Otacon
Hall of Fame
He can say whatever he wants. But I'm pretty sure he won't find peace again as a tennis pro until he wins another Slam beating Djoker in the process. Because if he thinks otherwise, then he'd better hang up his racket.
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raph6
Semi-Pro
I agree. (If only there was the like button...)
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
i thought i was a debbie downer but this is just wack way of looking at things. clearly there is a lot of projecting going on
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Fed looking fit as can be today but was icing his knee after practice.
oldmanfan
Legend
Full Fedr/Thiem practice clip on FB:
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
i know its bo5, but then just have flashbacks of wtf where i thought damn this is it fed is going to get 7,easy peasy, goffin in the sf, grigor in the final and then fed blows it.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
it being clay is interesting, but that's nice,i really like their relationship and im sure it will be fun
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
If things went as they should have on July 14, 2019, I would be able to sit back and enjoy this USO.
Unfortunately, I know I am going to probably be watching someone get one step closer (possibly one slam) to catching Fed. It will be a tough end to the slam season, and unless a miracle happens, this might be the worst year for me as a Fed fan other than 2013 when I thought he might be retiring
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
It's a bummer because with one point of difference, 2019 would've easily gone down as one of my favorites. There have been so many good moments the first 6 months of the season, and it was building up perfectly toward reclaiming his Wimbledon crown. It would've been so satisfying after how low he was in 2018, seeing him get better and better as this season progressed.
-100th title in Dubai
-First Masters title in a year and a half
-Clay return with multiple 3rd set TB wins, taking Thiem to MP, winning 2 matches in one day, etc.
-Semi-Finals of the French after 3 years away
-First time reaching 10 titles (Halle)
-Wins first match vs Nadal at Wimbledon since 08 epic
-Wins Wimbledon final from down 2 sets to 1 and down a break in the 5th
One can only hope the year was really about him winning the US Open all along, and getting so close to the Wimbledon crown was just another step along the way before finally reaching the top again.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
This is what I cling to. But this is stuff of fandom dreams.
I will say it now. If Fed wins USO, it will be my favorite win of all time regardless of who or how. After AO17, I felt all business was settled. Now there is unfinished business. It does not sit well.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
I still can't imagine anything being better than AO17. I couldn't have written a cornier movie script for how that played out it. It was literally perfect.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Yes, but all I am asking for is one more. But my wife says I already used it on AO17. But she said I could have one more after what she witnessed during WC...
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
Let's go, Roger.
ForehandRF
Legend
I can agree with this, given the context of not winning it since 2008 and more so now after that painful Wimbledon final
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
I agree. Fed could beat Djoker and then Nadal in the USO final and it couldn’t touch AO 2017. But of course other Fed fans would disagree.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Had he actually pulled off Wimby 19, it would've come close for me. But nothing can replicate the feeling of joy after waiting 5 years for a title.
Otacon
Hall of Fame
@rogerfederer said recent struggles in NY were bad luck.” “This is the best I’ve felt in years coming into the US Open,” he said.
TheIntrovert
Hall of Fame
I’m still not convinced. Not doubting him, but doubting the ridiculous roof and the sauna conditions it creates
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
I love roger I do, but he almost always says that he is feeling better than ever, stresses that there are no injuries and then months later we find out he had something like a hand issue.
AceSalvo
Legend
Same here. Not convinced that the weather won’t be a factor.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
to be honest i think its because novak has been a thorn in his side more recently than nadal so i feel like it would have brought me the same joy plus its wimbledon.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
I think we all agree, that after this summer, if he goes out and beats Djoker, then Rafa to win USO, this has to feel close to the best Fed moment ever.
I guess not everyone will feel that way (@BeatlesFan), but for me I don't see how it could not be the greatest Fed moment for me.
Then again, AO17 was never an option in my opinion. I thought he would NEVER win again. At this moment, I think he COULD win another.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah, he was icing his knee today. What was that about?
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
But I'm curious, is AO 17 your all time favorite? You've been rocking that RG 09 avatar since forever, and it's one of the few titles I could see a fan valuing more than 17.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Fed told Swiss press his knee was fine, he was icing his legs in general because of the heat. So some good news there.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Even if he's lying through his teeth with downplaying the Wimbledon devastation, you have to tip your hat at his optimism, even if feigned. He gave the perfect response, really amazing. He has learned through the years to be the absolutely perfect ambassador of the sport.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
haha, i dont know what my all time favorite is. Ao 2017 is definitely up there ofcourse. To be honest, i'm also lazy so that is part of why i haven't changed my avatar, but i have very fond memories of rg 09 tbh and not just for the tennis , but also collectively going through it with people here, the nadal shock loss, followed by novak promptly losing to all the pressure on roger and then going through that roller coaster match with haas and then del potro, its something I'll never forget and since its roger's only rg, its special in that way.
AO 2017 is special in its own way too and i have many vivid memories. I still watch that 5th set with nerves, even though i know what is going to happen.
After that, i also really enjoyed wimbledon 2012 (funny what many thought to be his swan song) and also someone overlooked, his USO 2008. I feel like that is when the USO audiences really started to pull for him, viewed him as an underdog, and it was really enjoyable watching him show his emotions on court.
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icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
i have flashbacks too roger
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
I was just watching that match again and enjoyed it (but who regarded him as an underdog? He was massively favored in that match). Murray played very much below his level there and Roger had extremely long hair for him. It never was this long again.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
I wasn't specifically referring to just the final, but throughout the tournament in general. I don't think he came in as the favorite and I think people stopped viewing him as the man to beat and this invincible person that he may have been viewed in prior years. That andreev match will always be memorable for me, as is his semi against novak too.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
i thought he had issues with the wrist and that is why he wasn't playing well or was it both? he definitely seems determined not to let the heat get the best of him.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
i hate that i feel this way, but legit he could win USO and heck win wimbledon next year and be on 22 and I'll still be like that's great, we could have had 23 if you converted a freaking championship point.
AceSalvo
Legend
I just had one right now. Like “ why couldn’t Fed go for broke down the T on both FS?”
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Otacon
Hall of Fame
I remember taking off my t-shirt and starting to wave it at 40-15I just had one right now. Like “ why couldn’t Fed go for broke down the T on both FS?”
TheIntrovert
Hall of Fame
I had made a deal with me brother to get him ice cream after the match if fed finished. I had my shoes on and keys in my hand. I was ready to head out... no ice cream. And no win ffsI remember taking off my t-shirt and starting to wave it at 40-15
Otacon
Hall of Fame
After the match ended, I was staring at the screen, my mouth open for about 10 minutes. I couldn't utter a word. My wife who isn't a big tennis fan didn't try to console me because she was also shocked by the outcome. It was a very strange feeling.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
My wife walked out after he got broke back. She knew to get out. She is a huge Rafa fan and wanted no part in the aftermath.
After the match ended, I was staring at the screen, my mouth open for about 10 minutes. I couldn't utter a word. My wife who isn't a big tennis fan didn't try to console me because she was also shocked by the outcome. It was a very strange feeling.
I had no emotions that day. I have never been prepared for such an immediate sense of excitement, and for it to disappear so fast.
Why are we talking about this again? Are you my shrink. I am OVER IT. CANT YOU SEE? I HAVE MOVED ON!!!!!!!
It was a freaking tie... It was a tie... a tie... tie...
I can't even explain it to non tennis fans.
oldmanfan
Legend
My wife walked out after he got broke back. She knew to get out. She is a huge Rafa fan and wanted no part in the aftermath.
I had no emotions that day. I have never been prepared for such an immediate sense of excitement, and for it to disappear so fast.
Why are we talking about this again? Are you my shrink. I am OVER IT. CANT YOU SEE? I HAVE MOVED ON!!!!!!!
It was a freaking tie... It was a tie... a tie... tie...
I can't even explain it to non tennis fans.
Calm down my fren. Look at it this way. Djoker needed to win 5/5 TBs in order to best Fedr in their last 2 matches. Lose any of thost TBs, and Fedr wins either match. Sure, it sux how the cookies fell, but, it won't always fall Djokr's way.
As soon-to-be-retired Tipsy's tattoo says... 'Keep Digging' Fedr, and the wins will come.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Sure feels like it does.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
If I may ask, how do you cope being married to a Rafa fan? My boyfriends/husband have always liked who I liked: Lendl, Andre, Roger. If hubby was a Nadal fan, I couldn't watch a match with him, it would **** me off too much. How do you do it?
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