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Deleted member 25923
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How much flak will he get for not beating Nadal?
No one would care (outside of Nadal trolls, not fans) because Federer would be world #1 again.
zagor
Bionic Poster
I'm sure IF he wins he'll get plenty of flak here but it wouldn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.I'm kinda used to whining from some Nadal fans here-rigged draws,rigged schedules,exhaustion,altittued,bounce,rain etc. etc. etc. but like I said it wouldn't really matter,all Fed or any other professional player for that matter can do is play who's in front of him.
Doesn't matter to me, and it clearly doesn't matter to Federer. Looking at his reaction at RG, he doesn't care about all this talk of matchups as much as fans do. He just wants to win trophies cause that's what tennis is about.
besides, Murray and Djokovic and Roddick and Del Potro etc. should be tough enough for someone "going down the drain", with "no slam left in him", or someone who we should" stick a fork in, because he's done". People've been whining about Roger as long as I can remember, especially since January 2008, and he's proven everyone wrong. Who cares about playin Rafa Nadal.
besides, Murray and Djokovic and Roddick and Del Potro etc. should be tough enough for someone "going down the drain", with "no slam left in him", or someone who we should" stick a fork in, because he's done". People've been whining about Roger as long as I can remember, especially since January 2008, and he's proven everyone wrong. Who cares about playin Rafa Nadal.
VivalaVida
Banned
Wont matter because nadal has never owned federer at wimbledon.Federer has the edge 2-1 at wimbledon anyways.
Commando Tennis Shorts
Hall of Fame
There will always be some haters, but it doesn't really matter that he won't play Nadal at Wimbledon this year. After all, he hasn't played Nadal in most his Slam wins. Nadal being the defending champ definitely throws a wrench, but in the end, there's nothing Federer can do about Nadal not playing, so people shouldn't take it out on Federer.
It's like when (before the rise of Nadal) people kept getting on Federer's case for not having a big rival, or at least someone who could keep up with him. That's all just normal fan blathering, though---nothing Federer can do about it
It's like when (before the rise of Nadal) people kept getting on Federer's case for not having a big rival, or at least someone who could keep up with him. That's all just normal fan blathering, though---nothing Federer can do about it
Aykhan Mammadov
Hall of Fame
Absolutly no matter win F or not. He already has 5 W championships. And he is already the GOAT.
Anyhow if he win he will be the first in open era with 15 Grand slam championships.
Anyhow if he win he will be the first in open era with 15 Grand slam championships.
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TennisandMusic
Guest
Actually yeah. A LOT of people say Sampras would have won had he played. Also Agassi still gets flak for his 99 FO because of his incredibly weak draw. So the answer, is yes.
Oh yeah, because the defending champion Carlos Moya at the peak of his clay powers was such a weak opponent
Agassi lucked out, but luck is apart of the game. You create situations to minimize it, but sometimes the dice rolls in favor of the other player. There's nothing you can do about it.
Giggs The Red Devil
Rookie
He should get flak for not beating Gasquet. Nadal was never a threat.
P_Agony
Banned
He beat Nadal at Wimbeldon 2 times before. I think that's enough proof he can beat him there. It's time to move on.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Would of, could of, should of..... It's all just sore grapes.
What if Sampras was never born? How many Slams would Agassi have then?
VivalaVida
Banned
Federer beat the guy who whipped the clay court with the 4 time defending champion. That is even more impressive. :lol:
pame
Hall of Fame
If that's going to be the way in which we assess winning a GS, why do the officials bother with a generally random draw then? Why not just have the defending champion only play the final round like they used to do at Wimbledon decades ago? Oh and they'd have to write in all the opponents they thought any eventual winner should face... of course, they'd first have to pre-decide who the eventual winner should be in order to do that....
フェデラー
Hall of Fame
Wow that was stupid. He destroyed the man that destroyed Nadal. It should be Nadal who has an asterisk *whipped by a nobody*
luckyboy1300
Hall of Fame
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
By YOUR "logic", Nadal's WO win has an asterisk as big as Serena's butt, cos he won it hitting his lefty moonbally forehand to fed's single handed BH till Fed made a UE, for 4.5 hours LOL, ROTFL !!!!
Not my real opinion, but just a reply to your crippled logic.
CanadianChic
Hall of Fame
In the General Pro section of this forum? A ridiculous amount. There will be the Fed should retire, Nadal was just scared, and a few Mono threads just to grate on the collective nerves of everyone who doesn't check off Troll or Under 15 on their personal questionnaires.
In real life with his peers? Not at all.
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