2019 RG QF: Federer vs Wawrinka

[NoleFam]

So Stan's movement is gone and Federer still can't break?

 

[Rogfan]

Alright he’s definitely losing this set, possibly the match. 0/6 or 0/7 is just bad bad omen

 

[Krish0608]

Fed body language is too good.. looks like he is there to win this tournament. I doubt Nadal can survive this version of fed

And then we have posts like this

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Federer tearing himself a new one on these BPs

Frustraterer

 

[Deon Sanders]

Handed the game and he said no thanks you have it

 

[nikshalamov12332]

Sad way to go

 

[mike danny]

Those frame misses on BPs were effing hilarious.

 

[Otacon]

This is ********.

 

[junior74]

Fedr grunting in set 2 - this will never hold up.

Too much manliness on court for the ballerina

 

[icedevil0289]

This is an awful lot like his match against Tsitsipas at AO.

i know i was getting that feeling

 

[MajesticMoose]

Wawrinka is like the only player with a 1 hander that i feel that when he gets into a rally, he's just never gonna miss that shot. It's like clockwork.

 

[Steve0904]

Genuinely clownish from Fed.

Yeah. You can see it's affecting him too because he misses the shots after Stan saves/Federer misses BPs.

 

[Krish0608]

Does Fed have the Yips on BPs?

 

[MichaelNadal]

Fed grunting out there. A rarity

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Getting out of work early, to catch rest of this! Looks like a close match from the score?

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

 

[GFoederer]

Pathetic really.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Fed is the woat of break points in the history of the game. It’s embarrassing.

 

[mike danny]

This is one of those days for Roger on BPs. I guess it's better to have it here than at Wimb.

 

[-NN-]

YESSSS! Hold Stan!

What a lion!

 

[weakera]

i know i was getting that feeling

Well Roger has lost three consecutive times at slams when winning the first set.

 

[VaporDude95]

Another shank

Gross

Fed is very likely losing these match if this kind of BP plays continue

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

Stan is wondering why Christmas has arrived again so soon. Gifts. Gifts everywhere.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Infuriating that Federer is moronically choosing the strategy of exchanging groundstrokes with Wawrinka on clay. If he continues with this, he's going down today. He has to take the game to Stan and shorten the points.

 

[The Green Mile]

Stan holding up Fed during service motion, grab the pitchforks

 

[icedevil0289]

fed loses that game and is now 0-15 i cant thank god i have ameeting in like a few mintue so i dont have to focus on this mess

 

[True Fanerer]

There's no way he keeps blowing them.

The break is coming.

 

[RF-18]

Holy cow waw doesn't give anything. Extremely clutch.

But I still Think Fed wins this. He is better out there IMO. I predicted a 4 set win.

 

[AceSalvo]

I think Fed has some kind of allergy to BP's in general.

 

[FRV]

Looks like Nadal Nishikori will start. This may be it for me fellas

 

[joekapa]

Imagine another Djokovic vs Stanimal final. It would be EPIC for both.

 

[Legend of Borg]

we stan

 

[rushhr]

fed is being stubborn again. thinking he can go toe to toe with stan from the baseline like in the past. They're both different players now. That's not going to work anymore.

 

[weakera]

Looks like Nadal Nishikori will start. This may be it for me fellas

Hopefully Bull will finish before this match ends.

 

[Azure]

YESSSS! Hold Stan!

What a lion!

I never get your allegiances

 

[skip1969]

You know what, Stan's fight has impressed me. Finally feel like he's recovered from being away. And he should only be getting better as the year goes on.

I'm a happy guy.

 

[Deon Sanders]

I think Fed has some kind of allergy to BP's in general.

Just think

If he actually went for it on all of them so far he would have the second set wrapped already by converting less than half of them

 

[VaporDude95]

Infuriating that Federer is moronically choosing the strategy of exchanging groundstrokes with Wawrinka on clay. If he continues with this, he's going down today. He has to take the game to Stan and shorten the points.

You know he won’t change, he’s stubborn

 

[-NN-]

I never get your allegiances

Good tennis.

 

[weakera]

fed is being stubborn again. thinking he can go toe to toe with stan from the baseline like in the past. They're both different players now. That's not going to work anymore.

It's really a play to take advantage of Stan's fatigue and wear him down, not necessarily to win baseline battles.

 

[swordtennis]

Break you fking ******* you tie this up 3-3! Now!

 

[BeatlesFan]

So Stan's movement is gone and Federer still can't break?

Stan's movement has been excellent so far, not sure what you're seeing. He's not physically compromised from the Stef match at all, that's obvious.

 

[TennisFan3]

Dammit, Fed!!!! Horrible BP conversion, as always!

I'd say the best break point conversion is usually from Novak. Both Fed and Nadal have been relatively poor.
They go timid on big points. With Djokovic, he gets bolder the bigger the point is. He makes sure the break point is on his racquet.
Fed is paying for his passive play just on the big points. Otherwise he is fine.

 

[Djokovic2011]

lol what a weird comment? to see fans commenting on a fed fan most and there are a lot, plus i thimnk i see a few non fed fans. as if novak fans are all over novak match posts. like you can save the fed devotee comments for another time

LOL, not sure why you're getting your knickers in such a twist icedevil. If anything what I said is a compliment - loyalty is a very commendable attribute.

 

[Otacon]

Very disappointing from Fed if doesn't straight set Stan. He's clearly better.

 

[NBP]

You people think this is bad ... go back and watch the Tsonga Monte-Carlo 2014 match - guy was 0/15 on BP until the third set.

 

[AceSalvo]

Infuriating that Federer is moronically choosing the strategy of exchanging groundstrokes with Wawrinka on clay. If he continues with this, he's going down today. He has to take the game to Stan and shorten the points.

Its Clay. Its ok to see Fed going down here.

 

[icedevil0289]

LOL, not sure why you're getting your knickers in such a twist icedevil. If anything what I said is a compliment - loyalty is a very commendable attribute.

idk it sounded the opposite, esp with teh devotee comment.

 

[NoleFam]

Wasn't Federer 0/12 against Tsitsipas in AO? He may catch that today.

 

[Tsitsipas25Slams]

Infuriating that Federer is moronically choosing the strategy of exchanging groundstrokes with Wawrinka on clay. If he continues with this, he's going down today. He has to take the game to Stan and shorten the points.

Despite the fact that Federer's ground game is objectively better than ever, the supposed GOAT apparently has no chance of beating Wawrinka from the baseline. He needs to do some suicidal serve and volley on clay or he has no chance!