-a dat meciul lui Nadal. La 4-1 a facut 2 erori cat se poate de simple. Pur si simplu nu era nimic greu in a da cu mingea peste fileu dar el a vrut sa dea cu ele afara sau in fileu. 0-30. Apoi a jucat 2 puncte bine si a egalat la 30. Acum la 30-30 il avea pe Nadal in mana dar a facut o eroare absolut nefortata si catastrofala pt minge de break si apoi inca o eroare nefortata ca sa piarda break-ul. La 4-3 a servit tot el. Nici macar nu s-a mai fortat sa lupte. A dat cu toate afara sau in fileu si a terminat balciul. Nadal nici macar nu l-a pus o secunda sub presiune. Pur si simplu a dat cu ele afara sau in fileu. Era o mingea in care il avea pe Nadal in mana. Era forehand in cross simplu. Avea tot terenul la dispozitie si a dat cu ea afara. Pt mine e clar. I-a dat meciul. Nu stiu de ce.

[printulmiskin]

tenisFan,sper ca postul tau de mai sus este o gluma!!!!

[TenisFan]

Serios nu e. Probabil te ingrijoreaza partea cu "i-a dat meciul". Eu ca fan ce sunt nu pot s-o numesc altfel. Am citit pe menstennisforums o gramada de pareri. De fapt s-a facut un thread special acolo legat de capacitatea lui Nadal pe zgura si succesele sale pe aceasta suprafata. Si evident se vorbea si despre Federer. Eu personal cred ca ajunge la un blocaj psihic atunci cand este avantaj si-si pune intrebarea: "omg il bat pe Rafito pe zgura this cannot be!" si de acolo totul se duce in jos. Eu v-am explicat prin fapte reale ce s-a intamplat la Monte Carlo. Am stat sa analizez greselile alea. Nu e schimbare de tactica de-a lui Nadal nu e viteza in plus de-a lui Nadal pur si simplu Federer, dupa ce jucase fantastic sa ajunga la 4-0 cu riscuri la fel cum jucase si pana atunci, incepe de atunci sa greseasca lovituri extrem de simple devine nerabdator da cu ele afara sau in fileu desi nu era greu sa le dai peste fileu sau in teren. Cand ajunge pe zgura in fata lui Nadal Federer devine mai slab mai papa lapte. Nu mai are incredere in loviturile sale parca se pierde. Isi pierde concentrarea aia fabuloasa care face ravagii in punctele importante pe alte suprafete. Nu mai detine controlul psihic Federer. E 1-7 totusi. Eu nu mai am nimic de zis pe seama acestui subiect lucrurile mi se par extrem de clare.

[Lucian86]

Pt mine e clar. I-a dat meciul. Nu stiu de ce.

Probabil era conditia pentru un "exchange" intre Roland Garros si Wimbledon


Oricum, pentru mine este "nerealist" si "neobiectiv" sa spui ca Nadal si-a schimbat jocul dupa acel 4-0......Fan Federer fiind, recunosc ca imi este greu sa digerez acea "revenire" a lui Nadal sau acea "cadere" a lui Federer, in functie de opinia fiecaruia. Totusi imi cunosc bine favoritul si vad bine cand acesta joaca TENIS sau atunci cand concentrarea sa in meci fuge intr-o alta directie. Recunosc totodata cand Federer este umilit de adversarul sau (vezi Nadal din anii trecuti, vezi Nalbandian de la Paris Bercy sau vezi Fish de IW) Insa cu Nadal saptamana trecuta a fost altceva.....a fost o cadere a lui Federer dupa ce acesta jucase extraordinar 4 gameuri consecutive...o situatie foarte greu de explicat

[Optimistul]

Cand ajunge pe zgura in fata lui Nadal Federer devine mai slab mai papa lapte. Nu mai are incredere in loviturile sale parca se pierde. Isi pierde concentrarea aia fabuloasa care face ravagii in punctele importante pe alte suprafete. Nu mai detine controlul psihic Federer. E 1-7 totusi. Eu nu mai am nimic de zis pe seama acestui subiect lucrurile mi se par extrem de clare.

Eu stiu ca Federer avea probleme de concentrare si la 16 ani , Dumnezeu nu i-a dat totul, si asa are destule ...
Aceste probleme revin la F., mai ales cand joaca pe zgura cand nu poate finaliza punctul repede si mai ales cand viata elvetianului din afara terenului numai este atat de spartana ca cea de acum 2-4 ani .
Daca inainte scutura capul atunci cand simtea lipsa de concentrare si nu intra intr-un colaps psihic total ca in finala MC 2008 ,acum numai "semnalizeaza" nici-cum , se vede in jocul lui ...
Ce se va intampla la RG unde se joaca 3/5 seturi ? Este interesant de urmarit ...

PS : Am mutat cateva postari interesante aici de pe threadul MC .

[Tennismenul]

As of April 2008, along with James Blake, Federer is the only member of the top ten never to have retired during a match

[Optimistul]

Q. Was it the serve and volleying, or the backhand today was not working?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I don't know if it was just the backhand, you know. I think I missed plenty of opportunities throughout the match. I think I led in both breakers with a mini break, and usually when I have the lead, you know, I don't let it go, so it's quite disappointing.

Q. You looked tight in the second set when you lose the breakpoints in the first game. Were you tight?
ROGER FEDERER: No. Well, the way you always feel in breakpoints: it's never fun to face them. That's why you try to avoid them. No, look, he's difficult to play, you know. He gives you little rhythm and he always changes his game up a lot.
You know, I've played against him in the past, so it wasn't much of a surprise, you know. I just hoped I could have played a little bit better.

Q. What was the problem with your backhand, Roger, the shanks?
ROGER FEDERER: You've seen me so many times. It happens all the time. Something I've been trying to get rid of for ten years. Still not today.

Q. Do you feel this was especially a missed opportunity with Rafa out and the draw opening up?
ROGER FEDERER: No. I mean, you can maybe look at it that way. To me it's just disappointing the way I lost today. My focus is not at the bottom of the draw. It's just I wish I could have played better, you know, and I played so poorly on the big points. It's a tough loss.

Q. Do you have more regrets especially for certain points, some certain moments more than others, or not?
ROGER FEDERER: I regret losing the match, so the details don't really matter right now.

Q. What do you think you should have done better? Was it hitting the shots, your attitude?
ROGER FEDERER: No. I think the attitude was okay. I struggled to return and, you know, he definitely did serve well when he had to, especially throughout the first set I thought. Maybe in the tiebreak on my serve on both deuce sides let me down, and I let him back in the match that way. I think that one hurt me in the first set. Second set I went down instead of going a break up, so that was tough. I didn't really believe I was going to come back because he was serving so well. But, you know, after getting, you know, sort of back on even terms, it was just a big disappointment to be broken yet again. And then, you know, having to break him again, I guess it just used up too many lives. Unfortunately, I couldn't sort of win the tiebreak. I don't know how I lost it, but it happens sometimes, I guess.

Q. In retrospect, do you feel you might have gone to the net more and taken it away from him?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know. I mean, there's no point just moving in, you know, all the time. I think I was doing that in the beginning. He adjusted a little bit. I don't think I could have come into the net a whole a lot more, you know, to be honest.

Q. What does this mean for your French Open preparation?
ROGER FEDERER: More time for Hamburg, so that's what I got. Looking forward to defend my title there. Wish I could still be playing here, but, you know, worse things have happened. So I hope I can bounce back strong in Hamburg.

Q. Are you still satisfied with your clay court game at this time?
ROGER FEDERER: Sure. I think it's not bad, you know. I've played plenty of the matches so far, so I'm pretty pleased with my run so far. It's just a disappointing loss today, but you're always going to get those.

Q. Does a loss like this affect your confidence level?
ROGER FEDERER: I hope not. I can't tell you right now ten minutes after the match. But this wasn't really a clay court match, you know. I think I would be a bit more worried if I were to lose against a guy, you know, who would just be playing real clay court tennis. This was a different match. It's like when you lose against Karlovic and it's a guy that gives you very little rhythm, so when you come off the court your a little rattled obviously because he didn't allow to you play your game. Still think I should have within today.

Q. Many people say that this year is the beginning of the end. What do you think about?
ROGER FEDERER: Next question, please.

Q. Does his taking your rhythm away and coming to the net a lot in that match demonstrate that people playing and attacking style can succeed on clay, and is that something that you think about doing yourself at the French this year?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, all of a sudden maybe I'll be serve and volleying first, second serve, you never know. But I have my doubts some reason. I don't know why.But of course when a guy serves well, you know, and he backs it up with a good volley behind, you know, he's tough to play for everyone. But I don't think that's the way to win the French Open, to be honest.

Q. Did you sense that he was playing particularly well when he beat Ferrer particularly easy?
ROGER FEDERER: I didn't see any of his matches. No, obviously I assumed he was playing okay. A little hiccup maybe against Horna. I thought he was going to beat him maybe a little bit easier. He's a tough guy to play. He also beat Nieminen who's tough and doesn't give you much. No, I was expecting I think anybody in the quarters is a tough match, you know, not just Stepanek.

Q. It was 5 2 in the tiebreak; what happened there? I mean, the first part of the match we can see he was playing very well.
ROGER FEDERER: Two good serves, so we have 5 4. So then we talk again and that changes already. Then I had one mini break in hand, and that's not a lot, you know. Maybe at 5 2 everything looks a little bit more relaxed. But if he serves two big serves, one ace of it, one service winner, I mean, those three points lead gets cut down to one. So that's not to exaggerate, but I had the lead, you know. Maybe at 4 1 he hit a good return to go instead of going 5 1, I go 4 2. Never hitting such a good return all match long I think on the forehand side on the ad side, so it just went against me, I guess.

Aveti comentarii la ac. interviu ?

[vassy]

Mie mi se pare ca e cam dezorientat. Next coach, please

Nesimtitul de Stepanek a indraznit sa nu joace "real clay court tennis"

[luluta]

Off, ce trista-s.

[Rhode]

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k..._2008/scor.jpg:ras-plans:

[sp00q]

Federer a intrat în ultima fază a carierei. După 4 ani de dominaţie aproape nemaivăzută în era Open. Cum va arăta oare sfârşitul? Un final abrupt, gen Bjorn Borg? Unul lin ca al lui Sampras? Sau poate va găsi, ca Agassi, maturitatea necesară câştigării unui Roland Garros?

[adi_sampon]

Ma uit destul de mult la tenis (in special la marile turnee ) si desigur ma uit pentru ca joaca Federer . Un jucator iesi din comun un extraterestru ,cu o capacitate incredibila de a lovii mingea . Intre el si Nadal nu exista comparatie pentru mine .Federer va ramane intotdeauna un jucator inteligent care stie sa foloseasca energia propie ,facandu-i pe adversari sa isi consume energiile mai repede. Un jucator controlat fara porniri ,mereu rafinat pe teren . Imi pare rau ca nu a castiga RG ,si nu cred ca o va mai face .Sper ca in restul carierei sale de jucator sa obtina cat mai multe trofee .Tin locul sau m-as retrage dupa anul viitor sau dupa 2 ani pentru ca mai bine paraseste scena in glorie cum este inca acum decat sa inceapa aceste iesiri din turnee inca din primele tururi
Roger Federer va ramane idolul meu in tenis

[Optimistul]

Nu se poate retrage acum pt. ca are un contract gras cu Nike prin care n-are voie sa se retraga pana la 30 de ani .

Cazul lui Federer e diferit fata de Agassi si a celorlalti pt. ca aici o femeie controleaza totul .