Roger Federer’s Future (Poll)
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Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Become official "Tiger."
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Sorry man mind wholly occupied by exams.
Sysyphus
Talk Tennis Guru
Hmm.. this poast (quoted) claims to be occupied by exams while poasting in a thread about Federer.
This also reminds that Federer's parents, who happen to be pharmacists, have a bridge to sell me.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Fed lost. Do the right thing and focus on mourning his loss. Exams will always wait for you next semester. Worked for me... after 22 semesters....
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
what is this garbage?
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Let me just say, you're one of best Federer fans on this board. 
Standaa
G.O.A.T.
a garbage
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
Why can't you make a poll where you can view results without voting?
Yugram
Legend
Just fixed it.
TheAssassin
Legend
As always, can't rule him out at Wimbledon. But it is only going to get tougher and tougher.
Standaa
G.O.A.T.
next Wimbledon is Federer’s last chance at a Slam.
but this time for sure. not like last time, or the time before that
or the time before that
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
I would like to see Roger team up with Berdych and play Doubles. They could amass tons of titles together.
Yugram
Legend
PeoplesChamp
Legend
Shouldn't have stopped after Basel. One of the setbacks of being old and trying to stay in form and be rested at the same time. For now, try to put Berrettini away easily in case by some miracle this comes down to a tie. Any further than that is business as usual. Get some rest and recharge the batteries. Enjoy the holidays. Forget about tennis for a little while. Then, focus on AO/Wimbledon and stay healthy.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
He played a good Paris last year and dropped his opening round of London to Nishikori in straight sets. A guy he had beaten easily in that very Paris tournament 2 weeks earlier.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
Different situation. He was lucky to win Basel last year. He played terrible in spurts and had to work hard. He coasted this time and didn't have much time on the court. He never looked that good last year in Basel or Paris imo.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
He definitely looked good in Paris last year. He was still playing through his hand issue at the time, so his forehands weren't what you'd want. But his matches against Fog & Kei were clinical, and the Novak SF was one of the top 5 matches of the year.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
He played well in Paris last year. It was much better than Basel. I just feel like this time he took some time off that maybe he thought he needed that he didn't. He sort of messed up his rhythm imo. He could've played a couple of matches like Nadal did and pulled out. He was striking the ball much better in Basel despite what some of these fools around here say about Basel and the competition. Today, his timing was off and he didn't want to move his feet into position for shots.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
I think people are always quick to use that as an excuse but ignore how often it happens even when he does play back-to-back tournaments at his age without a break.
He played a good IW all the way to the final this year but played one of his worst matches of the year to open Miami against Albot. He won Halle but the sky was falling when he dropped the opening set of Wimbledon.
His form can drop day to day, even set to set. There's no guarantee that playing consecutive tournaments will keep any rhythm. I'd rather he just take the rest when he can than overplay in the hopes of maintaining form that can evaporate at any moment anyway.
EllieK
Hall of Fame
I cant pick an answer to this question. Roger is like Jason in the movies. You think you killed him and he comes back. The only one I don't see him doing is living with a model. I genuinely think he loves his family. He knows he couldn't have stayed on the tour without Mirka and she would make out like a bandit if they separated, that's for sure. $$$$$$
stringertom
Bionic Poster
With one 5-7 5-7 loss to the Vienna champion all the shovels are out to bury fedr in the typical TTW fashion.
To make SFs he will need to upset Joe Kovic and beat @tennis_pro OR rest his chances on t_p beating Li’l Thiemmie more convincingly than 7-5 7-5. Both are possible.
As to 2020, an early exit won’t doom him. The Nadal has proven what happens at London stays at London for a decade. I’m sure he’ll be a factor at every slam and the Olympics.
To make SFs he will need to upset Joe Kovic and beat @tennis_pro OR rest his chances on t_p beating Li’l Thiemmie more convincingly than 7-5 7-5. Both are possible.
As to 2020, an early exit won’t doom him. The Nadal has proven what happens at London stays at London for a decade. I’m sure he’ll be a factor at every slam and the Olympics.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
tf
SaintPetros
Hall of Fame
Its only be fair, after how long Ned himself has been landlord in his...ROFLMAO!!!
SaintPetros
Hall of Fame
lots of yachts, lots of rolexes, lots of lindt
PeoplesChamp
Legend
He won Miami and was in a position to win Wimbledon. Playing back to back benefited him. Same goes for Dubai up to the IW run. He started shaky in Dubai playing 3 setters the first couple of matches before finding his form in the latter stages of the tournament. His best results were playing back to back tournaments.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
And he could still win this tournament after a brutal start like he had in Miami, and then you won't be complaining about rest ruining his chances here.
He's won tournaments after breaks. And he's looked bad in consecutive weeks too. There's not a huge correlation here.
In 2017 he skipped the entire clay season and lost his first match back in Stuttgart. In 2018 he had even more time off and a lot of people here consider Stuttgart to be the best tennis he played that season.
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
He is the Gatekeeper atm, he took up Ferrer`s previous vacated position
however will make more moneys because he doesnt play monotone as David did
A few younger gens have been trying for the position of gatekeepers like
D Goblin, D Schwartzgnome and A Zev but Fed takes the cake atm
however will make more moneys because he doesnt play monotone as David did
A few younger gens have been trying for the position of gatekeepers like
D Goblin, D Schwartzgnome and A Zev but Fed takes the cake atm
PeoplesChamp
Legend
It's been the pattern for him this year. I'm not saying it pertains to other years. Shutting down that old engine and getting it going again isn't as easy as it used to be. He didn't play a lot after Wimbledon. Early exits all over the place and maybe 5 hours on court to win Basel. His first match there no one was impressed. I wasn't. He played into form. I didn't like seeing him just shut it down after playing so well and barely breaking a sweat. You don't have the luxury of playing into form at the WTF when you are playing top ranked players from the git go. It's not like other tournaments. Need to be sharp from the start.
Enga
Hall of Fame
GIRM.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
roger will retire after the Olympics. he will announce his surprise after the Olympics is over with
donquijote
G.O.A.T.
Federer is not going anywhere until he gets permanently injured or incapable of beating a Top 20 opponent. The latter is not likely happening until the former happens. I predict he will be playing until he is 42.
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
What are you doing here then?
Gary Duane
G.O.A.T.
I like your optimism, but I don't like what is happening to his return game. It can't fall much more without him falling more in the rankings. Return stats are actually currently higher than last year on HC, but those have to stay up in 2020 and I can't see that happening when he continues to skip events because he does not get enough match play to keep away the rust.
Are you VaD from sports.ru ? You say just like VaD is used to.The question is, should we already exclude clay from Thiem-Federer H2H, or we shall wait until it’s 2-10 and then exclude clay?
myrinda gomez
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reported for being a copy cat
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