If Federer returns as poorly as he did in the first set, why not? Anyone would stand a chance.
Looking much better now though.
2014 ATP 250 Gerry Weber Open -- Halle
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If Federer returns as poorly as he did in the first set, why not? Anyone would stand a chance.
Looking much better now though.
underground
G.O.A.T.
Beautiful shot on BP.
Seems like Fed gets nervous trying to get the first break, but once he gets it he's more aggressive on coming BP chances.
Seems like Fed gets nervous trying to get the first break, but once he gets it he's more aggressive on coming BP chances.
Russeljones
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Warmaster
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Yeah he is always way too passive on BP's, waiting for his opponent to miss. Very strange as he usually sets them up by playing attacking tennis.
6-1 6-3 6-0
Banned
Sousa choked the match away. Sad.
Russeljones
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Not so sure about that. As far as I understand Federer played nothing special and still faced 0 break points. How would Nishikori win that set? As long as the serve is working, grass is very much Fed's domain.
Ralph
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Ralph
Hall of Fame
Ah bless, like a cat waiting to pounce, your sadness at the little birdy escaping...
cronus
Professional
You mean to say clay man won only because his opponents choked? i agree.
Rock Strongo
Legend
It's almost time for Dustin Brown.
Russeljones
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ATP one right? I don't get it either. Frustrating!
Same as Sousa. Just hang around and hope to squeeze out that set in a tie-break. Federer's TB record isn't too good this year, unfortunately. May be lack of confidence or whatever.
Anyway, I think Federer should win against Nishikori of course.
Sentinel
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6-3 6-0
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Russeljones
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Hey look! Ivo Karlovic is playing a tiebreaker! How novel. Didn't face a single breakpoint (just like Federer) but still lost the set (just like Federer). Lu still hasn't had a sniff at a breakpoint in this match.
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m2nk2
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Difference though, is that Federer can actually play tennis outside the serve while Karlovic wouldn't make top 1000.
Russeljones
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m2nk2
Hall of Fame
HarshIvo can approach and volley better than all but 1-2 people in the top 10.
Naive
Ivo has got a decent volley. But he only really gets easy putaways because of his serve.
Russeljones
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Naive
No way lol Don't go by today's match. He approaches recklessly and volleys sumptuously!
Russeljones
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Karlovic is trying to lose a match without ever having a breakpoint against him. Would this be a 1st? Interesting. And it's happened. 0 breakpoints for Lu but he takes it 7-6(2), 7-6(3). Crazy.
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Steve0904
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Well, his movement is not very good, and it can get slippery on grass. Plus his return doesn't work as well on grass. Not that either of those are great anyway, but they become even worse on grass. Also, he's tall so if anyone slices to him and the ball stays low that causes automatic problems.
It seems backwards, but clay is a better surface for him because of a higher bounce. Also he gets more time to set his feet and his strokes because of the slower nature of clay as opposed to grass. And he can slide on clay if need be, but you can't do that as well on grass.
Djokovic2011
Bionic Poster
Thank you Steve, it's certainly a lot clearer to me now why he has such difficulties on the surface. So it's pretty safe to say Milos won't be winning Wimbledon any time soon then?
Steve0904
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Thank you Steve, it's certainly a lot clearer to me now why he has such difficulties on the surface. So it's pretty safe to say Milos won't be winning Wimbledon any time soon then?
Yeah, I'd say it's a safe bet.
Russeljones
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I think Raonic should get Philippoussis to coach him.
Russeljones
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I was worried about Ivo against Roger so nice the way's cleared for him, although it would have been a good chance for him to practice his returning
I think he needs such matches, indeed.
newpball
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The_Order
G.O.A.T.
Karlovic is a match any fan would want their favorite player to avoid.
As a Nadal fan, I'd want him to avoid matches like that as much as possible. No feel for the ball or courts it's just a matter of how well they serve on the day and the one game per set they screw up can you take advantage and break? If not try your luck in a TB. No thanks.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
What happened to federer in that first half?
Warmaster
Hall of Fame
Rog- Old Faithful
kOaMaster
Hall of Fame
it's not the first half but the first set - he couldn't return anything.
Down_the_line
Legend
Thank you Steve, it's certainly a lot clearer to me now why he has such difficulties on the surface. So it's pretty safe to say Milos won't be winning Wimbledon any time soon then?
Probably not. Like I've said before, Raonic's time is the summer hard court season, for sure. My expectations for him are highest in Toronto/Montreal, Cincinnati and at the US Open.
vive le beau jeu !
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that's what you call a beautiful tennis day.
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and what makes you believe this silly assumption?
Down_the_line
Legend
Quarterfinals are set:
[WC] Dustin Brown
vs.
Philipp Kohlschreiber
[WC] Peter Gojowczyk
vs.
Alejandro Falla
Steve Johnson
vs.
[4] Kei Nishikori
Yen-Hsun Lu
vs.
[2] Roger Federer
[WC] Dustin Brown
vs.
Philipp Kohlschreiber
[WC] Peter Gojowczyk
vs.
Alejandro Falla
Steve Johnson
vs.
[4] Kei Nishikori
Yen-Hsun Lu
vs.
[2] Roger Federer
rainingaces
Legend
Maybe the fact it's true played a part.
Fiji
Legend
Can Roger win it??
cc0509
Talk Tennis Guru
Nishikori could be a danger if he is not injured again.
Down_the_line
Legend
I think he will. He was my pick from the start, although I wasn't exactly going out on a limb.
Nishikori will be a tough test though. If not for him, I'd be 100% confident Federer will take the title.
estigma2001
Hall of Fame
Well Roger had problems with Souza and we all know that he is a grass court specialist!
He must improve if he wanna win it!
He must improve if he wanna win it!
abmk
Bionic Poster
agreed ........way too may
Team10
Hall of Fame
Nice Quarterfinals. Looking forward to the all of them but the Falla one. Would be a great test for Federer to play Nishikori here before Wimbledon, should be a good one. Would be amazing for Brown's ranking if he can make it to the final. Imagine if Brown were to face Federer in the final and beat him :shock::shock::shock: I think Fed would take him though.
