zagor
Bionic Poster
Disagree somewhat, a slam title on its own is still worth a lot. #1 spot without a slam isn't as much in my eyes.
2018 Rotterdam QF - [1] Roger Federer vs Robin Haase
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Disagree somewhat, a slam title on its own is still worth a lot. #1 spot without a slam isn't as much in my eyes.
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Tiki-Taka
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Astonishing accomplishment, I am running out of superlatives for this man.
Some of the comments weren't exactly the classiest here but to all the good Fed supporters, massive congrats to your player on becoming the oldest world number 1 and confirming his status as the greatest tennis player of all time. Have a good evening.
Some of the comments weren't exactly the classiest here but to all the good Fed supporters, massive congrats to your player on becoming the oldest world number 1 and confirming his status as the greatest tennis player of all time. Have a good evening.
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Deleted member 77403
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Well looks like Dubai will be losing out then...
Sartorius
Hall of Fame
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Him losing to Seppi or Medvedev now would be pretty funny tho
Apun94
Hall of Fame
Aaand that's why he's a journeymen
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Such a record breaker, another few ticked off here.
Will face either Seppi or Medvedev next round.
Will face either Seppi or Medvedev next round.
Deanjam
Professional
We will all know where we were when this historic moment happened...well at least some of us will.
I was spamming TW with gifs.
NatF
Bionic Poster
How often has someone been number one without a slam though? Sampras hit number one prior to winning Wimbledon in 1993 iirc and of course there's Rios but generally if you're number one you have slam.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Has to be Goffin for maximum effect. Considering the WTF defeat and all.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Lendl did it too.
Sartorius
Hall of Fame
Meh. Who cares what fits where now. He's done it.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
That would create a pattern and make people freak out as long as Goffin is in draws.
Pheasant
Legend
This is absolutely incredible, folks! Federer just pulled off the impossible. I'm going enjoy this one!
Here's what some of the doubters have said during the years:
late Summer, 2008: there's no way Federer will be #1 again.
mid-2010: there's no way Federer will be #1 again.
middle of 2013: this time, I will bet everything I own that Federer will NEVER be #1 again. Federer got lucky in 2009 and 2012. This time, I mean it!! This is it!!!
wait for it........................
Federer is #1 again!!!!!!
Here's what some of the doubters have said during the years:
late Summer, 2008: there's no way Federer will be #1 again.
mid-2010: there's no way Federer will be #1 again.
middle of 2013: this time, I will bet everything I own that Federer will NEVER be #1 again. Federer got lucky in 2009 and 2012. This time, I mean it!! This is it!!!
wait for it........................
Federer is #1 again!!!!!!
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
@Krish872007 Yes, this was confirmed by American commentators. The chair umpire asked him at at 0-1 in the third set if he wanted to see a trainer and Robin declined.
acintya
Legend
Deanjam
Professional
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Deleted member 77403
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I was spamming TW with gifs.
Good memories.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
The 'greedy' bunch..
This one is huge , I wouldn't mind Fed losing tomorrow at all. I like the old guys and would be great to see Seppi make the final
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
4 weeks at least. If he somehow remains no 1 until right after Miami then he's gonna be no 1 until the end of Wimbledon at least (unless Nadal literally wins everything he enters on clay).
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Did you see the match?
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Dilexson
Hall of Fame
Nobody's going to stop him now.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
If Federer loses in here, and if Nadal wins Acapulco he loses it earlier
Bad internet connection. Can you feel me in? What happened after the match? What did Krajicek do? Thanks
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Oh yeah, I don't really care either after this match. Just seems fitting that he wins it now.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
That's what I think too.
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
A fair point. Though being no.1 without a slam is rare (though does happen as we know), so we can almost say that being no.1 is almost always subject to a slam win anyway, which might make one weight it more favourably.
Given Fed's last 13 months or so, I'd say that at least at his age the #1 ranking is definitely the more impressive - Just because Fed won 3 slams and has JUST about made it to no.1. Consistency through the season with the higher risk of injury and off days just seems a greater overall challenge than necessarily getting through one of the big fortnights.
I can't believe Fed's #1. Surreal, yet paradoxically fitting.
Beacon Hill
Hall of Fame
Quote of the day.i feel like that trophy was the result of a country-wide primary-school contest
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
The chances of Federer losing against one of Seppi/Dimitrov/Goffin and Nadal winning a tournament on fast HC in a strong field right after his injury are pretty slim I'd say.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Robin is smart enough to not get lynched by a mob, though him being Dutch might have spared him the worst of it.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
In addition to becoming the oldererest #1 at age 36, fedr also has the longest gap between #1 reigns at 5 years, 15 weeks AND the longererest gap between first #1 reign and last...an astonishing 14 years and two weeks!
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
A trophy ceremony. Krajicek praising like Fed was God's reincarnation. Krajicek almost cried. Several Swiss fans cried.
Have not seen a more funnier trophy. A big box labelled 'Oldest No 1 player' . Box open at top and is like a wooden crate that Mirka can stuff the kids toys
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Obviously, but it's possible nonetheless.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Richard was really over the top in praising Roger and talked for a long time. They showed a video of Roger's past triumphs. Fed looked like he was about to cry (and might have shed a tear) when he mentioned Mirka and the kids. Then Richard gave him a really cheap looking shoebox "award." But have to admit that Richard's aged very well, still fit, trim and pretty damn handsome!
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
I think Fedr broke the spacetime continuum. We stopped going linear through time and now we're goin in circles. Wimbly final 2018, Federer d. Roddick, I'm calling it.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Fed - memory monster. Thanked Robin for staying back for award ceremony and said not long ago Robin had to do the same in Marco Chiudinelli farewell match at Basel 17
acintya
Legend
the problem was there was nothing to quit from - federer played against a ghost.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Rivaled only by Dr. Evil!
acintya
Legend
JOIN us.
PS, I fail at gifs (actually why has that been a problem recently?)
maybe I will join you, because tennis right now is a joke. I am just waiting for Kyrgios to grow up a little. someone must support the youngsters...Fed has enough fans already.
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
Those would have been some questioned overheads used in setting up that ceremony for Fed had he lost. Maybe that's why they fashioned his award out of a cardboard promo unit from Debenhams.
-NN-
G.O.A.T.
maybe I will join you, because tennis right now is a joke. I am just waiting for Kyrgios to grow up a little.
Amen to that.
Apun94
Hall of Fame
yes
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