Roger will humiliate everyone at Wimbledon.

[mordecai]

I've been watching his matches from Halle this year, and I must say I'm pretty impressed. The one thing that was striking to me was Federer's willingness to come to net at important times in the set.

For the last few years Fed has been content to dominate from the baseline, coming to net only on high-percentage opportunity balls. From the clips I've watched at Halle though, he has been using DTL and inside-out forehands as approach shots more and more at times when he usually would be more patient. I think he is finally realizing he is not as fast as he once was and needs to cut down on the length of his points, and the time he spends baseline grinding. It seems from the FO and from this tournament that he is now acclimating himself to being at the net earlier in the point. Maybe he took a lesson from old man Sampras at their exos.

Fed also served very well at Halle, and I think the confidence from not dropping a set is much needed. Wimbledon rewards the serve more than any other slam, and if Halle is any indication, I think that Fed's serve will be huge for him at Wimbledon.

I think that this year we will see Federer switch his gameplay and focus more on easily holding serve, and conserving his energy until opportunities for BP's arrive, rather than trying to make his own chances every single time. I think the last half of the year has been a wakeup call that he is not the same player, and is slowly becoming comfortable with the style that suits him now.

I predict that Federer will win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

 

[Mick]

Federer better do that. if he fails to win wimbledon, you know what the people here will say about him

 

[samster]

Federer will humiliate everyone at Wimbledon?

Okay, whatever you say.

 

[taffymoon]

I predict that Federer will win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

Wow, that's quite the prediction - not drop a set? You are dreaming man.

 

[AznHylite]

Wow, that's quite the prediction - not drop a set? You are dreaming man.

I agree with this even though I consider myself a Fed fan. If he couldn't even do it 2 years ago against Nadal in the W2006 final, then I find it hard to believe he can go the whole tourney without losing a set. However, it DOES remain a slight possibility. If he really does serve really well, then it could happen. I just hope he doesn't do that running around his backhand crap all the time like on clay.

 

[flyer]

I've been watching his matches from Halle this year, and I must say I'm pretty impressed. The one thing that was striking to me was Federer's willingness to come to net at important times in the set.

For the last few years Fed has been content to dominate from the baseline, coming to net only on high-percentage opportunity balls. From the clips I've watched at Halle though, he has been using DTL and inside-out forehands as approach shots more and more at times when he usually would be more patient. I think he is finally realizing he is not as fast as he once was and needs to cut down on the length of his points, and the time he spends baseline grinding. It seems from the FO and from this tournament that he is now acclimating himself to being at the net earlier in the point. Maybe he took a lesson from old man Sampras at their exos.

Fed also served very well at Halle, and I think the confidence from not dropping a set is much needed. Wimbledon rewards the serve more than any other slam, and if Halle is any indication, I think that Fed's serve will be huge for him at Wimbledon.

I think that this year we will see Federer switch his gameplay and focus more on easily holding serve, and conserving his energy until opportunities for BP's arrive, rather than trying to make his own chances every single time. I think the last half of the year has been a wakeup call that he is not the same player, and is slowly becoming comfortable with the style that suits him now.

I predict that Federer will win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

Who did he play at Halle that impressed you so much you think that he will humiliate all the Wimbledon contenders?

 

[cueboyzn]

As a Federer fan, nothing would be sweeter than for him to win without dropping a set. Just to shut up all the critics good and solid. I think if he plays his best throughout it could happen. However being realistic id say he could win dropping just 2 or 3 sets. I wouldnt expect him to lose a set until the quarters unless he has a bit of a hiccup early on. I think the way he raised his game when he lost sets in the French on the way to the final will be a good indicator of whats in store if someone manages to take a set off him here... Looking forward to watching him do the business.

 

[Morrissey]

I've been watching his matches from Halle this year, and I must say I'm pretty impressed. The one thing that was striking to me was Federer's willingness to come to net at important times in the set.

For the last few years Fed has been content to dominate from the baseline, coming to net only on high-percentage opportunity balls. From the clips I've watched at Halle though, he has been using DTL and inside-out forehands as approach shots more and more at times when he usually would be more patient. I think he is finally realizing he is not as fast as he once was and needs to cut down on the length of his points, and the time he spends baseline grinding. It seems from the FO and from this tournament that he is now acclimating himself to being at the net earlier in the point. Maybe he took a lesson from old man Sampras at their exos.

Fed also served very well at Halle, and I think the confidence from not dropping a set is much needed. Wimbledon rewards the serve more than any other slam, and if Halle is any indication, I think that Fed's serve will be huge for him at Wimbledon.

I think that this year we will see Federer switch his gameplay and focus more on easily holding serve, and conserving his energy until opportunities for BP's arrive, rather than trying to make his own chances every single time. I think the last half of the year has been a wakeup call that he is not the same player, and is slowly becoming comfortable with the style that suits him now.

I predict that Federer will win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

I'm looking for the date of this post and I couldn't believe it didn't say 2005 or 2006. If he never won Wimby without losing a set he ain't gonna do it now of all times. But it's ok to dream.

 

[Morrissey]

Who did he play at Halle that impressed you so much you think that he will humiliate all the Wimbledon contenders?

If he wanted to really send a message he would've played Queens Club where the real Wimby contenders play with Roddick, Joker, Nadal and even Karlovic (always danergous).

 

[zagor]

As much as I'd like you to be right mordecai,I definitely don't think that if Roger wins Wimbledon this year that it's gonna be that easy(I do hope he proves me wrong though no question about it).I think he'll have to work harder than ever to win Wimbledon this year and even if he wins I see him losing about 4-5 sets.

 

[Leelord337]

federer hits some crazy topspin at wimbledon and with the grass you you can really see the difference when you're watching him on grass compared to the avg tennis player.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Fed should have plenty of motivation.It seems like a lack of respect the way everyone is doubting him.They are making such a big deal out of the french open final.Nadal would have doned the same thing to Djokovic.I thought Federer basically mailed it in the 3rd set.I really expect Federer to rise to the ocassion now and prove a point!!!!!!

 

[ACE of Hearts]

The thing is that this grass has allowed for alot more topspin because of the damn bounces on the surface.

 

[rrhstennis]

If he wanted to really send a message he would've played Queens Club where the real Wimby contenders play with Roddick, Joker, Nadal and even Karlovic (always danergous).

I would have expected better from a "legend" of the boards and someone I respect. Morrissey, don't tell me you think Roger is going to switch where he has played since before there was a Nadal or Joker just to play them?

I hope you don't...

 

[cueboyzn]

Fed should have plenty of motivation.It seems like a lack of respect the way everyone is doubting him.They are making such a big deal out of the french open final.

I agree. I think Roger is going to prove a thing or two to a few people the next 2 weeks.

Of course the law of averages and law of age in Tennis at this level means that there inevitably will come a time when Rogers career will wind down. However I also think we are a long way off that point and I predict Roger will prove the critics wrong enough times to equal or surpass Sampras with 14,15,16 GS Titles. Sampras won his last GS at 32. Agassi at 33. Federer is just 26 and needs just 3 more GS to be the all-time leader. And so much doom being "predicted" for him. LOL Please. Most players his age (Hewitt, Roddick, Safin, etc) would give their left ball to be in his position.

 

[deme08]

I would have expected better from a "legend" of the boards and someone I respect. Morrissey, don't tell me you think Roger is going to switch where he has played since before there was a Nadal or Joker just to play them?

I hope you don't...

Well, you should know then how he got to the 'legend' status, by virtue of TROLLING everything single Federer related threads. Bashing, insulting, and demeaning Federer and his achievement on every single chance he gets. The worst part is, 'Legends' on this forum are not distinguished between respectable and knowledgeable legends and biased and despicable trolling legends....

 

[malakas]

Well, you should know then how he got to the 'legend' status, by virtue of TROLLING everything single Federer related threads. Bashing, insulting, and demeaning Federer and his achievement on every single chance he gets. The worst part is, 'Legends' on this forum are not distinguished between respectable and knowledgeable legends and biased and despicable trolling legends....

+1 :-?

 

[ChuDat]

federer will win wimbledon no hands down. why? because he won wimby for the past 5 years and he's going to be more determined to win his 6th and also make his grandslam record as 13 slams

 

[justsomeecho]

I don't know, he is the favorite to win. But not drop a single set? If he takes on Nadal in the final, he's guaranteed to drop at least one.

 

[Nadal_Freak]

If he wanted to really send a message he would've played Queens Club where the real Wimby contenders play with Roddick, Joker, Nadal and even Karlovic (always danergous).

Agreed. There is a new ******* everyday or a new thread that has *******ism in it.

 

[Clay Death]

I've been watching his matches from Halle this year, and I must say I'm pretty impressed. The one thing that was striking to me was Federer's willingness to come to net at important times in the set.

For the last few years Fed has been content to dominate from the baseline, coming to net only on high-percentage opportunity balls. From the clips I've watched at Halle though, he has been using DTL and inside-out forehands as approach shots more and more at times when he usually would be more patient. I think he is finally realizing he is not as fast as he once was and needs to cut down on the length of his points, and the time he spends baseline grinding. It seems from the FO and from this tournament that he is now acclimating himself to being at the net earlier in the point. Maybe he took a lesson from old man Sampras at their exos.

Fed also served very well at Halle, and I think the confidence from not dropping a set is much needed. Wimbledon rewards the serve more than any other slam, and if Halle is any indication, I think that Fed's serve will be huge for him at Wimbledon.

I think that this year we will see Federer switch his gameplay and focus more on easily holding serve, and conserving his energy until opportunities for BP's arrive, rather than trying to make his own chances every single time. I think the last half of the year has been a wakeup call that he is not the same player, and is slowly becoming comfortable with the style that suits him now.

I predict that Federer will win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

typical fanboy thread. Fed didnt have to play a single top 10 player in Halle. he is still going to sail through the draw at Wimby but will encounter serious difficulty when he has to deal with significantly stiffer competetion.

highest ranked player he had to deal with in Halle might have been #23 Baggy Man if i am not mistaken.

 

[zagor]

Agreed. There is a new ******* everyday or a new thread that has *******ism in it.

Actually this one of the few(maybe only)thread that predicts Fed would win.There are many more threads that pick Nadal for the title and predict Fed's retirement so your post isn't true.

 

[Rickson]

Barring injury, there should be no reason why Roger doesn't win it all. This win is a given.

 

[malakas]

typical fanboy thread. .

Says the leader of *********ism.:roll:

Fed didnt have to play a single top 10 player in Halle. he is still going to sail through the draw at Wimby but will encounter serious difficulty when he has to deal with significantly stiffer competetion..

Negative.Grass Monster will pulverize all competition.
:roll:

highest ranked player he had to deal with in Halle might have been #23 Baggy Man if i am not mistaken.

who happens also to be the no.10 seed in Wimbledon so not so weak opponent. It's not his fault the other top players chickened out of coming to Halle to face him.

 

[zagor]

Barring injury, there should be no reason why Roger doesn't win it all. This win is a given.

You did correctly predict Boston to win so I'll hope you're right in this case as well and Roger makes it six in a row(it would be so,so sweet to shut up his naysayers).

 

[cueboyzn]

Agreed. There is a new ******* everyday or a new thread that has *******ism in it.

This is rich. Coming from King Nad-**** himself.

 

[iamke55]

They are making such a big deal out of the french open final.Nadal would have doned the same thing to Djokovic.

Except he didn't. lol pwned!!!!!

 

[Nadal_Freak]

This is rich. Coming from King Nad-**** himself.

King Nadalfan. Nad-**** is an illogical Nadal fan. I keep it real unlike the poster who started this thread.

 

[malakas]

You did correctly predict Boston to win so I'll hope you're right in this case as well and Roger makes it six in a row(it would be so,so sweet to shut up his naysayers).

but he did got wrong the number of matches

 

[Morrissey]

Barring injury, there should be no reason why Roger doesn't win it all. This win is a given.

The only win that's a given now is Wanderlei Silva.

 

[veroniquem]

I've been watching his matches from Halle this year, and I must say I'm pretty impressed. The one thing that was striking to me was Federer's willingness to come to net at important times in the set.

For the last few years Fed has been content to dominate from the baseline, coming to net only on high-percentage opportunity balls. From the clips I've watched at Halle though, he has been using DTL and inside-out forehands as approach shots more and more at times when he usually would be more patient. I think he is finally realizing he is not as fast as he once was and needs to cut down on the length of his points, and the time he spends baseline grinding. It seems from the FO and from this tournament that he is now acclimating himself to being at the net earlier in the point. Maybe he took a lesson from old man Sampras at their exos.

Fed also served very well at Halle, and I think the confidence from not dropping a set is much needed. Wimbledon rewards the serve more than any other slam, and if Halle is any indication, I think that Fed's serve will be huge for him at Wimbledon.

I think that this year we will see Federer switch his gameplay and focus more on easily holding serve, and conserving his energy until opportunities for BP's arrive, rather than trying to make his own chances every single time. I think the last half of the year has been a wakeup call that he is not the same player, and is slowly becoming comfortable with the style that suits him now.

I predict that Federer will win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

Possible scenario only if Nadal has an early exit. There is no way under the sun Fed is gonna humiliate Nadal this year or straight set him, not the way Nadal is playing right now. He could possibly straight set Djoko but it's not gonna be that easy either.

 

[zagor]

but he did got wrong the number of matches

That's like being wrong on the number of sets Fed will lose.A win is a win and I don't care how Fed does it as long as he holds the trophy in the end(and drive some irritating Nadal fanboys in this forum into depression).

 

[Swissv2]

Oh please.



Federer WONT humiliate anyone at Wimbledon, but I can still say he has a healthy chance to make it to the finals. If anything at all, the 2006 Wimbledon was Federer's best year at humiliating the rest of the field.

2006 is no more; lets just sit back and enjoy this more "open" Grand Slam tournament.

 

[bangchu]

Agreed. There is a new ******* everyday or a new thread that has *******ism in it.

WTF? this Nadal chump fan is so freaking ridiculous. Are you all high from the post-French celebration drug? How about jump off a bridge to see if you are still dreaming or not? In any case, you dream will become a nightmare soon. Why can't one person post his opinion about how he thinks Federer will perform. As far as I see, he doesn't talk bad about your lover. Nadal chump fans are so gay.

 

[veroniquem]

WTF? this Nadal chump fan is so freaking ridiculous. Are you all high from the post-French celebration drug? How about jump off a bridge to see if you are still dreaming or not? In any case, you dream will become a nightmare soon. Why can't one person post his opinion about how he thinks Federer will perform. As far as I see, he doesn't talk bad about your lover. Nadal chump fans are so gay.

Classy post

 

[bangchu]

Classy post

:shock:Thanks for the compliment!:shock:

 

[luckyboy1300]

wow! only *******s are claiming that the reason federer did not drop a service game is because of the competition. and yet to whom did nadal lose a set at queen's? you keep underestimating those guys yet they can give anyone trouble anytime. i don't believe fed faced a mediocre field. it's just that he is timing his net approaches better, served better, rallied better, etc. he still has those errors, but not on big points.

 

[malakas]

wow! only *******s are claiming that the reason federer did not drop a service game is because of the competition. and yet to whom did nadal lose a set at queen's? you keep underestimating those guys yet they can give anyone trouble anytime. i don't believe fed faced a mediocre field. it's just that he is timing his net approaches better, served better, rallied better, etc. he still has those errors, but not on big points.

actually what I noticed is that he played brilliantly for times and raised his level ONLY when it was absolutely necessary.He was doing exactly as what was necessary to win-conserving energy for Wimby probably.

 

[goforgold99]

ROGER WILL CRUSH EVERYONE !!!

TMF IS BACK !

 

[veroniquem]

:shock:Thanks for the compliment!:shock:

Euh....It wasn't a compliment....

 

[Josherer]

It's Federer.

If he's in TOP FORM he can win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

 

[bangchu]

Euh....It wasn't a compliment....

Well, I guess you not smart as I thought you are.

 

[veroniquem]

Well, I guess you not smart as I thought you are.

If the kind of posts you produce is your idea of smart, I'd rather be as far from that as possible.

 

[ninman]

If the kind of posts you produce is your idea of smart, I'd rather be as far from that as possible.

Can't we all just get along?

 

[veroniquem]

Can't we all just get along?

I can't get along with somebody who calls all Nadal fans "chumps".

 

[quest01]

If Federer is feeling any pressure, Wimbledon is the tournament where he will feel it the most. Federer has won 59 straight matches on grass and 5 straight Wimbledon titles so the pressure is squarely on him. It's going to be tough for Federer because he will have to get past Djokovic if he plans on making it to the final in which I think Nadal will win. This is the year Nadal finally wins Wimbledon.

 

[ninman]

I can't get along with somebody who calls all Nadal fans "chumps".

Just ignore him, he's obviously an idiot.

 

[AJK1]

Federer played poorly and Nadal stepped up a gear in last years final and yet Fed still won. I see the same happening again this year. Fed will win.

 

[zagor]

I can't get along with somebody who calls all Nadal fans "chumps".

NF calls Fed fans retards all the time(the word *******s appears in probably about 90% of his posts),some people here just can't restrain themselves from insulting someone over the internet(which is actually ridiculous IMO,but that's the way it is).

 

[Swissv2]

NF calls Fed fans retards all the time(the word *******s appears in probably about 90% of his posts),some people here just can't restrain themselves from insulting someone over the internet(which is actually ridiculous IMO,but that's the way it is).

Don't worry, only an "e-thug".