ATP 250 : Brisbane : Jan 4- 11

Predict the Winner

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Really want that 83rd title and 1000th win on Sunday. Aside from more slams I really want to see Federer reach Lendl's 'official' title mark.
 
LOL what you guys arguing here? Federer hates players keeps throwing everything back all the day and loves playing offensive players with big serve, groundstrokes but poor movement. He can imbalance them easily rather than grinders with his variety..

Is this kind of rocket science?
 
Russeljones said:
Not often I can say this but The Order made some solid posts here with regard to the upcoming Dimiterer match. I am with him on this one. You just don't know which Federer will turn up and if Grigor was awestruck the first time the two met, he has certainly come a long way now.
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He has? How so? They have played twice now and the last time was a few months ago.
 
cc0509 said:
That is exactly what you were doing. Firstservingman said that offensive opponents result in Federer winning easily at which point you responded by saying Tsonga, Berdych and Del Potro say hi. Why would you say that at all when the topic was about Dimitrov if you didn't think Dimitrov was a similar type player? That makes no sense but of course now you are trying to backtrack your mistake.
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No it's not exactly what I was doing. If you had bothered to follow the conversation, you would have seen that he was talking about what hurts Fed's game and what doesn't. He clearly said offensive players get beat easily which is why I listed those guys who all played offensively and beat him in majors.

cc0509 said:
Also, I am pretty sure calling me a nutcase is a personal attack and something which is not allowed on this forum? :confused:
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Not when it's the truth.

cc0509 said:
You keep lumping all Fed fans together and calling us insecure but the truth is you seem like the insecure poster around here to me. Almost every post of yours is a dig towards Federer. You are obsessed. Also, if you actually read my posts you would see that I like Nadal and stick up for him quite a lot depending on the circumstances.
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There was no dig towards Federer in my post at all.

All I said was the Grigor match would be interesting. You need to get some therapy to help you stop being so precious.

It's only further proof that my claims re most Fed fans on here is true.
 
torpantennis said:
Nishikori/Federer/Dimitrov, the top three of 2015!
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There is no force in universe which can throw consistent Robotovic outside of top 3 currently if stays healthy.

Nishikori seems ready for breaking top 4 but not Dimitrov. I'll be very happy if he somehow makes finals of Masters for the first time in his career following footsteps of Murray. (clear pushing)
 
cc0509 said:
He has? How so? They have played twice now and the last time was a few months ago.
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It continues to baffle me how someone here can supposedly read my post, quote it, and still misconstrue. Clearly I am counting since the first time the two met. I believe Grigor will be fancying his chances today more so than ever before. Roger's excellent result vs Duckworth notwithstanding. I am not predicting an outcome, I am merely saying it's folly to discard the possibility of players like Federer, Nadal and Djokovic losing. Hasn't 2014 taught you anything?
 
Russeljones said:
It continues to baffle me how someone here can supposedly read my post, quote it, and still misconstrue. Clearly I am counting since the first time the two met. I believe Grigor will be fancying his chances today more so than ever before. Roger's excellent result vs Duckworth notwithstanding. I am not predicting an outcome, I am merely saying it's folly to discard the possibility of players like Federer, Nadal and Djokovic losing. Hasn't 2014 taught you anything?
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It has taught me that Djokovic, Federer and Nadal are ranked 1, 2 and 3 respectively and Dimitrov is ranked 11th. ;)

Sure it is possible that Dimitrov could pull off some kind of upset vs Federer but I would be very surprised if that happened that is all I am saying.

I would be much less surprised if Nishikori defeated Federer.
 
Russeljones said:
I am sorry but this is a strange assertion. What Big 4? Out of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, who would you class as an aggressive player? It is clear that 75% of the group prefer longer rallies with winners coming usually as a result of positioning lag due to number of cross-court shots played. Saying one of these is more offensive than the others is a stretch of the imagination. Yes Nadal hits heavier balls but has fewer cheep points on his own serve. When you look at number of shots per point, I wouldn't be surprised if Murray trumps Novak and him.
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D.Nalby12 said:
I'm sorry. Nadal is physical grinder with heavy topspin forehand. His average and best level of offense is always inferior to Federer and Djokovic.
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In my assertion, a player is either REACTIVE or PROACTIVE. And Federer/Nadal are IMO 100% proactive, they both look to get their big weapons into play. With Nadal, it just hsppens that his big weapon is a loopy high-spin FH. With that, it's harder to hit winners, but he still is proactive and looks to dominate outings with his big weapon.

Murray/Djokovic in comparison are more REACTIVE. They are happy to just trade groundstrokes with either BH or FH, they don't look to take any big weapons into play. They are happy to just react to whatever the opponent gives them. And IMO, this reactive style is more defensive than what Nadal does.

So don't just look into the average length of the rallies. Look what the player tries to do, Nadal tries to dominate outings with his FH, he runs around so many BHs, so he is offensive. And all top players, even Federer, are great defenders. Their defense is much better than most any lesser players, but that good defense still does not define the style they play.

IMO, reactive players are dull and boring to watch. Guess what, I like watching BOTH Federer & Nadal!
 
cc0509 said:
You keep lumping all Fed fans together and calling us insecure but the truth is you seem like the insecure poster around here to me. Almost every post of yours is a dig towards Federer. You are obsessed. Also, if you actually read my posts you would see that I like Nadal and stick up for him quite a lot depending on the circumstances.
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QFT.

Some folks can't handle RF.
 
Underhand said:
I hope it's gonna be a competitive match with eye watering drop volleys, 'tweeners and backhand smashes making the crowd shriek like Sharapova.
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Now did you mean eye-popping or mouth-watering ?

LOL, I'd like to see some mouth-popping backhand winners :D
 
torpantennis said:
In my assertion, a player is either REACTIVE or PROACTIVE. And Federer/Nadal are IMO 100% proactive, they both look to get their big weapons into play. With Nadal, it just hsppens that his big weapon is a loopy high-spin FH. With that, it's harder to hit winners, but he still is proactive and looks to dominate outings with his big weapon.

Murray/Djokovic in comparison are more REACTIVE. They are happy to just trade groundstrokes with either BH or FH, they don't look to take any big weapons into play. They are happy to just react to whatever the opponent gives them. And IMO, this reactive style is more defensive than what Nadal does.

So don't just look into the average length of the rallies. Look what the player tries to do, Nadal tries to dominate outings with his FH, he runs around so many BHs, so he is offensive. And all top players, even Federer, are great defenders. Their defense is much better than most any lesser players, but that good defense still does not define the style they play.

IMO, reactive players are dull and boring to watch. Guess what, I like watching BOTH Federer & Nadal!
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To say Djokovic is Reactive is really incorrect. Djokovic is far more proactive than Nadal, he doesn't have a big weapon, but his shotmaking is just as good and his point construction is up there with anyone. It's simple, djokovic plays on the baseline.
 
Sentinel said:
Now did you mean eye-popping or mouth-watering ?

LOL, I'd like to see some mouth-popping backhand winners :D
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Hopefully, it won't be lung-breaking and back-busting (Fed especially) tennis so that the winner of this match will have something left for the final.
 
Aretium said:
To say Djokovic is Reactive is really incorrect. Djokovic is far more proactive than Nadal, he doesn't have a big weapon, but his shotmaking is just as good and his point construction is up there with anyone. It's simple, djokovic plays on the baseline.
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Djokovic IS reactive. But it's true that he takes the ball relatively early, stands on the baseline often. So in this sense he is more "offensive" than Nadal. But still, he mostly reacts to the happenings without any clear plan to dominate the rallies, other than taking time away from his opponents.

And remember that Nadal stands behind the baseline because then he can take more balls with his FH. His gameplan is really simple: "Hit as many balls with FH as possible!" If that's not proactive then what is? :confused:
 
NatF said:
Grigor could beat Federer, but considering Federer's form I don't think he will. I expect a decent contest. Grigor will hopefully be more comfortable on court than he has been in their last 2 encounters.
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I expect Federer to come through in 2 , worst case 3 sets.

I am not so sure about the finals if it is against Kei, who has been playing really well, though he showed signs of body cramps against Tomic, stretching his muscles.
 
Steve0904 said:
Federer's game is leaps and bounds behind his dominant years right now, but Federer is still the solid favourite here.
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Really? The only step he missed last year was a slam, but he swept through most of the big boys, swept through most of the Masters, and came a hair from number 1. He's not that far from his dominant years.
 
jakemcclain32 said:
Really? The only step he missed last year was a slam, but he swept through most of the big boys, swept through most of the Masters, and came a hair from number 1. He's not that far from his dominant years.
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Probably in results, but tennis-wise, there is a long distance from his best years
 
I've compared Federer's performance vs Duckworth this year and last year at the AO.

It's no surprise that Duckworth played much better last year than this year. However Federer is much more aggressive with his racquet this year than last year. Last year he was still in his experimentation mode. Now I believe he found or almost found his perfect setup. Those 205-210 kmh serves + bigger forehands and aggressive returns will be the key difference for him to win a major this year.
 
Soul_Evisceration said:
I've compared Federer's performance vs Duckworth this year and last year at the AO.

It's no surprise that Duckworth played much better last year than this year. However Federer is much more aggressive with his racquet this year than last year. Last year he was still in his experimentation mode. Now I believe he found or almost found his perfect setup. Those 205-210 kmh serves + bigger forehands and aggressive returns will be the key difference for him to win a major this year.
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Let's hope so! I think he may have one more major left in him.
 
Noleberic123 said:
How dare you dislike my Serbian sister! :mad:
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I don't know how anyone can really dislike Ana, it's a bit like Federer in that regard, neither of them do anything that should make people dislike them.

Ana is extremely talented, better to watch than the ball-bashers like Sharapova and Serena, and her attitude is always very positive.

My reason for liking her isn't entirely tennis-related though. :grin:
 
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