Crayola Oblongata
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Oh my god. This is the story.
2014 USO Semifinal: [2] R. Federer vs [14] M. Cilic
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Oh my god. This is the story.
borg number one
Legend
Great match from Cilic to make his first major final. That was unexpected. He played the match of his life. The final should be an exciting one with new finalists.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Chico when novak gets to 17 then u can celebrate which I doubt he will.Novak will be known as the 3rd best of his generation
Fed881981
Hall of Fame
I was worried about him losing serve already in his first two matches of the tournament. The very slow start against Granollers wasn't for nothing in the end.
Hops
Rookie
This. Majority of all-time greats had already retired at 33. That Federer is still playing, still ranked in the top five and still reaching slam SF/F is further evidence of his greatness and adds to his legacy; it does not detract from it. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron.
Not a Fedfan (tm), just a tennis fan.
GTturbo16v
Rookie
Cilic was brutal from the very first point till the last one. I never seen him in a mood like this. good job Goran, good job..
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
This loss does not sting at all as Fed was never in the match.
Kudos to Cilic for channeling Delpo.
Awesome to see new players emerge !!
Happy for both Cilic and Nishi.
As regards Fed, hope he continues to play, champion the tour and move the game forward.
Kudos to Cilic for channeling Delpo.
Awesome to see new players emerge !!
Happy for both Cilic and Nishi.
As regards Fed, hope he continues to play, champion the tour and move the game forward.
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West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
Goob, he's 33. The reflexes ain't what they once were.
And you prove you know nothing about tennis and don't play. It was Cilic's return of serve and constant pressure on Fed's serve games that made the difference.
Cilic brings anything close to that Monday and the crown is his.
celito
Professional
It's their last US Open coverage too. Not a great way to go out.
On another note, the price of a US Open Final ticket has sunk !
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Whether Federer and Novak are gutted or not, CBS would be gutted.
No average American is going to watch Nishi vs Cilic, though global audience would compensate for that.
No average American is going to watch Nishi vs Cilic, though global audience would compensate for that.
World Beater
Hall of Fame
congratulations to cilic.
flawless performance from him
this was reminiscent of when safin smoked sampras several years ago.
federer sloppy game, and terrible decision making. went to the net at all the wrong times - as usual.
good skills but the guy's intuition at net is not good.
this was a great opportunity for federer to add to his total, but he squanders another opportunity..expect more of the same from him in the near future...deep runs but cant close the deal.
flawless performance from him
this was reminiscent of when safin smoked sampras several years ago.
federer sloppy game, and terrible decision making. went to the net at all the wrong times - as usual.
good skills but the guy's intuition at net is not good.
this was a great opportunity for federer to add to his total, but he squanders another opportunity..expect more of the same from him in the near future...deep runs but cant close the deal.
Mustard
Bionic Poster
Who's taking over from CBS next year?
Antonio Puente
Hall of Fame
Time to hit the senior tour so you can play Roddick again.
RF20Lennon
Legend
Yeap he never really recovered from that 40-0 game in the first set Federer. But anyway GREAT game from Cilic. Very Good! We Fed fans a lot to celebrate from 2004-2010 so I guess its only fair to be disappointed now. I can only hope Federer goes out strong by winning something BIG.
rh310
Hall of Fame
I'm much more interested in knowing who that beautiful brunette was. Wowsers.
Wow, did you guys see the way they threw the "retirement" trailer into the last CBS clip? As they concluded their show, they had an extended clip of all the LAST matches of all of the recently-retired players.
Are they suggesting this is Roger's last year? The result tonight was unfortunate, but it looks like this really is his last competitive year. Sure, he can hang on for many years, but he will most certainly never win another major. The young guns can just keep it together for 2-3 sets at a time nowadays. They can afford to blast away and have Federer/Djokovic defend themselves for 6 rounds. Eventually, one of them will break through. But also unfortunately their breakthrough seems to be also their last hurrah. Most of the time these breakthrough guys tend to fade away quickly.
Are they suggesting this is Roger's last year? The result tonight was unfortunate, but it looks like this really is his last competitive year. Sure, he can hang on for many years, but he will most certainly never win another major. The young guns can just keep it together for 2-3 sets at a time nowadays. They can afford to blast away and have Federer/Djokovic defend themselves for 6 rounds. Eventually, one of them will break through. But also unfortunately their breakthrough seems to be also their last hurrah. Most of the time these breakthrough guys tend to fade away quickly.
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
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Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
Well that's a pity, I thought after Djokovic went out that Fed had an amazing chance for #6. Then again this has been a tournament for surprises.
At least it's a special final to look forward to, rather than the usual "Surprise finalist vs MASSIVE-Favourite-Top-Seed" we've had to put up with in so called "interesting finals" the last few years.
At least it's a special final to look forward to, rather than the usual "Surprise finalist vs MASSIVE-Favourite-Top-Seed" we've had to put up with in so called "interesting finals" the last few years.
Mustard
Bionic Poster
When was the last time that 2 major finalists both hadn't won a major at the time? Djokovic and Tsonga at the 2008 Australian Open.
When was the last time that 2 major finalists were both in a major final for the first time? Nadal and Puerta at the 2005 French Open.
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True. But also note that the average ages of top players got much older now.
Top players now peak later and stay longer. Not just Federer.
It is not like Sampras or Agassi competing against 10+ year younger Federer,
Hewitt or Safin. Definitely not like 40+ year old Connors playing US Open
semi against 19 year younger Jim Courier.
Federer is the oldest but still overlaps majority of his career with current top
players like Nadal, Djokovic and Murray...
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Great win for Cilic and well deserved final for both him and Nishikori.
Federer has done well one more time and no doubt he will have motivation to continue to fight the uphill battle with Father Time. He is not done yet and this was not the best of the current Federer.
Federer has done well one more time and no doubt he will have motivation to continue to fight the uphill battle with Father Time. He is not done yet and this was not the best of the current Federer.
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Well done, Marin!
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Last year our CBS affiliate did not pick up the Final till 6:30 pm. Then dropped it at 8 pm. Go CBS, adios
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Not unexpected, Cilic was a power house against Berdsh*t and I'm not all too surprised to see him being able to repeat this level of play today. Congrats to Marin!~
Of course a lot of pathetic posts in this thread, but no surprise at that... Fed did well after even reaching this stage of the tournament, so kudos to him just the same.
Of course a lot of pathetic posts in this thread, but no surprise at that... Fed did well after even reaching this stage of the tournament, so kudos to him just the same.
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
Do you see him crying about it? :lol: Federer has been losing at Slams consistently since 2010 and still continues playing because he enjoys the game and makes $70 million per year and is ranked #3 in the world. Not too shabby.
Same here. Monday night game it is.
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
haha true
HunterST
Hall of Fame
Very disappointing. This was Federer's chance to win 18. It's pretty tough to see him winning another major at this point.
The big thing I notice is that Federer seems to have lost his ability to hit solid and consistently when on the run. In the past, he would hit amazing shots when running and on the stretch. I still expect to see these shots when he's running for a ball, but, these days, he usually nets them.
The big thing I notice is that Federer seems to have lost his ability to hit solid and consistently when on the run. In the past, he would hit amazing shots when running and on the stretch. I still expect to see these shots when he's running for a ball, but, these days, he usually nets them.
celito
Professional
He addressed this question earlier in the tournament and made it sound he is not thinking about retiring yet. He reassesses his plans at the end of every season.
Personally I think next season might be his last. But it also depends on how the competition is playing. It's clear he wants one more slam. I think he'd retire after that. Wimbledon this year and now the US Open were golden opportunities.
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Failed overrule
Rookie
Pusher Serverer exposed for a pathetic player he is atm. You know ATP is sucks when old, washed-up player contending for slams and number one by pushing and servebotting. His tactics out there where laughable...Trying to outhit Cilic, charging the net after loopy fhs and slices.Lol
props to Cilic for not been scared of his abilities. He is really good and balanced player. On his peak he literally has no weaknesses in his game. Hope he wins whole thing.
props to Cilic for not been scared of his abilities. He is really good and balanced player. On his peak he literally has no weaknesses in his game. Hope he wins whole thing.
FanOfLu
Professional
I agree. Fed fanboys like to call other players pusher. But the way Fed pushes with his BH is really embarrassing to see. He couldn't his a proper BH drive to save his face. LOL.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
I agree. Fed fanboys like to call other players pusher. But the way Fed pushes with his BH is really embarrassing to see. He couldn't his a proper BH drive to save his face. LOL.
At least he was there!
tipsa...don'tlikehim!
Talk Tennis Guru
At least he was there!
Lu was there too but lost to a good GarciaLopez in the first round
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Lu was there too but lost to a good GarciaLopez in the first round
I was referring to Nadal. :grin:
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
ESPN with sunday mens final.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
What happened today to Federer ? did he just play that bad ?? I know Cilic hits big ball but Federer used to handle that with no problem in the past?
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
******* is old. He needs to accept it. The new guard is coming up fast now. I doubt very much Fed will be able to hang on until 2016.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I did see the last 3 games of the 3 rd set and Cilic was hitting the ball Un-naturally hard, much harder than he used to. I have wonder how ???
Mustard
Bionic Poster
Sunday????
Mustard
Bionic Poster
Goran's coaching is paying off.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
yes, Womens on Sat. Mens semi on Friday
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