Federer vs Roddick- Basel 2011

[sportsfan1]

During the game where Roddick got broken in 1st set, Fed latched on to the fact that Roddick was having trouble with the short slice return to the Forehand side.. Repeated the dose and broke shortly. Those two shots from Roddick were kind of like you would see on the rec courts, yeap, thats how bad they were.
After that Roddick's BH slice approach broke down as well, going into the net.

[MichaelNadal]

Roddick has to play OUT OF HIS SKIN just to somewhat hang with Federer. It has to be SO frustrating. As a Roddick fan, I hate watching him play Fed.

[pringles]

great shot to save BP by Roddick

[OddJack]

Originally Posted by MichaelNadal

Roddick has to play OUT OF HIS SKIN just to somewhat hang with Federer. It has to be SO frustrating. As a Roddick fan, I hate watching him play Fed.

you are not a Rodick fan, you are a Fed hater

[LetsGoRoddick]

and that should just about be the match.

[sportsfan1]

Set 2, Game 1: Didn't catch this in time, so maybe it was a Fed challenge, but: Roddick challenges a serve out call, which if the court had been the size of basel city, would still have been out

[pringles]

That's it. Federer breaks.

GSM Federer

[MichaelNadal]

Originally Posted by OddJack

you are not a Rodick fan, you are a Fed hater

I like them both, but I started liking Roddick before Federer. Also the H2H is SO skewed that I want Roddick to win. Plz find a post in 5 years where I have said a single bad thing about Federer

[OddJack]

Originally Posted by MichaelNadal

I like them both, but I started liking Roddick before Federer. Also the H2H is SO skewed that I want Roddick to win. Plz find a post in 5 years where I have said a single bad thing about Federer

well, ok...but there are very few Nadal fans who like Fed

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by MichaelNadal

Roddick has to play OUT OF HIS SKIN just to somewhat hang with Federer. It has to be SO frustrating. As a Roddick fan, I hate watching him play Fed.

True. It's the same dynamic that has developed between Cvac and Nadal,and quite frankly it sucks.

In Miami last year Roddick played probably one of his best matches ever to beat Nadal. What has happened to that Roddick. Is he finished. He hasnt had hardly any decent results (other than U.S Open this year where he was aided by a badly off form Ferrer and then looked hopeless and listless vs Nadal) in a year and a half now.

[rdis10093]

I love the first person view of the point, so much fun to see

[MichaelNadal]

Originally Posted by OddJack

well, ok...but there are very few Nadal fans who like Fed

I agree with you there, im not like that though, when Federer retires there's going to be a huge hole left. I can't root for him when he's playing Roddick though, bc I feel so bad for Andy.

[rdis10093]

great point to start the third game

[rdis10093]

Andy is starting to talk to himself

[MichaelNadal]

Originally Posted by Clarky21

True. It's the same dynamic that has developed between Cvac and Nadal,and quite frankly it sucks.

It does suck. It makes the match predictable and torturous. Federer, like Novak, doesn't even have to do much besides show up and play somewhat decent.

[LetsGoRoddick]

good service game from Roddick but he needs more to break back.

[rdis10093]

when this tournament first started the winner got a wrist watch

[SirGounder]

Huh left for a bit and came back to this. Doesn't look good for Roddick.

[pringles]

37 % 1st serves for Roddick, 62 % for Federer, no wonder it's going so well for Fed