Is Raonic out of his mind or he just expect too much from himself?

[RogerRacket111]

He is serving quite good. But I would say relying too much on the serve will catch up to you when you have an off day. Look at Isner or even Andy in the past. It will only get you so far. The returners have gotten a lot better.

[JLyon]

Originally Posted by PeteD

Milos beat Tipsy (who was rude as ever), but barely. He almost lost the final TB and only clutch serving saved him. He should have won the 1st set TB -- maybe that was the serving he was complaining about.

He lost the first TB because he missed 5 straight BH's badly. Now if he can shore up the backhand and make it a pro level shot then he can go far. He is young and improving for sure.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by ruerooo

Sounds like he has high standards for himself. Most potential champions do.

Raonic isn't a "potential champion". This is just him being full of crap. He also claimed that he isn't far from Federer, the way he's moving.

[Rozroz]

Originally Posted by dangalak

He also claimed that he isn't far from Federer, the way he's moving.

??? did he actually say that? how arrogant!

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by dangalak

Raonic isn't a "potential champion". This is just him being full of crap. He also claimed that he isn't far from Federer, the way he's moving.

He is light years away from Fed,and if he thinks otherwise he's only fooling himself.

[TheFifthSet]

Originally Posted by dangalak

Raonic isn't a "potential champion". This is just him being full of crap. He also claimed that he isn't far from Federer, the way he's moving.

Where lol?

[dangalak]

http://www.tennis.com/players/2012/0.../#.UG9ZaFH8kyg

Can Raonic Move Well Enough to Win a Slam?

I’m a big guy, 6’5”. I don’t think my hip injury (a partially-torn labrum that required surgery last year after Wimbledon, which kept Raonic sidelined through the U.S. Open) has anything to do with how well I’m moving. I feel like I’m moving better now than last year. I feel like the way I’m moving now, I’m not that far off from Federer.

[Evan77]

Originally Posted by dangalak

http://www.tennis.com/players/2012/0.../#.UG9ZaFH8kyg

uh, oh ... lol ... what a retard this Milos dude is, can't believe he said that . and I thought he was a humble guy. oh well.

[Gut Check]

Originally Posted by dangalak

http://www.tennis.com/players/2012/0.../#.UG9ZaFH8kyg

Context, context, context. His comment was specifically in relation to his H2H matches with Federer, not his overall record, and the H2H scorelines were indeed very competitive i.e. "not far off".

Still, how the big points are played is a large part of what separates a champion from a pretender. Milos is still in the pretender category as far as challenging for a major now.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by Gut Check

Context, context, context. His comment was specifically in relation to his H2H matches with Federer, not his overall record, and the H2H scorelines were indeed very competitive i.e. "not far off".

Oh shut up will you. There is no context. Going by that logic, Falla isn't that far off from Federer either.

Also, what makes that comment doubly ridiculous is the fact that he said "the way I'm MOVING now, I'm not that far of from Federer"

There is no way that he will ever move as well as Federer even in his current state.

[Evan77]

Originally Posted by dangalak

Oh shut up will you. There is no context. Going by that logic, Falla isn't that far off from Federer either.

Also, what makes that comment doubly ridiculous is the fact that he said "the way I'm MOVING now, I'm not that far of from Federer"

There is no way that he will ever move as well as Federer even in his current state.

yeah, that's how I read it too. Raonic and Federer shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence anywhere about anything. He is just being a fool comparing himself to Fed, especially in 'the movement' category.

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by Evan77

yeah, that's how I read it too. Raonic and Federer shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence anywhere about anything. He is just being a fool comparing himself to Fed, especially in 'the movement' category.

Serve?

But then again, Federer doesn't deserve to be mentioned with him either.

[Gut Check]

Originally Posted by dangalak

Oh shut up will you.

No.

Originally Posted by dangalak

There is no context. Going by that logic, Falla isn't that far off from Federer either.

There have been some times at Wimby when Federer probably wished Falla was a lot farther off.

Originally Posted by dangalak

Also, what makes that comment doubly ridiculous is the fact that he said "the way I'm MOVING now, I'm not that far of from Federer"

Raonic quote context translator, custom dangalak version ON;

"the way I'm moving now, it's not so much of a hindrance to my overall game so that in the match scorelines I'm not that far of from Federer"

Raonic quote context translator, custom dangalak version OFF;

[Clarky21]

Originally Posted by dangalak

http://www.tennis.com/players/2012/0.../#.UG9ZaFH8kyg

This is hilarious from Raonic. He will never ever move even an 1/8 as well as Fed does. His footwork is shoddy,and he moves like a cow. He needs a reality check,stat.

[Evan77]

Originally Posted by dangalak

Serve?

But then again, Federer doesn't deserve to be mentioned with him either.

no, I'm not giving you 'serve' either. Fed's placement is superior.
lol at the second part of your post, good one

[Gut Check]

Originally Posted by Clarky21

This is hilarious from Raonic. He will never ever move even an 1/8 as well as Fed does. His footwork is shoddy,and he moves like a cow. He needs a reality check,stat.

Giraffe boy doesn't need to move. Wingspan covers entire court just standing in the middle. Coach Blanco is an idiot for not realizing this.

[Evan77]

Originally Posted by Gut Check

Giraffe boy doesn't need to move. Wingspan covers entire court just standing in the middle. Coach Blanco is an idiot for not realizing this.

this is brilliant, love it

[dangalak]

Originally Posted by Evan77

no, I'm not giving you 'serve' either. Fed's placement is superior.

Good God in heaven.

[Gut Check]

Originally Posted by Evan77

no, I'm not giving you 'serve' either.

This super useful gif is totally saving my *** today.

[dangalak]

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/MatchFacts.aspx

Service games won:

Raonic: 93%
Federer: 91%

1st serve points won:

Raonic: 83%
Federer: 78%

Aces:

Raonic: 858
Federer: 559

Keep in mind that Federer has played 14 matches more.

Aces per match:

Raonic: 15,6
Federer: 8,1

Raonic hits almost TWICE as many aces per match.


Now keep in mind that he is THIS superior, while having only a fraction of Federer's rallying ability. If the rest of his game was as good as Federer's, his serve would be even more superior.