Federer has the toughest draw for a top 3 player

[tennisaddict]

Stevie Johnson - the guy who has been ranked as high as 21, winner of 2 recent challenger titles including one last week . Played tough against Fed the last time they met in IW.
Krajinovic - Has reached a masters final 2 years back , played Fed very tough in 2018 Basel and 2019 Miami
Hurcakz - He is coming of a strong ATP cup beating Thiem, Schwartzman and Coric. Went on to make SF at Auckland and did a strategic tank to save himself for AO.
Shapavalov - He has never looked better than now . He beat Tsitsipas,Zverev, De Minaur at ATP Cup and lost a 3rd set TB against Djokovic
Coric/Dmitrov - Coric has won the last two meetings against Fed and Dmitrov will have the confidence from his win against Fed at USO, though it was against an injured version.

If he wins all this, he faces Tsitsipas / Djokovic and then Nadal.

I don't think any top 3 player has had such a tough draw in the last decade.

 

[Fiero425]

Stevie Johnson - the guy who has been ranked as high as 21, winner of 2 recent challenger titles including one last week . Played tough against Fed the last time they met in IW.
Krajinovic - Has reached a masters final 2 years back , played Fed very tough in 2018 Basel and 2019 Miami
Hurcakz - He is coming of a strong ATP cup beating Thiem, Schwartzman and Coric. Went on to make SF at Auckland and did a strategic tank to save himself for AO.
Shapavalov - He has never looked better than now . He beat Tsitsipas,Zverev, De Minaur at ATP Cup and lost a 3rd set TB against Djokovic
Coric/Dmitrov - Coric has won the last two meetings against Fed and Dmitrov will have the confidence from his win against Fed at USO, though it was against an injured version.

If he wins all this, he faces Tsitsipas / Djokovic and then Nadal.

I don't think any top 3 player has had such a tough draw in the last decade.

Oh "boo hoo!" It's like "cry me a river!" I was a total GOAT fan of Fed for years, but after a decade and 2 other contenders who seem to own him for the most part, I'm over the pity party of his draws! For years he had no real comp. while in his early prime! I'm sure he stressed getting pigeons like Andy Roddick in final after final! ;-) IMO over a career, I don't think anyone's had to overcome more than Nole with the tennis intelligentsia single-mindedly anointing Fedal ages ago! The fans are the same, so heavily going for Federer at Wimbledon last year it was almost embarrassing! Nadal's so accustomed to being worshipped by all that he actually complained when Nole got more support from the fans last week in the ATP Cup final! I found it rich, him being appalled when the opposite's going on all over the world for him! I doubt if he goes to the umpire to ask the crowd to be more respectful of his opponents! He's so FOS! (End RANT)

 

[Yugram]

Berrettini

 

[MeatTornado]

I was about to dispute all of this and then I read that last line

 

[DSH]

Ciao, Matteo!

 

[Martin J]

Regardless of the OP being a troll, there are no easy draws for a player in Fed's age as there are more and more bad days in the office.
And his draw could be tricky as he could play Millman and Dimitrov (players who beat him at the USO 2018/19) even before the QF.

 

[dr325i]

Stevie Johnson - the guy who has been ranked as high as 21, winner of 2 recent challenger titles including one last week . Played tough against Fed the last time they met in IW.
Krajinovic - Has reached a masters final 2 years back , played Fed very tough in 2018 Basel and 2019 Miami
Hurcakz - He is coming of a strong ATP cup beating Thiem, Schwartzman and Coric. Went on to make SF at Auckland and did a strategic tank to save himself for AO.
Shapavalov - He has never looked better than now . He beat Tsitsipas,Zverev, De Minaur at ATP Cup and lost a 3rd set TB against Djokovic
Coric/Dmitrov - Coric has won the last two meetings against Fed and Dmitrov will have the confidence from his win against Fed at USO, though it was against an injured version.

If he wins all this, he faces Tsitsipas / Djokovic and then Nadal.

I don't think any top 3 player has had such a tough draw in the last decade.

The paragraph before last makes sense. The rest, trying to portray it as significant, which is not. He has a cake draw all the way to the semis.
First two rounds, he won’t even sweat.

 

[Martin J]

The paragraph before last makes sense. The rest, trying to portray it as significant, which is not. He has a cake draw all the way to the semis.
First two rounds, he won’t even sweat.

I don't think there are "easy" draws for Fed these days, nobody expected him to lose to Tsitsipas, Millman, Dimitrov (two of these guys are in his 1/8 of the draw), but he did. He is simply way too inconsistent (for his standards) to be a clear favorite, even against a journeyman.
Now, he is well rested so it could improve his chances.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

I don't think any top 3 player has had such a tough draw in the last decade.

Roger Toughdrawerer?

Hurcakz

Hurkacz, not Hurcakz

 

[BeatlesFan]

Let's just cut to the chase: if the draw holds up, he has to defeat Djoker in the semis and Nadal in the finals. He's never done it and the likelihood of him doing it at age 38 is tiny (yes, we know, "he came within one point of doing it in July!")

 

[BeatlesFan]

Ciao, Matteo!

@DSH Thanks for posting, really interesting to see the inside of the Monte Carlo CC training facility. Matteo's English has really improved in the past year or so as well.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Let's just cut to the chase: if the draw holds up, he has to defeat Djoker in the semis and Nadal in the finals. He's never done it and the likelihood of him doing it at age 38 is tiny (yes, we know, "he came within one point of doing it in July!")

I like that he has a tough draw. Keeps him mentally engaged and if he does reach SF or finals he will be better prepared. It is simple for Fed, he has to play 7 top end matches if he wants to win it. Very hard for him to do these days in under two weeks.

Feds off days are much worse now.

However, if he does play his best, I think only Djoker would be favorite.

 

[BeatlesFan]

I like that he has a tough draw. Keeps him mentally engaged and if he does reach SF or finals he will be better prepared. It is simple for Fed, he has to play 7 top end matches if he wants to win it. Very hard for him to do these days in under two weeks.

Feds off days are much worse now.

However, if he does play his best, I think only Djoker would be favorite.

We saw what happened at the YEC when he finally beat Djokovic again-- he had a mental letdown and then lost his next match. If he miraculously beats Djoker in the semis, he can't have another letdown like that.

 

[dr325i]

I don't think there are "easy" draws for Fed these days, nobody expected him to lose to Tsitsipas, Millman, Dimitrov (two of these guys are in his 1/8 of the draw), but he did. He is simply way too inconsistent (for his standards) to be a clear favorite, even against a journeyman.
Now, he is well rested so it could improve his chances.

That is not exactly what I said. What I said, had he received any other quarter draw, he would be going home before the next weekend. He got the easiest of the other 3