What happened???

Calboymatt · 03-19-2006, 03:42 PM

Blake was giving Federer a run for his money and then he "lost his mojo" i couldn't believe it!

Calboymatt · 03-19-2006, 03:43 PM

Now that I think about it maybe Federer started playing real well,

rilokiley · 03-19-2006, 04:02 PM

Flip flop much?
lol, yeah, Federer started playing well.

theJuniorACE · 03-19-2006, 04:04 PM

it was a shame i was hoping blake would do it,
btu i guess he got taken to feds house of pain

str33t · 03-19-2006, 04:05 PM

is that what happened in the third set? did fed start playing like a god or did blake just loose it ? i never got the watch the last set.

Calboymatt · 03-19-2006, 04:09 PM

i think blake kind of gave up in the third set, he was making all kinds of mistakes like he was just letting fed win.

why?

dozu · 03-19-2006, 04:47 PM

the score is typical in a GS round when a top seed faces a qualifier.... usually the lesser player will make a run, keep it tight in the first set, lose a 2nd set without much fight and totally go away in the 3rd.

that's how good Fed is, he can make a red hot Blake look quite ordinary.

arosen · 03-19-2006, 04:55 PM

Yeah, whenever Fed is up two sets to none, its as good as over, done deal, money in the bank.

LowProfile · 03-19-2006, 04:57 PM

How many 5-set matches has Fed lost when he was up two sets to none?

The only ones that come to mind are vs. Nalbandian at the Masters Final last year and vs. Hewitt in Davis Cup a few years back.

Tchocky · 03-19-2006, 05:13 PM

Blake blew it. He should have won the 1st set. He had his chances in the
2nd set but after he lost the 2nd; Roger was in cruise control.
Roger 3-0 (+14

...that was the smart money.

quest01 · 03-19-2006, 06:44 PM

Roger Federer may be a great tennis player but hes no PETE SAMPRAS.

equinox · 03-20-2006, 06:26 AM

Agreed he's no pete.
He's a more rounded player than pete.
And more likely to win the grandslam than pete.

Baghdamania · 03-20-2006, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Calboymatt

Blake was giving Federer a run for his money and then he "lost his mojo" i couldn't believe it!

Just like AO 06 final

jtreed2000 · 03-20-2006, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Baghdamania

Just like AO 06 final

Yep, these guys are bursting with confidence until the realize who/what they're up against. Reality sets in... Once they're out of the zone they've been playing in and begin to miss the miraculous shots they had been making, they can't seem to come up with a way to keep their form or make minor adjustments. Then, their confidence is broken and it's all over. The last set looked like Fed was playing against someone outside the top 50.

So much hype. Blake has a great game, but it's all been done before. Roger is so comfortable and confident it's hard to rattle him. I still don't understand how Nadal has a winning record against him though. Seems like it should be even or Nadal maybe would only have won on clay.

snark · 03-20-2006, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jtreed2000

I still don't understand how Nadal has a winning record against him though. Seems like it should be even or Nadal maybe would only have won on clay.

Nadal never gives up, no matter what the score is. And Fed has these lapses once in a while.

jtreed2000 · 03-20-2006, 08:49 AM

That's true. But his game isn't very dynamic is it? It doesn't make sense to me that Blake has a 3-0 record to Nadal, 0-3 record to Fed, and Nadal has either a 3-1 or 2-1 record to Fed. Roger should be beating both of them or Nadal should be beating Blake.

jtreed2000 · 03-20-2006, 08:50 AM

...if any of these guys has lapses it's Blake, which makes no sense that he hasn't lost to Nadal.

bengy088 · 03-20-2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Calboymatt

i think blake kind of gave up in the third set, he was making all kinds of mistakes like he was just letting fed win.

why?

it's true blake didn't catch his chance in 1st set, but it was all because of fed. when fed was broken twice in 1st set, he kept his calm and changed his strategy by playing more of a defensive game instead of counter-hitting against blake like he did from the beginning in 1st set. once he had the 1st set, he then switched on his offensive game again (actually the offensive game came back to him!) and that was really it for blake from that point on.

that's fed, and that's why he's in his own class.

bengy088 · 03-20-2006, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jtreed2000

That's true. But his game isn't very dynamic is it? It doesn't make sense to me that Blake has a 3-0 record to Nadal, 0-3 record to Fed, and Nadal has either a 3-1 or 2-1 record to Fed. Roger should be beating both of them or Nadal should be beating Blake.

blake can hit ball early on the rise with so much pace (well we all know blake's forehand), so nadal's heavy top spin didn't seem affect blake's timing much, which usually is a big advantage nadal has against other opponents. nadal got roger frustrated with his top spin as well, and when did you see roger frustrated playing anyone else other than nadal?

when i watched nadal/blake match, i wanted blake to win, but i also kinda wanted nadal to win, because i thought nadal would have a better chance against roger in the final.

snark · 03-20-2006, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jtreed2000

That's true. But his game isn't very dynamic is it? It doesn't make sense to me that Blake has a 3-0 record to Nadal, 0-3 record to Fed, and Nadal has either a 3-1 or 2-1 record to Fed. Roger should be beating both of them or Nadal should be beating Blake.

I think 3-1 is a temporary state of affairs. Next time they meet on hard courts Fed is likely to win.

I was actually a bit surprized when he lost in Dubai -- he destroyed Nadal in the first set, but then played a fairly weak game against Nadal, who started playing at 100%. Even then it was a very close match.

What is strange to me is why Fed beats Hewitt so easily, while having hard time with Nadal.

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Tchocky Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The OC Posts: 3,801	Blake blew it. He should have won the 1st set. He had his chances in the 2nd set but after he lost the 2nd; Roger was in cruise control. Roger 3-0 (+14...that was the smart money.

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