(ATP) Rome Masters Series

[thu_huong]

Originally Posted by oscar_2424

nah, he wont win Hamburg.

Yes he can win

[Baghdatis72]

Of course Federer can win Hamburg but only if Nadal, Canas, Volandri and Djokovic don't meet him at any point.

[thu_huong]

Originally Posted by Baghdatis72

Of course Federer can win Hamburg but only if Nadal, Canas, Volandri and Djokovic don't meet him at any point.

What can I say about you??

lol, that's a important change. Who would have said last year? ...

[Baghdatis72]

Originally Posted by thu_huong

What can I say about you??

You can say that I am wrong and that Federer will win it or you can say that I have a good point

Really we are just expressing our opinions here and disagreeing is healthy and normal and debating in a good manner is one of the best things to do on a forum like this.

P.S: I think Federer will lose early in Hamburg because the surface there is very very slow and that is not in Roger's favor.

[goforgold99]

Originally Posted by Baghdatis72

Of course Federer can win Hamburg but only if Nadal, Canas, Volandri and Djokovic don't meet him at any point.

Well, almost any player in the Top100 can beat Fed if he plays the way he played against Volandri. It didn't have much to do with the opponent that Roger lost.

[fastdunn]

nah, i watched federer-volandri match last night on my tape.

i realized volandri earned it at least partially.

he won backhand to backhand rally and stretch fed on his forehand side
causing fed commit errors...

[FitzRoy]

Originally Posted by goforgold99

Well, almost any player in the Top100 can beat Fed if he plays the way he played against Volandri. It didn't have much to do with the opponent that Roger lost.

To some extent, this is true. However, if Federer plays better, then he'd win against these other guys easily, and as soon as he started firing winners and being Fed, they would likely realize: "I can't beat this guy", and fold up like they normally do. Volandri, though, now has a victory over Federer, which could give him some level of confidence; perhaps enough to play within himself and not be intimidated, which could be enough to raise his chance of winning. Confidence goes a long way in tennis.

[FitzRoy]

Originally Posted by fastdunn

nah, i watched federer-volandri match last night on my tape.

i realized volandri earned it at least partially.

he won backhand to backhand rally and stretch fed on his forehand side
causing fed commit errors...

I also agree that Volandri earned it, but not partially; I feel that he earned it entirely. Even if Federer isn't playing well, he's still Federer, and you play him with the knowledge that he can completely take over the match at any time. Volandri earned his win totally in my book, but then, I'd say that about pretty much any pro beating any other pro.

[Baghdatis72]

Originally Posted by goforgold99

Well, almost any player in the Top100 can beat Fed if he plays the way he played against Volandri. It didn't have much to do with the opponent that Roger lost.

That's true but some may have choked at some point and hand him easy points.

[PrinceO3TourOS]

I hope Gonzalez wins Rome! He can do it!, he can defeat Nadal or Davydenko and win his first Masters Series