NintendoTennis1990
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If HH has a great mentality he should win, he hasn’t been tested really mentall y yet
2021 Wimbledon QF: (6) Roger Federer SUI vs (14) Hubert Hurkacz POL
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
I agree. I think Hurkacz has a fighting chance. He has some powerful weapons, a big serve and moves decent on grass.
It’s just the consistency problem and he can make weak errors and his serve is hit and miss.
I think Fed will be too consistent for him but I think he’ll push Fed and make him produce his best to beat him.
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
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Deleted member 629564
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5.0 in 3.0 Body Guy
Rookie
As a fellow Pole, let's go Hurkacz!!!!!
Soul_Evisceration
Hall of Fame
If the Federer ofthe Sonego match shows up, he will win in 3 or 4 sets. Federer in 4 sets on the safe side.
coupergear
Professional
Fed 6-4, 7-5, 6-1. Federer is never troubled by big servers the serve bot style he neutralizes with his chip returns. Reminds me of an isner matchup. He prefers a shorter point type match which this will deliver bang bang and look for opportunities to break he will get more as he is the superior returner and capitalize on more.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Really simple but it comes down to if Hurkacz can hold his nerve while serving late in sets with all the pressure that comes with playing Roger Federer in a major QF on Centre Court with everyone rooting for his opponent.
EllieK
Hall of Fame
Not as good as Mederer or Fedvedev
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Have you watched Hubi this Wimbledon? He has a massive serve, he moves extremely well on the grass and he actually approaches the net and volleys surprisingly well. He got up to drop shots literally as quickly as Djokovic does. He is definitely a legit good opponent, a significant step up from the other players Roger has faced the past week.
chjtennis
G.O.A.T.
Not funny at all. Federer of 2019 would convincingly beat Hurkacz, but the current version is still an unpredictable work in progress. He may up his level significantly yet again, which should enable him beat Hurkacz, but we just don't know how much of an improvement he will be able to make for the next match. If he easily dispatches Hurk, then he should be the favorite to reach the final.
romeo8880
G.O.A.T.
I disagree. His serve is massively overrated and he will be broken every set by Federer
chjtennis
G.O.A.T.
Exactly. This kind of players can cause upsets on grass of Wimbledon on his day against the best players, and I am still unsure about Fed's form. Hurkacz is having the best year of his career in which he has won a M1000. If Fed was his normal self, I would've been quite confident he would win, but the current Federer still needs to prove he has regained his form back. He has made solid progress at Wimbledon this year, which is extremely encouraging, but Hurkacz is a significant level up from the previous opponents who has the perfect tool to cause upsets here. Still, I hope Fed moves up yet another gear and wins, which I think is more than possible. Will be rooting for him till the end no matter what.
nolefam_2024
Talk Tennis Guru
Norrie took a set from well playing Federer..
Hurkacz has outside chance to take Federer out.
Hurkacz has outside chance to take Federer out.
Krish872007
Talk Tennis Guru
Do they have similar playing styles?
I will be rooting for my countryman Hurkacz, but I feel Fed is a clear favourite to win. This could well be like one of those Federer-Berdych matches where Fed was tying Bird's legs in knots. We could see Hurkacz rooted in a spot, failing to anticipate and watching a well disguised but very high Fed dropshot bounce twice. Sliced returns will be a challenge for Hurkacz as well, he is not great at returning heavy slice with interest. Maybe there's a chance if Fed is particularly UE-prone on the day.
romeo8880
G.O.A.T.
Exactly. It’s gonna be comical. This is like a practice match
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Fair enough, we'll see tomorrow, I certainly hope you're correct with your prediction. If Hubi pounds the ball constantly into Fed's FH corner, look out because Roger can't cover that shot very well anymore.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
@Matmac How big of a name is Hubi in your country? Is he very famous and popular in Poland? I hope so, he's good looking and seems a great guy.
nolefam_2024
Talk Tennis Guru
No but Hurkacz can defend well and his netgame is not really bad. Norrie was totally defensive.
FlamingCheeto
Hall of Fame
HH Is +210 so not bad odds and he definitely has a good chance to upset the GOAT
Well, we don't have too many stars in non-niche sports, so every win of his is pretty much front page news. Obviously he's been overshadowed by Iga, but the coverage in Poland is very Polocentric (you know what I mean), so you get every HH, Iga, Linette match, plus Kubot/Melo doubles and people watch. Then again I play tennis, watch tennis and have lots of tennis friends and so I am, like each of us, in a bit of a bubble, perhaps overestimating how important tennis is in Poland.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
can't tell if people genuinely think Hurkacz will win because he has the tools or because they just want fed to lose because some of y'all been saying fed is going to lose every round. now granted fed is fed, and at nearly 40 he can go from producing some great tennis to playing horribly in a matter of minutes but the takes here are interesting.
Tennisfan339
Professional
I miss Radwanska so bad! Was a hig fan of her game. Poland was so lucky to have her.
To answer the question... I think Federer wins in 4 or 5, with at least 2 tie-breaks.
gogo
Legend
I watched Hubi's post-match press conference. And I liked his response to the question about whether he would be nervous playing Fed.
Reporter: Will you be nervous when you face Fed tomorrow?
HH: No. (in simple, matter of fact tone)
Reporter: No?? (in incredulous tone)
HH: No. (in simple, matter of fact tone)
Will he get nervous if the pressure is on late in the match? Who knows, but he doesn't strike me as a guy who gets flustered.
As for his chances of winning, I will leave that to those of you who have better insight into their relative playing styles and current level. I haven't had much opportunity to watch either of them in this tournament so far.
Terry Tibbs
Hall of Fame
You see him beating Berrettini as well? I know he gave him a lesson the last time they met at Wimbledon but things have changed since then.
ForehandCross
G.O.A.T.
Well I hope Hurkacz does well, he is nice guy.
The tournament is over for me. Don't wanna watch the same script again.
Might watch if the final feels interesting or is Fedovic but at least now I have no patience for Djokovic and Federer mowing through the rest to get to their 4th finals
The tournament is over for me. Don't wanna watch the same script again.
Might watch if the final feels interesting or is Fedovic but at least now I have no patience for Djokovic and Federer mowing through the rest to get to their 4th finals
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Deleted member 629564
Guest
Nothing new, media people supporting Federer do like to create some pressure especially if Federer's opponent feels no pressure.
I love all of these opinions being thrown around as facts. Too many variables to proclaim that.
EllieK
Hall of Fame
You mean like he choked at Halle?
EllieK
Hall of Fame
He did win Miami and beat Tsitsipas but if you remember Miami didn’t have Djokovic, Nadal playing. He did play a very good tournament though.
EllieK
Hall of Fame
My sister in law is from Lodtz (not sure if I spelled that correctly). She doesn’t follow tennis, but knows I do, and she asked me if I knew who he was. That she heard about him during her trip to Poland says that they are talking about him there.
WhiskeyEE
G.O.A.T.
That was an early round match and Fed was terrible.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
you're entitled to your opinion but i dont think itsfair to compare fed to nole in this instance imo when it comes to them mowing through the rest
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
you're entitled to your opinion but i dont think itsfair to compare fed to nole in this instance imo when it comes to them mowing through the rest
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Fed does revenge wins better than anyone. He won't let FAA get away with that again. Unless FAA is just ascending another level like I suspect he is...
Well we don't have Nadal here either lol. I'll be thrilled if he craps the bed vs Fed and gives him an easy match, but I feel like HH is peaking right now.
romeo8880
G.O.A.T.
He can peak all he wants the guy is 10 levels below Federer and this is the equivalent of a practice match. BEATDOWN
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Dude, I hope you're right. But Herr Cats blew Meddy off the court from 2 sets down. And I'm not sure that Fed is better than Med right this moment.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
From a betting tennis website today:
"After two knee surgeries, Federer's movement is not the same. The 2021 version of Federer is more than a few steps slower than the one we saw two years ago. While he is still a superior grass-court player, Hurkacz has a notoriously tricky game. For a player standing 6’5” who regularly clocks serves 140 m.p.h., he relies on his defensive skills much more than you’d think. His ability to turn defense into offense from precarious positions is arguably his biggest strength on the tennis court. This could cause serious problems for Federer, as his first-strike tennis could play into Hurkacz’s strengths."
https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-pick-roger-federer-vs-hubert-hurkacz-wimbledon-quarterfinal
"After two knee surgeries, Federer's movement is not the same. The 2021 version of Federer is more than a few steps slower than the one we saw two years ago. While he is still a superior grass-court player, Hurkacz has a notoriously tricky game. For a player standing 6’5” who regularly clocks serves 140 m.p.h., he relies on his defensive skills much more than you’d think. His ability to turn defense into offense from precarious positions is arguably his biggest strength on the tennis court. This could cause serious problems for Federer, as his first-strike tennis could play into Hurkacz’s strengths."
https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/the-pick-roger-federer-vs-hubert-hurkacz-wimbledon-quarterfinal
romeo8880
G.O.A.T.
Enjoy tomorrow’s beatdown
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
I think you are drastically underrating the Pole and overrating Roger. Fed has inevitable lapses of play now, he hasn't played a clean match since his comeback. I think the chances of Fed beating down Hubi (something like 7-5, 6-2, 6-3) are slim to none.
Fed hasn't had an easy match the past week. My hope is that Hubi is nervous from the beginning and drops serve within the first 10 minutes. That will settle Roger and then he can possibly impose himself. Otherwise I see a dogfight the first 2 sets at least.
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romeo8880
G.O.A.T.
We shall see!
flyingboris
Legend
2021 Wimbledon QF: (6) Roger Federer SXY vs (14) Hubert Hurkacz LOL
... or at least that's what I hope!
... or at least that's what I hope!
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
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