Australian Open R4 Roger Federer(2) - Milos Raonic(13)

[Cesc Fabregas]

Raonic is the definition of average.

[Bobby Jr]

Originally Posted by ark_28

...missed Isner huge serve and the confidence to play all out attacking tennis would have been a nightmare for anyone on these courts!

Isner hasn't and wont amount to anything significant in tennis history books. That's the difference between him and Raonic - Raonic has a chance to at least.

[ark_28]

Originally Posted by cc0509

Who cares about John Isner? He is a clown.

He is the only man to have taken Nadal to 5 at the French he has inflicted Djokovic's only loss at IW or Miami for the last 2 years!

His serve which hits heights of 148 on such a surface would have been unplayable its a real blow to the tournament and fans around the world of our sport

[Bobby Jr]

Very smartly played match by Federer and pretty flawlessly executed too. Raonic will go away humbled from this loss - he was pretty much clueless and this fact was only masked temporarily because he is fortunate enough to have the serve he does.

[cc0509]

Originally Posted by ark_28

He is the only man to have taken Nadal to 5 at the French he has inflicted Djokovic's only loss at IW or Miami for the last 2 years!

His serve which hits heights of 148 on such a surface would have been unplayable its a real blow to the tournament and fans around the world of our sport

Yeah, right. I am sure the organizers of the AO are crushed about Isner not being able to play there. Isner does not sell tickets except maybe in some smaller 250 tournaments in the US. 98% of the tennis revenue comes form Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray (and the latter two to a lesser extent.)

[ark_28]

Originally Posted by Bobby Jr

Isner hasn't and wont amount to anything significant in tennis history books. That's the difference between him and Raonic - Raonic has a chance to at least.

How many Masters finals has Raonic been in? how many wins does he have against Federer Nadal or Novak?

Hes a prospect for sure but the fact is Isner plays an all out attacking game which can and has troubled anyone in the sport and on these courts that would have been lethal!

[pound cat]

Here's the story of the match


Unforced errors

Raonic 41

Federer 12

[sbengte]

Originally Posted by TheCheese

Twist:

*** is actually Fed.

Why, I always knew that. All the *** accounts keep saying what Fed says, i.e 'There is no GOAT and you cannot compare eras'.

[Bobby Jr]

Originally Posted by ark_28

How many Masters finals has Raonic been in? how many wins does he have against Federer Nadal or Novak?

Hes a prospect for sure but the fact is Isner plays an all out attacking game which can and has troubled anyone in the sport and on these courts that would have been lethal!

Age
Raonic: 22
Isner: 27 (28 shortly)

If Isner was going to do anything he'd have done it by now. The reason he hasn't isn't because the world hasn't woken up to his "all out attacking game", it's because he doesn't possess an "all out attacking game" - he's a big serving dunce who is otherwise pretty clueless save for the odd forehand which comes within a couple of steps radius of him.

Why on earth are we even talking about him in this thread? Raonic is more of a talent than Isner could have ever hoped to be.

[pound cat]

Originally Posted by Bobby Jr

Very smartly played match by Federer and pretty flawlessly executed too. Raonic will go away humbled from this loss - he was pretty much clueless and this fact was only masked temporarily because he is fortunate enough to have the serve he does.

No one can be happy with 41 errors yet with his error strewn game Raonic managed to get into the last 16 of a slam having also twice got to R3 of slams as well.

Why doesn't he get another coach who can help him clean up his game?

[Feather]

Originally Posted by Bobby Jr

Age
Raonic: 22
Isner: 27 (28 shortly)

If Isner was going to do anything he'd have done it by now. The reason he hasn't isn't because the world hasn't woken up to his "all out attacking game", it's because he doesn't possess an "all out attacking game" - he's a big serving dunce who is otherwise pretty clueless save for the odd forehand which comes within a couple of steps radius of him.

Why on earth are we even talking about him in this thread? Raonic is more of a talent than Isner could have ever hoped to be.

I think he is just trolling. In the entire match thread, he has been talking about Isner. Unnecessarily dragging Isner to almost every post

[vive le beau jeu !]

Originally Posted by ark_28

he has inflicted Djokovic's only loss at IW or Miami for the last 2 years!

add melbourne, beijing, san francisco, kathmandu and ouagadougou to the list.

this isner guy is something.

[Sentinel]

Originally Posted by merwy

Perhaps he was the guy that kept saying that "Wawrinka was the real winner, no matter what the scorebord says".

LOl, that was prisoner of birth

[ark_28]

Originally Posted by Bobby Jr

Age
Raonic: 22
Isner: 27 (28 shortly)

If Isner was going to do anything he'd have done it by now. The reason he hasn't isn't because the world hasn't woken up to his "all out attacking game", it's because he doesn't possess an "all out attacking game" - he's a big serving dunce who is otherwise pretty clueless save for the odd forehand which comes within a couple of steps radius of him.

Why on earth are we even talking about him in this thread? Raonic is more of a talent than Isner could have ever hoped to be.

Isner did not turn pro till he was 22 as he played on the NCAA so he would likely have longer on thr pro tour to make a mark!

His serve is his main weapon obviously its a world class shot but when in the zone this transfers to the rest of his game and he does play an "all out attack game" check out his 4th set v Federer last year, that was unplayable both with serving and returns! Raonic is talented but I am yet to see any evidence that he can produce that quality of tennis as yet

[Sentinel]

Originally Posted by pound cat

Here's the story of the match


Unforced errors

Raonic 41

Federer 12

That is supposed to imply that Federer was pushing acco to someone who poasted yesterday !

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by Sentinel

That is supposed to imply that Federer was pushing acco to someone who poasted yesterday !

Why do people here spell the word as "poast"? Anything I'm missing? I'm sure it's deliberate.

[djokovic2008]

Originally Posted by cc0509

Really? Wow, that is amazing. That will be a very big factor if he can keep serving the way he has been.

Wait till he plays the likes of Murray and djoker they break him for fun.

[Marius_Hancu]

Originally Posted by pound cat

Here's the story of the match


Unforced errors

Raonic 41

Federer 12

Yes, a coaching change is required for Raonic. They had their chances, now a new team needs to be put in place.

Why stay in Spain when the rallying is flaky?

[Steve0904]

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

Why do people here spell the word as "poast"? Anything I'm missing? I'm sure it's deliberate.

I've wondered that myself, but I've just laughed at it. Like to know what it means if anything though.

[Steve0904]

Originally Posted by djokovic2008

Wait till he plays the likes of Murray and djoker they break him for fun.

Actually they don't, but you keep telling yourself that so you can get a good sleep tonight.