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seriously?
thats bad even for fed. i know he is supposed to be a bad practice player... but still.
Cumulative stats - Federer [3] vs. Berdych [11] - WIM 2017 SF
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seriously?
thats bad even for fed. i know he is supposed to be a bad practice player... but still.
Smasher08
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This. There's no doubt that Berd will try to use Miami as a statement match and try to leverage its boost to his confidence as much as possible. Plus he's beaten Fed here on the big stage before, just not for quite some time.
If he swings for the fences and makes his shots, he'll have a legit chance. But his margin for sub-stellar play will be very small.
Gazelle
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oh, you mean the practice match ? zzzz.
roddick beat federer at an exho on Kooyong in 2007 and we saw what happened at the AO
But you have to look at current Berdych. He's no Roddick. He has the eye of the tiger right now. He will use all his power to not be denied this time.
Chanwan
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I don't like to look past any opponent and Tomas can be dangerous on any given day. But if I'm being perfectly honest cilic is the one that worries me now. Would much prefer Murray to cilic tbh. Either way I do believe Fed can and will win it from here
Chanwan
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Keep tagging good sir
Chanwan
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Details of this exo please? He beat Rafa too right?
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icedevil0289
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ia, berdych will be tough and I am kind of nervous about that match tbh. however, cilic is the one I'm definitely eyeing right now. if he meets fed, i'm sure he definitely wants to make a statement as he probably should have won that match last year.
Gazelle
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This hopefully won't come back to bite me but Berdych and eye of the Tiger????
He will be coming with a vengeance and fullfill his untapped potential. Only a Trump Wall can stop him from reaching ultimate glory. Or Cilic maybe.
Chanwan
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I think he should beat cilic too. Beat him last year while injured. And we just saw what happened to Milos..either way he needs two more wins
falstaff78
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This was not even an exho it was a practice set when Federer was broadcasting his practice session pre-Wimbledon
Wouldn't read anything into it. Like AT ALL
USO14 is where Monfils did the damage to Federer & he was up two sets to love eventually losing 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 (holding 2 match points over Federer in the 10th game of the fourth) so Federer was a little fatigued for his match vs Cilic there with an unfortunate case of Monfils showing up to play the match of his life the one time Federer had his best opportunity (pot luck or lack thereof).
In this case i do agree with you & still feel Cilic is the biggest threat with Cilic having the strongest ground game out of himself & Querrey but all we have to do is to look back to last year where Federer beat Cilic whilst not being @ 100% . & taking into account this will be a first Wimbledon Final for Cilic (it's even a first Wimbledon Semi-Final for him) & Cilic is known for not being being the strongest in terms of mentality out on court.
Furthermore , Federer is 100% healthy here (granted he is 35) but skipping the European Clay Court swing was his way to prepare for a tough Wimbledon (with no 'regrets'), coupled with the fact that Federer has won in straight-sets from his Halle first round up until now which is 10 consecutive Grass Court matches combined with Cilic coming off a 5-Set Match vs Muller & Querrey coming off 3 consecutive 5-Set matches . So basically this is the first time since USO14 where Federer will be Big-4 Free whilst being @ 100% & in top form since ... Hmmm i think it would have been USO 2009 vs Del-Potro?. Okay not good memories there either , but 2009 Del-Potro doesn't exist here thankfully. & Federer played a flat final that day as i watched that match live & Federer really should have won that match & lost his FO Semi that year to Del-Potro but we all know that we'd take that 1-1 split for that year hands down. So to backtrack here i cannot see Federer putting in a sub-par performance anywhere here as he did in the USO-09 Final.
With all that being said Cilic is the final remaining threat , but it's a Grand Slam Final. Whomever makes it there is always going to be a contender in any case. I was fearful that Federer may have been stuck with Cilic in another Quarter final (I'd booked Cilic as a worst-Case-Scenario QF) this year with 2 more big matches to come afterwards , but in a Slam Final i'd take Cilic with a Djokovic free Semi-Final. We could not have asked for anything more now apart from a win for Querrey in all honesty.
It's now time for Federer to finally join Djokovic & Nadal as being sole #1's in Title Leaders in their 'Pet-Slams' . Then USO17 is next on the list ... #PetSlam#2 - #Project20
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Roddick85
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I'm going to pick Federer in 4 sets, based on the fact that Berdych already beat Fed on grass before and their last match was a tight one. I fully expect Cilic to await Federer in the final, so I just hope this doesn't go the distance, which would hurt Federer's chances.
One thing I'd like to say though, is if Berdych beats Federer tomorrow, I hope he takes this all the way and wins the championship. I always thought he was an underachiever, so winning 1 slam after all these years would be nice to see.
One thing I'd like to say though, is if Berdych beats Federer tomorrow, I hope he takes this all the way and wins the championship. I always thought he was an underachiever, so winning 1 slam after all these years would be nice to see.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
why does Berdy get so afraid of Federer ? sometimes it seems like Thomas doesn't even think he can win
falstaff78
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Here is something slightly surprising. Turns out that through 5 matches, in Wimbledon 2017 Federer has:
- Put together better numbers than the first 5 matches of any of his championship runs
- Done so against higher ranked opposition
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Here is something slightly surprising. Turns out that through 5 matches, in Wimbledon 2017 Federer has:
This is truly staggering, at age ~36
- Put together better numbers than any of his championships
- And done so against higher ranked opposition
Other years 5 or 7 matches? That makes a difference.
falstaff78
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All through 5. Thanks for the question. Clarified on the table.
kalyan4fedever
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birdmug serve is only get so far , It will break at some point
kalyan4fedever
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These hard hitters just need to be shaken a little
kalyan4fedever
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Fed will break now
kalyan4fedever
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SEXI FOREHAND
falstaff78
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FYI this is not the match thread!
kalyan4fedever
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oops
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