Federer vs Murray - 2013 AO semi-finals

[RF20Lennon]

Originally Posted by Dagobah

Hoping Muzza will deliver a bagel.

he might beat him in straights but bagel NOT A CHANCE

[kishnabe]

The day Muzza beats Fed in a GS....is the day Fed should retire.

Fed better not lose a swearing arrogant counterpuncher.

Federer in 4....lose 1 set because of his tired tough matches unlike the 5 exhibitions Murray played.

[forzamilan90]

No pesimistic outlook this time, God in four

[jwjh]

Originally Posted by ark_28

Murray is one of the best returners like Djokivic but Isner on this court would still have smacked aces and got a loads of free points which would have made him very tough to beat indeed!

Lol, i can rest in peace now.

[Defcon]

If roger shows up with his serve and fh, he wins.

[kalyan4fedever]

Feddy needs a game plan asap on how to beat this pusher or else he is gonna face the same fate as he did in olympics, the courts are looking super slow and fed mainly relies on his serve so..

[axel89]

Originally Posted by kalyan4fedever

Feddy needs a game plan asap on how to beat this pusher or else he is gonna face the same fate as he did in olympics, the courts are looking super slow and fed mainly relies on his serve so..

so much hate on murray i can't wait to see federer get r@ped and you complain abuot murrays draw

[Prisoner of Birth]

I honestly have no idea. This is totally up in the air, the one match I can't seem to make up my mind about who the favorite is. I'll go out on a limb and say Federer in 5.

[Feather]

It reminds me of Olympics semifinal. Roger lost to Murray in final after playing three setter that too in grass. It's hard court and after a five setter match with Tsonga, that too a longer match the chances look very bleak for Roger.

Roger Federer in four, win or lose together with Roger

[joeri888]

Originally Posted by Prisoner of Birth

I honestly have no idea. This is totally up in the air, the one match I can't seem to make up my mind about who the favorite is. I'll go out on a limb and say Federer in 5.

That's a limb indeed. i think that's the least likely of the 6 results in which a matchpoint is won (no retirement/withdrawal). Fed's not got the endurance anymore to beat Murray in 5 I think.

[Feather]

Originally Posted by axel89

so much hate on murray i can't wait to see federer get r@ped and you complain abuot murrays draw

He is trolling. He hates Roger with passion. Anyone can see that he is a fake Roger fan

[Onehandedbackhand]

Fed in 4....

[Feather]

Originally Posted by joeri888

That's a limb indeed. i think that's the least likely of the 6 results in which a matchpoint is won (no retirement/withdrawal). Fed's not got the endurance anymore to beat Murray in 5 I think.

Very true. Gone are the days when Roger beats anyone of the top three in five sets. It's either Roger in three or four. If it goes to fifth set, Roger will mostly lose to Novak, Murray and Rafa. It's tough for Roger to straight set them so if at all Roger wins, it will be in four sets.

RG 2011 SF, Wimbledon 2012 SF, Wimbledon 2012 Final examples

[Bobby Jr]

I think the key question for this semifinal is whether Murray can step it up a notch. He's had no-one who could remotely push him so far and that doesn't bode well imo. Sure he might be fresh, but he could just as easily be called underbaked too.

[Prisoner of Birth]

Originally Posted by joeri888

That's a limb indeed. i think that's the least likely of the 6 results in which a matchpoint is won (no retirement/withdrawal). Fed's not got the endurance anymore to beat Murray in 5 I think.

We'll see. Like I said, I have no idea. Federer can survive a marathon, though. But if he does get through in 5, he'll just be murdered in the final.

[Faster]

Mind says Andy in 4, but for the sake of it I voted Roger in 3

Don't really mind though who wins this, as long as he wins the final as well.

[BeHappy]

Federer in 4, Federer is just hitting the ball too well.

[Nathaniel_Near]

Federer is having to muscle the ball too much. Long gone is the languid 'liquid whip' forehand; it's been replaced with one that often displays a small hitch, and is far more measured and manufactured. While Tsonga was finding ways to hit through the court, Roger by comparison was struggling. He always did rely on fluid, harmonious technique in order to generate his wicked pace and spins but with his more abbreviated stroke productions, which have slowly manifested themselves into his game over the last 5 years, he is unable to generate the same sort of consistent force - he cannot 'muscle' a ball in that manner in the same way that Tsonga can or indeed as proved recently, with his very strange and abbreviated swing mechanics indeed, Bernard Tomic.

In short, I don't think he'll find the adequate answers to hit through Murray, and certainly not Nole. He still has a chance though, can't count out silly old Wodgie now, can we.

[eliars]

Voted for Murray in 4. This is the surface where Murray should be able to record his first Slam win over Fed. I hope Fed makes it a battle though.

[rdis10093]

murray has had a very easy draw so far in the tournament, and the guys that he has played he has not looked that great playing them. roger on the other hand has looked good enough. today in the morning tsonga looked really good with the fh and serve. It took something from roger to win. he could not just go on autopiolet like in the tomic and milos match. If federer plays at the level he has played at in the tsonga match and andy M. plays like he has so far then roger has a chance. even if the surface does favor andy more.