2021 halle open R32 :- Roger Federer vs I. Ivashka

[Jokervich]

Federer can barely win a point on the Ivashka serve, but his service games are regularly going to deuce and he's having to save multiple break points. Really bad signs for Wimbledon.

 

[Martin J]

Lol, only Fed can get away from these situations. Great athlete even at the age of 40.

 

[oldmanfan]

Nice 2nd serve changer.

 

[Red Rick]

Gotta hate when replays will just try to miss the next poitn.

Fed generous enough to miss the first serve.

 

[Krish872007]

Nice improvisation from RF at the end of that game.

 

[Paulreedsmith]

Close to unwatchable without audience.

 

[zagor]

Federer can barely win a point on the Ivashka serve, but his service games are regularly going to deuce and he's having to save multiple break points. Really bad signs for Wimbledon.

Fed rarely actually played clean tennis in Halle so I wouldn't read too much into it.

 

[Martin J]

That’s something that has hurt Federer the last 10 years or so. The lack of returns at times.

True, his return has declined quite a bit.

 

[Kralingen]

Absolute beauty from Federer on the BHDTL and he holds 3-3.

He's always been a first strike player but I've found if he doesn't get a point within 5+ shots he looks very very vulnerable. Hopefully serve will pick up.

 

[Krish872007]

Anyone remember 2006? A good counterexample

Though less relevant these days of course

 

[ForehandCross]

Hmm, you have to react at light speed on Grass, something Federer is a master of. He looks nowhere near that. Hopefully for Federer fans it is rust.If not WB is going to be tough.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Federer can barely win a point on the Ivashka serve, but his service games are regularly going to deuce and he's having to save multiple break points. Really bad signs for Wimbledon.

I wouldn’t look to much into it but i wanna see him go far enough here to take on medvedev.

 

[ForehandCross]

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[oldmanfan]

The shadow is great for the few spectators there, but it sucks on TV.

 

[Krish872007]

Jamie Murray in the commentary box

 

[Martin J]

Anyone remember 2006? A good counterexample

Though less relevant these days of course

Goat Rochus with 2 match points against Fred, who wouldn't remember it. lol

 

[ACE of Hearts]

True, his return has declined quite a bit.

Idk if it was declining early but he used to chip second serves which is terrible instead of hitting those serves with authority.

 

[zagor]

Anyone remember 2006? A good counterexample

Though less relevant these days of course

Yep, saved 4 MPs against Rochus.

 

[oldmanfan]

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Neither can Fedr. Ivashka is playing against a ghost .

 

[zagor]

Goat Rochus with 2 match points against Fred, who wouldn't remember it. lol

I thought it was 4? My memory is failing me.

 

[gjm127]

Lighting is absolutely terrible, I had never seen the Arena like this at Halle

 

[Krish872007]

I thought it was 4? My memory is failing me.

I think it was 4

Went the distance in almost every round

 

[oldmanfan]

No crowd sucks.

 

[Martin J]

Idk if it was declining early but he used to chip second serves which is terrible instead of hitting those served with authority.

To be fair he got away with chipping plenty of times, can't blame him. But his reflexes are probably inferior to what they were 10 yrs ago, so even his chip return suffers nowadays.

 

[zagor]

Hmm, you have to react at light speed on Grass, something Federer is a master of. He looks nowhere near that. Hopefully for Federer fans it is rust.If not WB is going to be tough.

Every tourney Fed plays from now to when he calls it quits is gonna be tough for him. Don't think many Fed fans expect much from him though they may be hoping.

 

[Martin J]

I thought it was 4? My memory is failing me.

I thought it was two, but maybe I forgot.

 

[Kralingen]

Ivaskha holding with basically no resistance which is a little concerning.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

Mirka in da house

 

[gjm127]

I notice Fed is scratching his left knee at changeovers. He always said his knees feel different after the surgeries. Not necessarily pain but maybe it's still bothering him.

 

[Feather]

Hmm, you have to react at light speed on Grass, something Federer is a master of. He looks nowhere near that. Hopefully for Federer fans it is rust.If not WB is going to be tough.

Wimbledon is going to be always tough. We all know that. We are watching him reduced expectations. Just seeing him play on grass itself if like heaven for me

 

[oldmanfan]

To be fair he got away with chipping plenty of times, can't blame him. But his reflexes are probably inferior to what they were 10 yrs ago, so even his chip return suffers nowadays.

It's the new racquet that makes his chip/slice a lot worse then the old stick. On the flip side, the new racquet gives him a more stable ground game as he can't move as well now.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Right now a serve fest. Not much breaking. Federer’s gonna have to return better if he wants one last hurrah at wimbledon that’s for sure.

 

[Martin J]

I notice Fed is scratching his left knee at changeovers. He always said his knees feel different after the surgeries. Not necessarily pain but maybe it's still bothering him.

Maybe it's a tick? This grass looks pretty healthy.

 

[zagor]

I thought it was two, but maybe I forgot.

Nah, it was two. Just googled it.

 

[Tennis_Freak99]

That little girl does not like the good tennis

 

[Krish872007]

Noticed his slice has been floating long quite regularly

 

[ForehandCross]

Federer needs to slice everything,don't think Ivashka would be ready for such quality slices, get a set up and then experiment with his topspin BH.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Pressure on roger now to hold at 4-5

 

[Krish872007]

My suspicion is Ivashka takes this set

 

[Martin J]

It's the new racquet that makes his chip/slice a lot worse then the old stick. On the flip side, the new racquet gives him a more stable ground game as he can't move as well now.

Yeah, that's true. I still think he puts less returns in than before, at least that's my impression. Didn't check the numbers.

 

[Feather]

Every tourney Fed plays from now to when he calls it quits is gonna be tough for him. Don't think many Fed fans expect much from him though they may be hoping.

'basically this!

 

[icedevil0289]

Every tourney Fed plays from now to when he calls it quits is gonna be tough for him. Don't think many Fed fans expect much from him though they may be hoping.

i sound like a broken recordbut i feel like people are under playing his two knee surgeries, including imo the pundits but thats another story

 

[Pheasant]

Come on, Fed. Pick it up a notch. This kid is holding serve as Pete Sampras did against a 100th ranked guy. We just have to hope that this kid blinks at the right times.

 

[oldmanfan]

Yeah, that's true. I still think he puts less returns in than before, at least that's my impression. Didn't check the numbers.

He's not putting as much returns in this year, especially today. But he's also not using the slice return much today, which is pretty automatic for him. Wonder why.

 

[ForehandCross]

This is hilariously bad from a viewer's perspective.I just can't see anything. Might as well not watch.

 

[Martin J]

He's not putting as much returns in this year, especially today. But he's also not using the slice return much today, which is pretty automatic for him. Wonder why.

Too proud of his neo BH? lol

 

[TheNachoMan]

Anyone remember 2006? A good counterexample

Though less relevant these days of course

Was that the year he played Baghdatis in a slam final? LMAO

 

[Krish872007]

Not bad, 1 good forehand at least

 

[oldmanfan]

Easy pt after a slice. Nice dropper to close the game.

Slice him to oblivion Fedr. It's easy as hell for ya, so why resist? lol

 

[Martin J]

Was that the year he played Baghdatis in a slam final? LMAO

Showed more guts than Citybus, for sure.