2013 Gerry Weber Open Singles Finale: [1] Roger Federer(SUI) VS Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

Who will win 2013 Halle Title?

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Fed's pass when he really needs it, got to love that.


Youzhny being annoyed with himself right now is an understatement.
 
from the middle in the second (3-3), the errors have been fewer and the winners more. he's been playing quite decent since then, I would say. Not great, but a lot better than in the first half.
 
ctoth666 said:
I actually disagree. His backhand is the real liability. He's not the same player that he used to be, and his backhand simply needs to be better to compete against week-in and week-out. Seriously. Let's forget about the forehand for a moment. It's not that his backhand is a bad, per-say, because it's not bad at all. He's still an amazing shotmaker, and when things are going well, that particular shot has an enormous upside. However, in comparison to any of the top five, or even Youhzny or Warwinka or Haas, Federer's backhand is less consistent and reliable, which continues to be his undoing. Some players rely on that BH-BH pattern to control points, and Federer does not and never really has. But that's not the issue. The issue is staying on level terms, and not losing control of the point or falling behind in the rally. When Federer was moving better, it was less of an issue than it is now.
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If Fed's serve and FH aren't clicking he's not gonna win big matches/titles, no matter in what shape his BH is, Fed is not some Agassi/Novak type player that wins by controlling the baseline.
 
Still not dealing with outright flat pace too well though...


A GOLDEN second serve opportunity missed by Colonel to garner 2 break points...

Fed obliges by hitting an ace straight after!


Game point Federer.
 
This match has an identical pattern as the Federer-Haas match. Haas/Youzhny starts strong, Federer a little sloppy, loses the first set. Starts to play better in the 2nd set, wins the last 2 sets 6-3 6-4.
 
zagor said:
If Fed's serve and FH aren't clicking he's not gonna win big matches/titles, no matter in what shape his BH is, Fed is not some Agassi/Novak type player that wins by controlling the baseline.
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True, but by the same token at the very top of the game, to win the majors, it probably isn't enough for him to win. His only choice to win big events is to make sure his backhand is giving very little away, and from that platform there are good chances the rest of his game will flourish. If his BH is attackable, the best players will exploit that and suddenly Federer loses neutrality in too many rallies to make his forehand enough of a factor, at which point he needs to overly rely on his serve.

Overall I agree with both sides of the coin which is basically what I was trying to say earlier and very importantly it's all rather interconnected in any which direction.
 
zagor said:
If Fed's serve and FH aren't clicking he's not gonna win big matches/titles, no matter in what shape his BH is, Fed is not some Agassi/Novak type player that wins by controlling the baseline.
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But when they ARE clicking, his BH is usually clicking as well. I always felt Fed shots are more confidence based than anything, as his movement seems fine to me (its been lacking in the past few years in a few occasions but overall its still good).
 
Sweet forehand there from Federer to make it 30-0 and now he's two points away from the match.

Guys it's been NINE FRIKKING MONTHS>...
 
Congrats to Fed, hard to believe he hasn't won Halle since 2008.

Result is good but his game was mostly lacking, needs to step it up big time for Wimbledon.
 
Congratulations to the Grass GOAT. ;)

Equals McEnroe in titles won.
 
YES! :)

Finally Fed gets a tournament. :D

Now I can finally say Berdych is the only one in the top 10 without a tournament, hahahaha :twisted:
 
Great win. The first two sets until he got the break must have really frustrated him. Great job shaking it off and coming up with the win. Hope this steadies his game further for Wimbledon. But regardless, nice to see him win another grass title.
 
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