2015 US Open semi-final: Federer vs. Wawrinka
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ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
The wimbledon final was very dissapointing. Hope this turns out better.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Nah. He's playing well, but it's the same as it was against Murray. Completely different match up. Stan is not Djokovic. Plus, Stan gave in a little bit there at the end IMO.
tennisenthusiast
Hall of Fame
Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
you're right of course. But he's still playing well enough to warrant the hope. Hard not to hope. Even harder to hope. Tough choice. Go Feddy!
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
zagor
Bionic Poster
On one hand I agree (it's tough seeing him play this well and still coming up short), on the other hand Fed playing like he did today is why I'm a fan, not his stats/results. He played better than last year which is a positive sign going forward, I may be wrong but I believe he'll get one more slam.
NatF
Bionic Poster
I know Djokovic is the favorite but Federer is clearly in great form. To lose so many last chances will be a bitter pill to shallow. Djokovic has raised his game and it should be a cracking match.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Advice to Fed fans : Keep your hopes within reasonable limits. Novak is a different breed.
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Fantastic playing by Fed, yes, Wawa wasn't up for his best, but then again - GREAT performance from Rogelio!
Vamos, Hopp, coming Sunday!
Vamos, Hopp, coming Sunday!
underground
G.O.A.T.
Very good match from Fed, he served well and was clutch in the first set then rode the momentum.
Should be good for the final, not much mental energy expended nor was he in the zone like last time.
Should be good for the final, not much mental energy expended nor was he in the zone like last time.
zagor
Bionic Poster
How do you rate Fed's final chances? I think what really helped Fed today was Stan being so far back on the return.
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
I tried to imagine someone doing that and LOL'ed. "Italian players are tough, no ?"
NatF
Bionic Poster
Oh yeah don't get me wrong I want Federer to play for as long as he enjoys it. Matches like this are enough for me as a fan. Doesn't mean watching his last best chances slip away will be fun viewing though.
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Allez, Vamos, Hopp, ROGELIO!
Wut, three threads for this final already?
Wut, three threads for this final already?
Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
Hard to say, Murray played a lot better than Wawa. Anyway, I'm happy for the win and the level. And happy that Fed got off the court so quickly. He should be as fresh as possible given his court time
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
LolI honestly don't remember this as our Wimbly stunt (but am drunk), but go ahead!
We did it for the Murray SF where Fed confirmed that he is the Son of God (at times)
Enjoy your drinks mate (don't drink too much though
)
Meles
Bionic Poster
Its a huge story. Its called promoting the game.
abmk
Bionic Poster
yeah, stan's return position helped fed quite a bit ...
I'd say in the range 60-65 for djokovic and 35-40 for federer ....(if pushed I'd go 60-40 djokovic)
but no doubt, if djokovic doesn't bring his A+ game like he did at the last 2 wimby finals, federer will pounce ..
a lot will depend on fed's disrupting tactics and if he can get into Novak's head a bit ....
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah I know, but tbh I'm just happy he's back in a USO final and if he was playing anybody but Djokovic I'd be disappointed if he lost. It seemed so wrong to me that Federer's last HC slam final was the Aussie in 2010 especially when you consider the blown USO MP's. I've always maintained his best surface is grass, but he is a damn good HC player so to go almost 6 slam cycles without making a HC final was just weird to me even though he obviously wasn't in his prime for any of those.
Boom-Boom
Legend
Mmm'not impossible.
zagor
Bionic Poster
I think whomever wins should dedicate his win to Serena during the trophy ceremony, anything to help her cope with her loss. Doing otherwise should be considered racist.
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
@NatF @Nathaniel_Near @Sysyphus @TheMusicLover you guys in on our little stunt?@Chanwan should we do our Wimby stunt again? First moment we find a full replay in good quality share it with the others and download ASAP?
the more people are involved, the higher the chance that we catch a quality replay before it is blocked sportsfan1
Legend
Stan didn't look like he was out there and had no chance to get into rhythm. Did he go 10 rounds with Vekic before he took the court
Credit to Roger for keeping it short, and also absorbing the power in the rallies and hanging there long enough to draw an error.
Credit to Roger for keeping it short, and also absorbing the power in the rallies and hanging there long enough to draw an error.
Boom-Boom
Legend
Ahah nice one
StanTheMan
Hall of Fame
I wasn't going to do it, but this match made want to bet some money on Fed's triumph sunday
NatF
Bionic Poster
Yeah for a guy with 9 HC majors to go through such a long stretch with not even a final. Pretty crazy even considering the pretty intense competition.
@NatF @Nathaniel_Near you guys in on our little stunt?
Sorry mate, off to bed now. I wish you luck though!
I can't man. With Fed, you don't know how long he will keep playing let alone play this good. So, I will keep rooting and I really think he has a good chance to win on Sunday should he carry this same form. Fed for life!
TheFifthSet
Legend
https://twitter.com/AndrewProchnow?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
^^Captain Butthurt at it again. This what I'm talking about, it would be sooooo delightful to see dudes like this eat their words.
^^Captain Butthurt at it again. This what I'm talking about, it would be sooooo delightful to see dudes like this eat their words.
Jaitock1991
Hall of Fame
Maybe you're right. I'm just very pumped up right now. I really feared that Stan would overpower Fed today, and having him win this convincinly was epically cool. He's just moving increadibly well right now! I can hardly believe my own eyes.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
If you recollect beginning of first set, he was standing at the baseline and ripping the balls. Wonder what made him change.
Down_the_line
Legend
I agree with those encouraging cautious optimism about Federer in the final. I'm as over the moon as can be about his performance today but i was the same way after his Wimbledon SF vs Murray. Djokovic is a whole different beast for him, no matter how good he's playing.
thatguymattin
Semi-Pro
-.- My cable was down.... so I could not watch the match.
gn
G.O.A.T.
True. The best thing about this semi compared to the one against Murray is that Fed did not lose so much energy. On the other hand, the one against Murray was very grueling with many rallies. Fed looks somewhat tired after the first hour in this tourney. I am sure Boris and Djokovic will come up with a plan to keep Fed at baseline as much as possible.
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
Mostly agree. After Stan blew all his BPs early in the 1st he went away pretty quickly. Serve was not very good; attempts to come to net were weak.
Fed's BH was rock solid again. Sunday could be interesting...
zagor
Bionic Poster
You mean during the rallies or on the return? The problem with Stan is it was either a weak chip or he needed to stay too far back (even on 2nd serve) to take a cut at it and return with decent depth, Fed used both to his advantage fully.
Emiliano55
Professional
Roger needs to hold off his nerves. He failed at that in the last Wimbledon, played so tense and he lost because of that. IMO,Djokovic played much better in the 2014 Wimby final than the last one.
If he can keep his mind cool and play loose, he has really good chances.
If he can keep his mind cool and play loose, he has really good chances.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
This part got me good. Busted out laughing, not gonna lie.
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