Fed confirms he will not play Monte Carlo
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noobforehand20
Professional
some days ago i was thinking about him playing monte carlo to get 300-600 points maybe and call it a clay season after that. basically just a week of extending his #1 lead and still have enough time to rest and prepare for grass,i mean who seems able to stop him other than nadal even on a clay court? it would have to be some spanish or latin american journeymen on a hot day as i dont see any of the other top guys doing it
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Winning some points on clay is pretty much obligatory, if Federer wants to make a strong claim for YE #1.
Of course, that should be weighted against the other risks and I reckon Madrid is what he should play should he decide to play on clay this year.
noobforehand20
Professional
Winning some points on clay is pretty much obligatory, if Federer wants to make a strong claim for YE #1.
Of course, that should be weighted against the other risks and I reckon Madrid is what he should play should he decide to play on clay this year.
indeed madrid is the best chance at making a run on clay, i was mentioning the monte carlo thing as it represented a strategy in wich he would play a clay torunament and then not play RG, that way he would still have like 2 months before wimbledon, playing madrid would give him only 4 weeks until sttutgard starts if we were ti assume he would not play paris
Apun94
Hall of Fame
Yup, give his all at RG, skip the grass tune ups (and lets be honest, he doesnt really need to play tournaments to be ready for grass) and be rearing to go at Wimbledon
Apun94
Hall of Fame
Lol really? Did you stan in the final, or murray throughout 2017, or how Djokovic lost a set 6-0, or... I could go on and on.
Do you remember how well he played till Miami last year?
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Stan played well before the final and Murray also at RG.
Apun94
Hall of Fame
Still not good enough to beat '17 Federer.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
I can't believe posts like this. There is literally 0% chance of this happening. Fed has a lifetime contract to play Halle, aside from all the other facts disproving the rest of this content.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
No. Prince Harry's wedding is on the Saturday when the Rome semis are played. He and Mirka confirmed months ago they are attending.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
At this point Murray would even play a Futures event as long as it allows him to return on court.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Good point. Looks as if the only clay tune-up Fed might play will have to be Madrid then.
True Fanerer
G.O.A.T.
Nope gotta play with chocolate that week.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
What about 2015 IW, 2015 Rome and 2015 Cincy among other potential 2015 matches against Roger? So Rafa was a man with fear all those times?
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Did you forget what Stan did to Roger the last time they played at RG?
There's no evidence 2017 Fed was better than 2015 Fed on clay.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
That leaves Barcelona as the next biggest clay tune-up event. The rest are all 250s. He's played Istanbul before and Geneva would be at home so maybe they are possibilities?
True Fanerer
G.O.A.T.
I've been thinking Instanbul for a while now. He's played there before as you said. Gives plenty of time to rest between HC and FO as well. Plus it could give him some confidence by not having to play under the pressure of a 1000.
It’s laughable indeed. The Africa trip (during Monte Carlo) is a nice and important thing though.
But chocolate and a wedding? Come on...
Totally irrelevant compared to tennis. I wouldn’t even rule out that playing Rome is a nice “excuse” for not going to a boring celebrity show. He is a sportsman after all!
Feather
Legend
I was specifically referring to clay. So how well Roger played till Miami is immaterial. The last time Roger lost to Rafa or Novak in RG was in 2012. Since then he lost to someone or the other. That shows his clay vulnerability.
PS: I do consider Roger as the number one favourite for Wimbledon as of now. Not saying he will win certainly. Just saying that he has better chances than anyone as of now. He will a strong favourite in the next US Open and Australian open yoo. But at RG, no, he is very weak as of now
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
As FED fans we reserve the right to believe whatever allows us to be the most indignant.
True Fanerer
G.O.A.T.
I could maybe see the royal wedding, but not the chocolate. Something like that can be rescheduled.
Federer beat
Again, selectively picked a Federer fan trounce on.As FED fans we reserve the right to believe whatever allows us to be the most indignant.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
It's hard to type on an iphone. BeatlesFan is a Fed fan but we all know which fan base you support.
Apun94
Hall of Fame
It was just a suggestion. We all know what another RG would do for Federer's legacy. No need to get all worked up about it
Apun94
Hall of Fame
How is he a weak candidate at RG? He's the second favourite there, surely. Distant second, but second nonetheless. Who's going to take 3 sets off of him, even on clay this year? Thiem? Please
And I say this as a Nadal fan
Apun94
Hall of Fame
Umm... first off, 2015 Stan was way better than 2017 Stan. It's not even close.
Second of all, of course '17 Fed wouldve played better than '15 Fed. Please tell me how he wasnt better last year, specially if he was smart about it and played only Rome and RG on clay
fednad
Hall of Fame
Awesome !
And, I hope, after RG 2019 !
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