brisbane final

[Petrus]

how many of you would rather see fed plays nishikori?

I would. Instead, now we are going to see 1 or 2 stroke rallies.

pretty disappointed.

 

[cknobman]

Raonic is no serve bot, you should not be disappointed.

 

[Hollywood401k]

Definitely expected a Kei v Roger final. Would've been a fun one, but now I don't mind that I'll miss the match.

 

[Paul Murphy]

I'd prefer Nishikori but I like watching Fed against big servers.

 

[Phalagoo]

By the way Nishikori was playing in the first set, I really expected him to win the match. I was feeling sorry for Raonic after he lost the first set, but then he later won the match. Of course I would have preferred seeing Federer-Nishikori in the final, but I am most disappointed that Federer's 1000th match win would be against Raonic. But then again historically, that would give Federer a greater chance of sealing his 1000th win with this Brisbane title than if he had to face Nishikori.

 

[DerekNoleFam1]

Raonic has only beaten Fed once, Fed seems to cope well with huge servers, but is still on the rise and should be a good match up.
Prefer this match up than Nishikori tbh.

 

[NEW_BORN]

Wow, that was close.

Raonic was performing out of his mind, but still lost.

Congrats to Fed on 1000th win and 83rd title.

 

[jg153040]

Wow, that was close.

Raonic was performing out of his mind, but still lost.

Congrats to Fed on 1000th win and 83rd title.

That was high quality tennis. This is amazing Fed's quality, he can neutralize players that are on fire. That's why he is so consistent.

 

[Fedinkum]

Milos could have beat anyone tonite, it was very close...

 

[chjtennis]

I have no complaints whatsoever about the final. That was a great match. Raonic just showed how much of an improvement he has made to his game and I regard him as one of the genuine threats to big 4 alongside Nishikori. Federer could have easily lost, but he showed his mental strength and prevailed in the end. Raonic can beat anyone on his day now.

 

[TheMusicLover]

I have no complaints whatsoever about the final. That was a great match. Raonic just showed how much of an improvement he has made to his game and I regard him as one of the genuine threats to big 4 alongside Nishikori. Federer could have easily lost, but he showed his mental strength and prevailed in the end. Raonic can beat anyone on his day now.

Very accurate assessment.
Anyone still setting aside Raonic as a 'serve bot only' should be forced to watch a re-run.

 

[chjtennis]

Very accurate assessment.
Anyone still setting aside Raonic as a 'serve bot only' should be forced to watch a re-run.

He definitely is not just a servebot. I think he is the new Del Potro at this stage. He may even improve further, which will be great for men's tennis. New Djokovic (Nishikori) and new Delpo should brighten up the forecast in men's tennis.

 

[Gary Duane]

My assessment: Fed had his back against the wall in the 2nd set, and in most of the 3rd. Raonic was playing out of his mind, except at the beginning of the 1st set and the very end of the 3rd. He hit several fantastic BHs down the line, among other things.

If he continues to play at this level, he is going to do a lot of damage to top 10 players.

 

[Petrus]

My assessment: Fed had his back against the wall in the 2nd set, and in most of the 3rd. Raonic was playing out of his mind, except at the beginning of the 1st set and the very end of the 3rd. He hit several fantastic BHs down the line, among other things.

If he continues to play at this level, he is going to do a lot of damage to top 10 players.

I think for Raonic to do well in a slam he needs to be lucky. And no one can get lucky on a routine basis.

Raonic was playing low percentage tennis today. He was just hitting the ball as hard as he could to stand a chance with fed.

In the first set, he was missing his shots; hitting them out or into the net. Then in the middle of the 2nd set, those shots started going in and he had a chance.
When you play low percentage tennis, statistically there would be streaks of games during a match that the ball will land in. But more often than not they will not.

On the other hand, great players like fed, djokovic, nadal, murray, nishikori etc use spin, placement, strategy, and power only when the opportunity arises. This is the type of game that will win you matches consistently.

No doubt Raonic can be a threat to any of the top players on any given day. But to do that for 7 matches straight to win a slam? He needs to be lucky, very lucky.

 

[backfootgrinder]

I love how feds switched into gear after that 1st round scare. stepped it up so much. Great prep for Melbs

 

[chjtennis]

I think for Raonic to do well in a slam he needs to be lucky. And no one can get lucky on a routine basis.

Raonic was playing low percentage tennis today. He was just hitting the ball as hard as he could to stand a chance with fed.

In the first set, he was missing his shots; hitting them out or into the net. Then in the middle of the 2nd set, those shots started going in and he had a chance.
When you play low percentage tennis, statistically there would be streaks of games during a match that the ball will land in. But more often than not they will not.

On the other hand, great players like fed, djokovic, nadal, murray, nishikori etc use spin, placement, strategy, and power only when the opportunity arises. This is the type of game that will win you matches consistently.

No doubt Raonic can be a threat to any of the top players on any given day. But to do that for 7 matches straight to win a slam? He needs to be lucky, very lucky.

Are you saying Raonic should play Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Murray 7 times in a slam? He can certainly beat anyone other than those 4 any day. He's not likely to meet more than 2 of the big 4 and I think he can beat them if he plays really well.

 

[Gary Duane]

Are you saying Raonic should play Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Murray 7 times in a slam? He can certainly beat anyone other than those 4 any day. He's not likely to meet more than 2 of the big 4 and I think he can beat them if he plays really well.

I agree. And if his serve is really hot, he doesn't have to red-line the way he did in this match.

 

[jg153040]

Awesome final. Raonic was goating. Federer usually copes well when opponents get on fire and get everything in, but this was too much even for Federer.

When Raonic panted the line like 4 times in a row, Fed screamed. It was so funny.

It was such a quality close match.