AO 2013 R64: Federer-Davydenko

[idioteque]

It's pretty rare that a Fed beatdown is boring. Nobody else makes one as entertaining as him.

[roysid]

The key is
Federer : 3/13 break points
Davydenko: 0/0 BP

[Masayoshi]

Originally Posted by Vrad

Federer is playing around ATM. He will keep all points short on Davy's serve, and just try and win out on his own service game at this point.

The vast majority of this game has been practice and conservation of energy for Fed.

I feel like Fed has been doing this more in recent years, and it's cost him a few important matches. Won't cost him this one, though.

[DragonBlaze]

Originally Posted by Tony48

This match has been a horror show. No wonder the crowd is dead.

It started of well in the first few games, but ever since then it's been quite boring

[idioteque]

Ask him about the pink shoes, Jim.

[Hood_Man]

Originally Posted by batz

Very good mate.

Just calling it like I see it Joeri - I've seen live what Metronome Davy is capable of - but he ain't laying a glove on Roger tonight. No more than 10 games is my prediction.

11 games. You must devastated

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Clearly, the highlight of the match were the shoes.

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by tennis_pro

I think we're watching different matches, Federer is playing well when he HAS to.

Yes, and do you really think this will be enough for the big guys? Fed made too many errors, looked too casusl. He didn't play all that badly, but didn't play well.

[Feather]

Originally Posted by Magnus

Yes, and do you really think this will be enough for the big guys? Fed made too many errors, looked too casusl. He didn't play all that badly, but didn't play well.

His draw is tough and we all know what his chances are against Murray and Djokovic on this slow court. Let us take one game at a time. He was close to going out in third round of Wimbledon and still he won the event. I don't mean to say that he is gonna win AO but let us just savour this victory. Let us hope that he will improve. I guess this is only the second match he played in 2013

[rk_sports]

Courier pushed it just like he did with Tomic after his match ... but Fed didn't play that game

[craniopath]

I so want a pair of those shoes with pink.
Come on Roger

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by Magnus

Yes, and do you really think this will be enough for the big guys? Fed made too many errors, looked too casusl. He didn't play all that badly, but didn't play well.

He wasn't trying his best, he didn't want to exert himself. Expect to see his best from Tsonga onwards (if he gets that far )

[Magnus]

Shoes are terrible looking. Remind me of Nadal. Yuck.

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

He wasn't trying his best, he didn't want to exert himself. Expect to see his best from Tsonga onwards (if he gets that far )

Davy > Tsonga, we all know that except for the rankings. Davy wasn't confident and didn't hit as well as he usually does, Fed was a bit lucky to finish as easily. Last few years have proven Davy isn't a cakewalk for Fed like he used to be.

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by Magnus

Davy > Tsonga, we all know that except for the rankings. Davy wasn't confident and didn't hit as well as he usually does, Fed was a bit lucky to finish as easily. Last few years have proven Davy isn't a cakewalk for Fed like he used to be.

Overall, yes. Right now, no. Tsonga is a bit better. But I think Federer will bring his best and all against Tsonga, at least in the first 2 sets.

[smoledman]

Originally Posted by Magnus

Davy > Tsonga, we all know that except for the rankings. Davy wasn't confident and didn't hit as well as he usually does, Fed was a bit lucky to finish as easily. Last few years have proven Davy isn't a cakewalk for Fed like he used to be.

Davy pushed Fed to 5 sets @2006 AO.

[Feather]

Originally Posted by Magnus

Davy > Tsonga, we all know that except for the rankings. Davy wasn't confident and didn't hit as well as he usually does, Fed was a bit lucky to finish as easily. Last few years have proven Davy isn't a cakewalk for Fed like he used to be.

Tsonga is one player who took out Federer from his pet Wimbledon tournament, Davy is yet to beat him in a slam and you think Davy> Tsonga? Tsonga has taken out both Nadal and Djokovic in AO with his power hitting.

[Zildite]

Originally Posted by Feather

Tsonga is one player who took out Federer from his pet Wimbledon tournament, Davy is yet to beat him in a slam and you think Davy> Tsonga? Tsonga has taken out both Nadal and Djokovic in AO with his power hitting.

...and Murray in 08
Davydenko has been so overrated by some in the leadup to this match, he has barely been able to keep a winning record since his wrist injury in 2010.

[Feather]

Originally Posted by smoledman

Davy pushed Fed to 5 sets @2006 AO.

In your dreamz perhaps! It was four sets

[Bobby Jr]

Pretty ho-hum match by Federer's high standards but solid enough to be a comfortable win

If Federer plays even this well in the 3rd round I wouldn't be surprised to see Tomic cry at the whipping he'll get.