Relax, he is going to be 32, the time has come..

[90's Clay]

Jeesh he reached the semis.


Not like he lost in the first round. Is it time for mourning or something? ****s are so freakin dramatic.. I swear

[jwjh]

OP, Fed will just stick to winning mickey mouse tournaments if that's okay with you?

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by TheCheese

His serve was not up to par in the QF and SF, end of story.

Exactly! I think it was because of a bad back as evidenced by him wearing that compression undershirt throughout the tournament. If his back issues go away and he gets his serve back - WATCH OUT! Federer almost never gets out-served in a match, not even by Roddick, ever, but both Murray and Tsonga easily out-served him in this tournament.

[Nitish]

He took murray to five sets on a surface that doesn't really suit him and that too coming of a five setter seriously you guys are brutal

[Colin]

He just needs to keep making semis. You never know when someone will be out injured, someone will fall early, someone will have an off day or — best yet — Roger brings out the magic like he did at last Wimbledon.

Roger keeps putting himself in a position to win.

[ace_pace]

His serving was terrible and got worse as he continued through the AO. Federer relies even more on his serve to make up for wear and tear of growing old.

[Jeffrey573639]

Agreed Olderer should just retire. Can't believe he even has guts to not retire, the useless tennis he's been playing. I could beat him with a leg tied behind my back

[timnz]

Originally Posted by wy2sl0

We knew the day was going to come where he just couldn't do it at the same level as the Top guys, and I think the AO showed it.

He could have lost to Tsonga, and was basically running the entire time on defense. Then, in the Murray match he had nothing left in the 5th. He just doesn't have the ability to play at a high level over 5 sets anymore. I am not really upset. I accept it, and thank him for the records he has set and the amazing finals he has put forth against the best of every generation he has played in. He'll win some Masters and maybe get to some more GS finals but I really saw a MARKED decrease in his level this year at the AO, and I think anyone would have to be blind to not agree.

I think the surface was his enemy as well. They sped it up from last years extremely slow to this years very slow but nowhere enough still. Roger needs to be able to penetrate with winners. On this court it is very difficult to do that. Suits younger guys who can run all day. Tennis with this slowing down of surfaces is becoming a kind of ping pong.

[Agassifan]

He isn't going to be among the Top 2 favorites at any slam other than at Wimbledon... but who cares? I was thrilled with the W last year and the No. 1. Gravy time.

[jokinla]

He's made every slam semi minus a few quarter losses since like 1995, and for some reason this time, it's all over for him, okay!!!!!!

[Jay_The_Nomad]

I actually agree with some of the commentators who say that Federer hasn't exactly taken a step back. It's just that the other players are really stepping up to nadal and federer and closing the gap.

Djokovic with his health and fitness and Murray with his fitness after losing to Nadal a few years back in Wimbledon and now more recently, his mental game after hiring Lendl.

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

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[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by 90's Clay

Jeesh he reached the semis.


Not like he lost in the first round. Is it time for mourning or something? ****s are so freakin dramatic.. I swear

Yeah, exactly. Mourning is for when Federer starts losing in the first and second rounds like Sampras used to.

[Sentinel]

Ole Fred just needs a 105" racket and he'll be spankin' Nole, Dahl and Murray right, left and smack in 'tween also

[RogerRacket111]

You need some perspective and change expectations. He made the semi's with such a tough draw. He clearly was not 100% for the Murray match. He came out wearing his vest. He has been having back problems but he doesn't complain and make a big deal of it.

He still took Murray to 5 sets when he looked like he didn't have much left in the tank at the age of 31.

Given the right draw and conditions he is going to win one or two more grand slams.

[fuzz nation]

Hmm... let's see if I've got this right:

No secret that the Fed man is a living legend in the sport, he's still competing at the highest level, and just lost in the Aus. Open semis after playing (according to the talking heads) the first back-to-back five-setters of his entire career.

Good luck with that omnicient declaration that he's all done. My prediction: repeat that one long enough and you'll eventually be right!!!

[underground]

It doesn't matter. Luck will come sooner or later and when Federer draws Tipsarevic in his quarter (or somehow gets Youzhny like last year LOL) he can GOAT in the semis and finals to win another slam.

[librarysteg]

I'll count Federer out of contention for any given slam when he's retired. Before then, I'll always assume he's got a decent shot at winning it.

[veroniquem]

Well, Agassi won his last slam at 32 years and almost 9 months (thanks to a pretty soft draw, one has to admit). That's the record to beat for Fed (if we except Rosewall in the early 70s)

[Defcon]

Originally Posted by Say Chi Sin Lo

The rest of the world reacting to Federer (or any other top 5 guys) losing at the semi's of a Grand Slam:



Talk Tennis General Pro Discussion section's occupants reaction to Federer (or any other top 5 guys) losing at the semi's of a Grand Slam:

Federer is the best player ............................... in the world.

(hope people get the JC reference)