AO 2019 - R4 : (3) "Zeus" Federer vs Tsitsipas "Apollo"

Steve0904 · Jan 20, 2019

We're talking about the young players now, but this tournament has Nadal vs Djokovic final written all over it IMO.

MasturB · Jan 20, 2019

icedevil0289 said:
Almost solidifying that this is his last yr

Not at all.

Thundergod · Jan 20, 2019

Great match. I hope it's not true, but I think this marks the end of Fed's slam contending unless he pulls a Sampras at the end.

Noletheking · Jan 20, 2019

mike danny said:
That guy is just annoying and his only purpose is to rile up Fed fans. He gets no sympathy from me.

Stope feeding him energy and put him on block. noone else should have control button of your emotion

merwy · Jan 20, 2019

Disappointing play from the old man. Congrats to Tsitsipas, but I think people are overhyping once again. If we're comparing youngsters, Zverev is more promising than him.

Sartorius · Jan 20, 2019

Fed had his chances, but Tsi gave nothing for free. Fed actually made it closer than it should have been I feeel because his FH was all over the place throughout. He has earned a million slacks just the last 2 years though, so cut him some.

Tsi holds his ground suprisingly well from the back court, plus with some inclination to go up the court. Super match from him.

VaporDude95 · Jan 20, 2019

BGod said:
Welcome to 2013 my friend.

No no. I even had hope in 2013. His movement was there and he was working to improve and still had years ahead.

This is very different.

icedevil0289 · Jan 20, 2019

Terry Tibbs said:
Tsit will most likely lose in the next round which is what I find particularly annoying about Feds losses.

Pretty much these players give it their all agaisnt fed

minorchords164 · Jan 20, 2019

InvisibleSoul said:
Federer played fine.

Tsitsipas played ridiculous well. If he can play like this all the time, he will win slams for sure.

He is actually looking now like the heir in game style more so than Dimitrov ever did.

Sigh..........

at least it wasn't as uneventful as Fed and Dimitrov's first match.......

Damn those Greek tragedies.

AnOctorokForDinner · Jan 20, 2019

DreddyTennis45 said:
What happend in the second set?

fedr 0/8 on BPs (3 SPs included)
doesn't face any himself
loses TB
GOAT

NBP · Jan 20, 2019

2K points down the drain lmao

Otacon · Jan 20, 2019

This thread alone surpasses the WTA

underground · Jan 20, 2019

D.Nalby12 said:
Umpire could not confirm, he was actually asking Sisi to verify.

Either way, the linesperson was there, Tsitsi can't lie, linesperson can confirm.

Tennisgods · Jan 20, 2019

Djokovic_is_the_best#1 said:
Can Djoko and Nadal fight off the next gen or will they follow fed out the exit door? Interesting times, it’s nice to see the mix between the old guard and the young stars. I’m still hoping for djokodal final but Zverev and Tsitsipas are the big threats now!

I give it another year or two before these guys are beating the likes of Djoko at slams. Nadal off clay will be vulnerable to them though. Great to see younger players break through though.

D.Nalby12 · Jan 20, 2019

Well I don't remember a single miss from Sisi in last hour or so.

jon70 · Jan 20, 2019

First time I've seen a match where the feared Federer forehand really lacked venom. He can shank, yes, but also blast winners normally. Tonight it just didn't look like a shot he was going to win points with. A little ill or unfit?

TripleATeam · Jan 20, 2019

ak24alive said:
Getting back to reality didn't serve me well...
Getting back to the Supernatural binge watch now..
But seriously
**** everything

Sorry, mate. Chin up, there's still Wimbledon.

LETitBE · Jan 20, 2019

titipops played well

mike danny · Jan 20, 2019

Vamos Rafa Nadal said:
Hooray!!!!! So happy!!! I predicted Tsitsipas would win, I felt it in my bones! I definitely knew that Federer was not making it to the SF or the Final. Just so incredibly happy!

You must have a sad life.

-NN- · Jan 20, 2019

merwy said:
Disappointing play from the old man. Congrats to Tsitsipas, but I think people are overhyping once again. If we're comparing youngsters, Zverev is more promising than him.

Nah I didn't need to see this match to already be saying to friends that this dude has a higher ceiling than Zverev. This result is just some temporary icing on the cake and confirmation of some of his great potential.

abmk · Jan 20, 2019

mike danny said:
Roger lost to Henman, a much better player than RBA.

So no, let's not sugarcoat it. If he loses to RBA, it's a horrible loss.

no, its not.

RBA is on a 9 match streak now having beaten djoko, berdych, khachanov, cilic, stan already this year.

If he shows signs of fatigue (which he could) and tsitsipas still loses, then it would be horrible. else, no.
If RBA is not tired, I'd put him as the favorite actually.

RaulRamirez · Jan 20, 2019

Hitman said:
Tsisti deserved it, well played.

No Fedal and no Fedovic at AO this year, and possibly never again in Melbourne....Federer loses for the first time before a semi final in AO since 2015, and his second since AO 2003.

That is remarkable consistency.

CiscoPC600 · Jan 20, 2019

Tsitsipas played out of his mind. Hyper aggressive and serve looked better than ever.

JadeC · Jan 20, 2019

Congrats to Tsitsipas. Good that he did it in four, don't think he would've won if it had gone to five.

D.Nalby12 · Jan 20, 2019

underground said:
Either way, the linesperson was there, Tsitsi can't lie, linesperson can confirm.

I think he lied his way.

It was out anyway.

icedevil0289 · Jan 20, 2019

NBP said:
2K points down the drain lmao

I guess I should consider it miraculous he defended it once

Krish0608 · Jan 20, 2019

I'm not that sad. This has to end someday. And I love Stefanos. He's a humungous talent.

Badabing888 · Jan 20, 2019

jon70 said:
First time I've seen a match where the feared Federer forehand really lacked venom. He can shank, yes, but also blast winners normally. Tonight it just didn't look like a shot he was going to win points with. A little ill or unfit?

I never felt his forehand found its range tonight especially on the big points.

minorchords164 · Jan 20, 2019

underground said:
No, it was the linesman. Tsitsi pointed to the linesman, umpire confirmed. Challenge was from Federer, so it had to be officially called out.

The umpire was confused though at first for a second. So he didn't know as well.

VaporDude95 · Jan 20, 2019

jon70 said:
First time I've seen a match where the feared Federer forehand really lacked venom. He can shank, yes, but also blast winners normally. Tonight it just didn't look like a shot he was going to win points with. A little ill or unfit?

Just old man. I’ve never seen it like this.

Seriously worse than the millman saga

Tennisgods · Jan 20, 2019

TearTheRoofOff said:
Sounds like a classic horror show from Fed; an expected result from a 37 year old who plays with fine margins and relies so heavily on timing. Really don't rate ********** from everything I've seen of him, so I will take a punt that this will falsely elevate his status before he gets ruined by the other members of the Big 3 who can hit a few deep shots in a row and still actually hit returns.

I bet Ronnie O' Sullivan loses too, just to really ice my cake today. Mmmmm, delicious ****ing cake.

Can’t agree with you on Tsitsipas, has easily as much talent as any of the other young players that I can see and a decent tactical brain to match. If you want overhyped, take a look at Denis...

mike danny · Jan 20, 2019

abmk said:
no, its not.

RBA is on a 9 match streak now having beaten djoko, berdych, khachanov, cilic, stan already this year.

If he shows signs of fatigue (which he could) and tsitsipas still loses, then it would be horrible. else, no.

It would be horrible because RBA is 30 and has already played 3 five set matches.

There's no excusing it. Tsitsi should NOT lose to RBA.

RaulRamirez · Jan 20, 2019

Now, do I stay up for Sloane-Pav or try to sneak in two hours sleep (rhetorical)? I

icedevil0289 · Jan 20, 2019

This whole this is what tennis needs anytime fed loses is annoying as if he has been winning left and right

sportmac · Jan 20, 2019

heninfan99 said:
McEnroe makes it about himself once again. What an embarrassment.

I didn't hear what he said but you're right. It's always about him. Just a few years ago when Serena was going for the calendar year GS his contribution to the discussion was that he could beat her. An embarrassment indeed.

stringertom · Jan 20, 2019

Always beware the young gun in a slam R16, even when GOAT on a favorite court...Wimby’01 all over again. History repetes on fedr like a pizza with extra onions and pepperers.

Tsits with a great game plan and the skill set and wheels to pull it off...get in, get in, get in! Congrats!

Krish0608 · Jan 20, 2019

merwy said:
Disappointing play from the old man. Congrats to Tsitsipas, but I think people are overhyping once again. If we're comparing youngsters, Zverev is more promising than him.

Zverev is 2 years older than Tsitsipas and hasn't beaten anybody noteworthy in a major.

Subway Tennis · Jan 20, 2019

NBP said:
The one year it makes sense not to play clay lol. Last year as the World Number 1 and with a relatively respectable level? Definitely. This year? What’s the point?

There are two serious reasons why he might do it:

1. If he is retiring (he will want one more victory lap on clay before leaving the game)
2. Ranking points. He has just haemorrhaged a bucketload of points on the back of this.

underground · Jan 20, 2019

D.Nalby12 said:
I think he lied his way.

It was out anyway.

How the hell is he gonna lie? The linesperson is literally there and would have told the umpire the opposite if that were the case. The umpire is also supposed to consult the linesperson, which I think he actually did as supposed to asking Tsitsi.

-NN- · Jan 20, 2019

Tennisgods said:
Can’t agree with you on Tsitsipas, has easily as much talent as any of the other young players that I can see and a decent tactical brain to match. If you want overhyped, take a look at Denis...

Still a Shapo believer. These guys are young and we've grown impatient in frustration.

Tsitsi's rise has been RAPID.

Steve0904 · Jan 20, 2019

merwy said:
Disappointing play from the old man. Congrats to Tsitsipas, but I think people are overhyping once again. If we're comparing youngsters, Zverev is more promising than him.

Don't think so. I don't think Tsitsipas will win double digit GS or anything, but I do think he's better than Zverev. He's already made a major QF for one thing, lol.

icedevil0289 · Jan 20, 2019

sportmac said:
I didn't hear what he said but you're right. It's always about him. Just a few years ago when Serena was going for the calendar year GS his contribution to the discussion was that he could beat her. An embarrassment indeed.

I honestly wish I were him if only to get paid for spouting bs.

mike danny · Jan 20, 2019

Next realistic goal for Fedr should be no.100.

-NN- · Jan 20, 2019

Steve0904 said:
Don't think so. I don't think Tsitsipas will win double digit GS or anything, but I do think he's better than Zverev. He's already made a major QF for one thing, lol.

Nah not seeing double digit. But a great career. So early to say though. A lot of potential, and still a diamond in the rough. A LOT of upside. Where will he take it?

True Fanerer · Jan 20, 2019

Still a lot to look forward to this slam. Young guys breaking through and an American in the mix. Slam race implications and such. I've got my Saints playing tom for a trip to the Super Bowl. I have my health and a cooler full of beer. Life is good

VaporDude95 · Jan 20, 2019

AnOctorokForDinner said:
IW 18 officially marked as the beginning of the sunset, I guess.

Yep.

And I got roasted for calling it.

D.Nalby12 · Jan 20, 2019

underground said:
How the hell is he gonna lie? The linesperson is literally there and would have told the umpire the opposite if that were the case. The umpire is also supposed to consult the linesperson, which I think he actually did as supposed to asking Tsitsi.

Umpire didn't ask any line person.

Tennisgods · Jan 20, 2019

Steve0904 said:
We're talking about the young players now, but this tournament has Nadal vs Djokovic final written all over it IMO.

Yep. Future is not quite here yet, Fed at 37 is at least a rank or two more vulnerable to being beaten by the youngsters. I think we’ve all said it, next 1 or 2 years is Djokovic’s opportunity to hoover slams and break Fed’s record.

RaulRamirez · Jan 20, 2019

VaporDude95 said:
Just old man. I’ve never seen it like this.

Seriously worse than the millman saga

Disagree. Fed played a pretty solid 4th set, and Tsit has much more game than Millman.

VaporDude95 · Jan 20, 2019

True Fanerer said:
Still a lot to look forward to this slam. Young guys breaking through and an American in the mix. Slam race implications and such. I've got my Saints playing tom for a trip to the Super Bowl. I have my health and a cooler full of beer. Life is good

Yeah I’ve kinda checked out of this slam now. Really can’t believe the trash I just witnessed after seeing his level on Friday.

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