Federer selfish with his country?

[cottontail]

According to the ATP site, he played 3 ties in 2004. Did they make a mistake?

Did you check the doubles results? He played only doubles in QF.

 

[veroniquem]

Did you check the doubles results? He played only doubles in QF.

Ah thanks, I hadn't thought about that!

 

[cottontail]

You're welcome.

 

[OddJack]

Roger has himself said you need to be selfish to be successful in your career.
Get it?

 

[Nadal_Freak]

I think Fed's not coming to Davis Cup in the last 5 years is related to his ego getting bigger. He used to be different before he dominated. It's all about his game now. He has changed his priorities and maybe everyone saying he is the greatest for so long has been a big part of that change.

 

[BreakPoint]

Why? Bad backs do not affect pro tennis players the same way as everybody else? I would think it's worse since they have to strain their back when they serve...

Which is why Federer served his worst in recent memory in the '09 Aus Open final and thereby lost to Nadal.

Training involves a lot more than serving or even hitting tennis balls. Did you know that pro tennis players do a ton of off-court training regularly? That's hours of training everyday without a racquet in their hand.

 

[BreakPoint]

I think Fed's not coming to Davis Cup in the last 5 years is related to his ego getting bigger. He used to be different before he dominated. It's all about his game now. He has changed his priorities and maybe everyone saying he is the greatest for so long has been a big part of that change.

Really? I thought YOU were the only one saying that Federer is the greatest for so long? :shock:

 

[wordyshaman]

Haha, i really hope some of you are trollin'

really, for your sakes

 

[veroniquem]

Which is why Federer served his worst in recent memory in the '09 Aus Open final and thereby lost to Nadal.

Training involves a lot more than serving or even hitting tennis balls. Did you know that pro tennis players do a ton of off-court training regularly? That's hours of training everyday without a racquet in their hand.

The rumor is that "he's been hitting balls with Cahill". How can he do that without a racquet in his hands? :shock:

 

[wordyshaman]

Weird Federer played Davis CUp in 2001 and went 3-1 they got bounced early for lack of teammates with ability to play competently.
2002- 4-0 they got bounced first round but he helped them win the playoffs so they could stay in the main draw.
2003- 5-1..lead them to the semifinals
2004- 4-0..no teammates
2005- 1-0 wins his play off misses 1R match .
2006- 2-0 believe they were out of main draw not sure but wins play off matches
2007 - 2-0
2008 - 1-0 wins play off to get them back into main draw

So singles wise he is 22-2 in davis cup play since 2001..

Doubles performances
2006- 1-0
2007- 0-1
2008- 1-0 wins play off to get them back in

In Feds 4 years as number 1 Yves Allgero was way down on the decline and their was nobody else in Swiss pool that could help. Fed played in 2004 and 07 but in 05 and 06 his two peak years not much could be said. Fed was going to deep and playing 90+ matches a year flying to god knows where to play a davis cup match where he would win his 2 and lose 2-3 was rough. He does not blow Switzerland off and hell he played all those playoffs to get them back into it, but the first round is so early in the year.

Oh Nadal_Freak tell me about Nadal's davis cup activity prior to 2008. Please share me it.

Outside of 3-1 in 2004 where he played semis and finals from 05-07 He played less Davis CUp than Federer and Spain actually had good players. All they needed was that great player and they could have won more. So where was he than? Oh right focusing on his career...kind of like Fed was doing? Fed played prior to be ranked number 1 and during it there was nobody to help him. So now that he is sick we are supposed to go he is selfish when he has a 25-6 record in singles overall and a 10-5 record in doubles. He is combined 35-11 in Davis Cup play..He is better than the quote unquote Andy Roddick who thrives for the Davis cup who is 30-11. 30/41<25/31 Fed has less appearances because his team was not strong enough to make good runs. He missed this year, but lets see next year before you call him selfish. Nadal completely skipped 2007 when the struggling Spanish could have used him the most.

THIS. end of thread.

 

[tahiti]

I think Fed's not coming to Davis Cup in the last 5 years is related to his ego getting bigger. He used to be different before he dominated. It's all about his game now. He has changed his priorities and maybe everyone saying he is the greatest for so long has been a big part of that change.

Pretty hard not to get an ego when you're that good. Even if he has had one though, it's certainly an unegotistical thing to do by crying at the Australian Open. An overflated ego would have just played cool and not given a damn.

 

[BreakPoint]

The rumor is that "he's been hitting balls with Cahill". How can he do that without a racquet in his hands? :shock:

Do you even play tennis? I can hit tennis balls without moving or straining my back at all. It didn't say he was playing competitive matches against Cahill. :-?

 

[veroniquem]

Do you even play tennis? I can hit tennis balls without moving or straining my back at all. It didn't say he was playing competitive matches against Cahill. :-?

But you said hours of training "without a racquet in their hands", hence my question, how does he hit balls with Cahill WITHOUT A RACQUET IN HIS HANDS? It was kind of a joke really, I get your point ;-)

 

[egn]

I think Fed's not coming to Davis Cup in the last 5 years is related to his ego getting bigger. He used to be different before he dominated. It's all about his game now. He has changed his priorities and maybe everyone saying he is the greatest for so long has been a big part of that change.

He did show up just not to the 1st round. Really it is the Davis Cup scheduling that caused the biggest problem. Fed had tons of points to defend and Davis Cup would take out rest time. I think the ultimate problem with Davis CUp is it still does not fit smoothly into the schedule. Atp needs to take over it or work with the ITF to schedule it better.

 

[BreakPoint]

But you said hours of training "without a racquet in their hands", hence my question, how does he hit balls with Cahill WITHOUT A RACQUET IN HIS HANDS? It was kind of a joke really, I get your point ;-)

He's Federer. He can do anything. I'd bet he can beat just about anyone on this board even WITHOUT a racquet in his hands. LOL

 

[egn]

He's Federer. He can do anything. I'd bet he can beat just about anyone on this board even WITHOUT a racquet in his hands. LOL

Chuck Norris can beat Roger Federer at tennis blindfolded with no hands.

 

[MrBen]

Well he did say he was injured.....but maybe he is simply selfish

 

[Gen]

Do you even play tennis? I can hit tennis balls without moving or straining my back at all. It didn't say he was playing competitive matches against Cahill. :-?

Sorry, BP. Maybe it depends how badly your back is affected. Having a comparatively mild back injury (inflicted by the blooming serve), I couldn't do anything tenniswise for about 3 months.

 

[edmondsm]

I think Fed's not coming to Davis Cup in the last 5 years is related to his ego getting bigger. He used to be different before he dominated. It's all about his game now. He has changed his priorities and maybe everyone saying he is the greatest for so long has been a big part of that change.

Geezuz, when are they gonna ban you for this crap?

 

[sureshs]

Peter Bodo is speculating in his blog how come Fed was hitting with Cahill in Dubai while not being able to play DC. He of course points out for the record that matches exert more toll, to present a balanced picture, wink wink.

Fed is perfectly well. He has even landed up early in IW to hit. He didn't play Davis Cup because it is not his priority. He didn't lose the AO because of back pain.

All this talk about patriotism consisting of playing for your country is nonsense. Many players reside outside their countries for tax purposes or training. Many coaches work with foreign players or set up academies in foreign countries. Only the fans who misbehave by booing the opponent after consuming too many drinks bother about such things.

 

[SoCal10s]

Davis cup is a very emotional taxing event,it's also a 3 out of 5 set matches and needs to play at least twice ,with very little rest... if you play at home it's a bit easier ,but if you have to travel,it's not that easy if you're expected to win all the matches...

 

[devila]

There are naive DC fans who think their top 10 faves have no chance at all to win
Slams. That's why they overrate DC's importance.
Fed, depends on media a s s-screwing to bring himself shameless belief and arrogant,
unrealistic goals. He blatantly lies to gain sympathy.
It backfires on his own face.

Isn't he playing DOUBLES with Allegro in Indian Wells?
He predicted "a risky DC participation", yet he's playing singles and doubles
in 2 AMERICAN tournies.