Federer to win RG 2014 & achieve Double career Slam?

[LazyNinja19]

There was a lot of buzz at the AO, for Nadal to achieve the Double career Slam, which only Rod Laver & Roy Emerson have accomplished so far.
Rafa obviously couldn't do it.

But with this current Federer resurgence, it's a very high possibility that he goes on to win RG! Rafa has been in atrocious form lately. Djokovic seems to be in a slump too. All of this perfectly paves the way for Federer.

Also people seem to forget that after Nadal, Federer has been the best Clay-court player for the past decade. If Nadal is out of the way, Roger might glide his way to yet another RG, and accomplish the DCS feat.

Of course, Federer is looking very very good to win Wimbledon where he has his best chances! But to me, he is a very strong contender for this year's RG too!

Discuss.

 

[wrapitup]

Federer outside of Nadal has been the best clay courter the last decade. Hardly, Federer hasnt been the 2nd best clay courter since 2009. In 2010 both Djokovic and Federer were crap, and from 2011 to today Djokovic has been overall the 2nd best clay courter each year.

 

[6-3 6-0]

Lol....jinx? :lol:

Last year when he was expected to make the final (with RNadal and NDjokovic being in other half) he got blown off the court by JWTsonga of all people :lol:

 

[LazyNinja19]

Lol....jinx? :lol:

Last year when he was expected to make the final (with RNadal and NDjokovic being in other half) he got blown off the court by JWTsonga of all people :lol:

You obviously can't compare Federer of last year with this year!
No, it's not a jinx.

 

[Maximagq]

Son of God to win his first career Grand Slam. Bound 2 winning RG

 

[chjtennis]

I still see RG belonging to Rafa, but you never know. Picking Rafa again this year. Want to see clay season first, though, before being sure.

 

[kishnabe]

Nope.....maybe another Wimbledon. French Open is either Rafa or Rafa.

 

[RF20Lennon]

Rafa is still the fav by quite a margin in my opinion so even if he loses which isn't remotely likely Fed still has to beat Novak in a best of 5! So I don't think its possible but another Wimby? YEAH POSSIBLE.

 

[newpball]

Thankfully Indian Wells is behind us, one of the weakest Masters ever in my opinion.

Here we have a tournament where a player, who shall not be named here, can reach the finals without beating a single seated player with the exception of Tommy Haas seeded 11th. At the same time people go ballistic as if the effort equals some Wimbledon victory.

Oh well, glad this is over, on to Miami, perhaps we can see a Nadal, Murray or Wawrinka at least in the quarter finals. And hopefully Ferrer and Delpo will also be able to attend.

 

[chrischris]

Wouldnt it be great ?? But to be honest i think Nole has a better chance... he was so close last year and had the match against Rafa in his hand ..this year he should take it.

Wimby is Feds to win though!

 

[chrischris]

Thankfully Indian Wells is behind us, one of the weakest Masters ever in my opinion.

Here we have a tournament where a player, who shall not be named here, can reach the finals without beating a single seated player with the exception of Tommy Haas seeded 11th. At the same time people go ballistic as if theefford equals some Wimbledon victory.

Oh well, glad this is over, on to Miami, perhaps we can see a Nadal, Murray or Wawrinka at least in the quarter finals. And hopefully Ferrer and Delpo will also be able to attend.

But thats not his fault so your point is a weak one.

 

[dunlop_fort_knox]

There was a lot of buzz at the AO, for Nadal to achieve the Double career Slam, which only Rod Laver & Roy Emerson have accomplished so far.
Rafa obviously couldn't do it.

But with this current Federer resurgence, it's a very high possibility that he goes on to win RG! Rafa has been in atrocious form lately. Djokovic seems to be in a slump too. All of this perfectly paves the way for Federer.

Also people seem to forget that after Nadal, Federer has been the best Clay-court player for the past decade. If Nadal is out of the way, Roger might glide his way to yet another RG, and accomplish the DCS feat.

Of course, Federer is looking very very good to win Wimbledon where he has his best chances! But to me, he is a very strong contender for this year's RG too!

Discuss.

he will probably lose to 17 year old qualifier nobody has ever heard of.

 

[Fiji]

I don't think so.

 

[NADALRECORD]

2 of Federer's 3 best matches this year were:
2014 AO vs Tsonga
2014 AO vs Murray

And yet, Nadal beat Federer in straight sets at the AO. It is the 2nd most lopsided win of Nadal's career over Federer at a slam. And it was at Nadal's weakest slam event. So the gap between Nadal and Federer has never been bigger. One can even make an argument that Federer played better at the AO than he played at Dubai and obviously Indian Wells. If we can conclude anything from 2014 so far, it is that Nadal will beat Federer in straight sets at Roland Garros.

 

[World Beater]

Federer can't even beat a djokovic who is mentally struggling on hard courts.

forget clay...

Federer needs to improve quite a bit to win RG and rafa needs to be sub-par and lose to someone.

 

[NADALRECORD]

The most passive/defensive I've ever seen Nadal play was 2011 Roland Garros, and Federer still couldn't quite stretch it to 5 sets. And that match even had rain delay in the middle.

 

[monfed]

You talk as if Nadal plays at the AO as if he plays indoors. Sure statistically he hasn't had a lot of success but don't go saying the surface at AO doesn't suit Nadal because whenever he's been healthy(lets pretend he was injured for the sake of argument in those editions he lost), he's almost unplayable, see 09,12 even 14, just caught an unplayable Rinka who would have none of that CC nonsense.

Nadal feels more comfortable at the AO than USO stylewise, he's even fresher at the start of the year. So no excuses. Kinda like his misfortune at Miami, a surfaces that suits him to a T.

On topic - Let's pretend you're not trolling, Ninja sir, at this age, Fed winning RG is unthinkable but sport is unpredictable so anything can happen. But yea we do this every year and Nadal wins so..

 

[StrongerThanAll]

I would jump through the roof if Fed won this years RG! Hopefully it happens!!!

 

[NADALRECORD]

You talk as if Nadal plays at the AO as if he plays indoors. Sure statistically he hasn't had a lot of success but don't go saying the surface at AO doesn't suit Nadal because whenever he's been healthy(lets pretend he was injured for the sake of argument in those editions he lost), he's almost unplayable, see 09,12 even 14, just caught an unplayable Rinka who would have none of that CC nonsense.

Nadal feels more comfortable at the AO than USO stylewise, he's even fresher at the start of the year. So no excuses. Kinda like his misfortune at Miami, a surfaces that suits him to a T.

On topic - Let's pretend you're not trolling, Ninja sir, at this age, Fed winning RG is unthinkable but sport is unpredictable so anything can happen. But yea we do this every year and Nadal wins so..

The popular perception (the only perception actually) is that Nadal was making more errors at the AO than usual. The Monfils match was the only high level match Nadal played at the AO. And the Federer match, but of course Nadal almost always plays at a high level vs Federer (I think its something personal, despite their cordial PR interactions). Nadal was not even close to "unplayable" at the AO :lol:

And the bottom line is, if Federer couldn't even take a set from Nadal at the AO (at a time when Federer was playing the best he's played in 2014) then there is no way in hell Federer will take 3 sets from Nadal at Roland Garros of all places!

 

[Emiliano55]

Lol, he cannot even beat a low-confidence Djokovic and you say he will win RG. hahha. Federer can only win some ATP500 this year, and retire the next one.

 

[NADALRECORD]

I think the biggest problem Federer has vs Nadal at Roland Garros is less to do with the surface and more to do with the size of the court. The extra space behind the baseline really suits Nadal to a T, and allows him to retrieve with an insane degree of consistency. So it forces Federer to play longer points than ever, and we know what happens when Federer has to play extremely long points for an entire match. Always cracks.

 

[monfed]

The popular perception (the only perception actually) is that Nadal was making more errors at the AO than usual. The Monfils match was the only high level match Nadal played at the AO. And the Federer match, but of course Nadal almost always plays at a high level vs Federer (I think its something personal, despite their cordial PR interactions). Nadal was not even close to "unplayable" at the AO :lol:

06 DNP, 07 and 08 lost to godmode Gonzales and Tsonga(arguably Tsonga's greatest performance ever and Gonzales too probably). 09, well we saw what he did. 10, he lost to zoning Murray,who's always troubled him on HC. 11 was visibly injured.
12 was a complete beast but lost by a mm to an arguable AO GOAT. 13 DNP, 14 caught an onfire Rinka. So unless his opponent is playing lights out tennis, or he faces a challenge like Murray/Nole, he's unstoppable at AO.

To further illustrate, Berdych had Nadal on the ropes for most of their AO 12 QF encounter but couldn't get it done, so it does take a superlative performance to beat Nadal at the AO. It's much easier to beat him at the USO, don't see how its debateable.

 

[LazyNinja19]

Clearly, Federer is in great form (7-2 against Top10). To further add to his advantage:

-Nadal is in poor form & under confident (1-3 against Top10)
-Novak injured wrist (3-3 against Top10)
-Murray in a slump
-Delpo injured and out of competition
-Stan is in great form (4-0 against Top10), but he's Roger's pigeon.

Roger has a good chance of winning RG this year. I don't believe the rumours, that he's gonna skip RG. No way!

 

[TheMusicLover]

Overreaction Galore, once again. Apparently OP missed Fed barely scraping past Tsonga yesterday.
As if not for guys like Wawrinka, GGL, Dolgopolov, Dimitrov et al. perhaps having a say in the matter, not even to mention Rafa or Djokovic, should they return on form in time - which is still very possible.

* yawn *

 

[tennisaddict]

Clearly, Federer is in great form (7-2 against Top10). To further add to his advantage:

-Nadal is in poor form & under confident (1-3 against Top10)
-Novak injured wrist (3-3 against Top10)
-Murray in a slump
-Delpo injured and out of competition
-Stan is in great form (4-0 against Top10), but he's Roger's pigeon.

Roger has a good chance of winning RG this year. I don't believe the rumours, that he's gonna skip RG. No way!

While this is true, Fed is likely to skip the FO. He is man who values family and would skip it. Hope the new twins come out the week before FO.

 

[Ramesh848]

Clearly, Federer is in great form (7-2 against Top10). To further add to his advantage:

-Nadal is in poor form & under confident (1-3 against Top10)
-Novak injured wrist (3-3 against Top10)
-Murray in a slump
-Delpo injured and out of competition
-Stan is in great form (4-0 against Top10), but he's Roger's pigeon.

Roger has a good chance of winning RG this year. I don't believe the rumours, that he's gonna skip RG. No way!

hey Aalsi you probably underestimating Ao champ making it 7-2!

no longer pigeons are pigeons now. at least Stan, Dolgo, Ferrer. Nice jinxing attempt though!

 

[MindoverMatter]

While this is true, Fed is likely to skip the FO. He is man who values family and would skip it. Hope the new twins come out the week before FO.

I agree that in any other situation he would probably just skip it...but this is serious his best chance, probably ever, to win another French Open. Maybe even his best chance for another major!

If Federer takes it off as well, then there's a chance that we could see either Stan taking another major or a new champion. What an interesting year after over half a decade of stagnation.

 

[FedererDropShot]

Clearly, Federer is in great form (7-2 against Top10). To further add to his advantage:

-Nadal is in poor form & under confident (1-3 against Top10)
-Novak injured wrist (3-3 against Top10)
-Murray in a slump
-Delpo injured and out of competition
-Stan is in great form (4-0 against Top10), but he's Roger's pigeon.

Roger has a good chance of winning RG this year. I don't believe the rumours, that he's gonna skip RG. No way!

Mate, H2H records don't matter anymore when it comes to Stan.

Pigeon? Pls.

 

[Fiji]

Jinx thread

 

[underground]

Wouldn't if be ironic though if this actually happened? Instead of Nadal doing it Fed achieves it.

Would you believe me if I told you 6 months ago that Fed had a legit shot at winning his first MC title? No you'll brush me off and say Fed wouldn't even enter the tournament. In fact probably no one thought this would happen two weeks ago before Fed got the wildcard. So hey even the most unlikeliest things can happen.

 

[Sentinel]

Also people seem to forget that after Nadal, Federer has been the best Clay-court player for the past decade. If Nadal is out of the way, Roger might glide his way to yet another RG, and accomplish the DCS feat.

Of course, Federer is looking very very good to win Wimbledon where he has his best chances! But to me, he is a very strong contender for this year's RG too!

Discuss.

Those days are long gone buddy, nowadays he struggles to reach slam final even without Rafa. But feel free to stir things up.

 

[Sentinel]

hey Aalsi you probably underestimating Ao champ making it 7-2!

no longer pigeons are pigeons now. at least Stan, Dolgo, Ferrer. Nice jinxing attempt though!

Aalsi Ninja ! LOL.

Stan winning RG would be too sweet. For a non-slammer to suddenly win two in a row. Surely he never saw this in his dreams at the start of the year.

 

[LazyNinja19]

All the focus has been on Nadal & Djokovic, & meanwhile Fed gets the cakiest cakewalk.

Rd1- Lacko
Rd2- Ds.Schwartzman (LOL who?? :lol

Watch out for Roger!

 

[NatF]

All the focus has been on Nadal & Djokovic, & meanwhile Fed gets the cakiest cakewalk.

Rd1- Lacko
Rd2- Ds.Schwartzman (LOL who?? :lol

Watch out for Roger!

Federer will probably have Djokovic in the semis, and that's if he gets by Berdych. Nadal's draw got a whole lot easier today...

 

[dudeski]

You obviously can't compare Federer of last year with this year!
No, it's not a jinx.

How is ******* gonna beat Djokovic and Nadal back to back? Nadal has cakewalk to the final so he will be there for sure and Djokovic doesn't have anyone that can take him out before semi. I see a 95% chance of Djokodal final. The only thing that can stop it is if Novak gets injured.

 

[JohnKramer]

How is ******* gonna beat Djokovic and Nadal back to back? Nadal has cakewalk to the final so he will be there for sure and Djokovic doesn't have anyone that can take him out before semi. I see a 95% chance of Djokodal final. The only thing that can stop it is if Novak gets injured.

Are you insane?

Federer's section of the draw is the easiest. There is no one except djokovic for him to reach final.
If djokovic loses before QF...its even easier for federer to reach final.
Year after year...federer gets these easy draws. Lucky fed.

 

[Gonzo_style]

Jinx thread

Well, we have to believe you, you're the expert :roll:

 

[West Coast Ace]

How is ******* gonna beat Djokovic and Nadal back to back? Nadal has cakewalk to the final so he will be there for sure and Djokovic doesn't have anyone that can take him out before semi. I see a 95% chance of Djokodal final. The only thing that can stop it is if Novak gets injured.

Well said. Everyone likes to float their 'theories' - but Nadal and Djokovic are now clearly head and shoulders above the rest of the players on clay (just like Nadal and Fed were for years) - and thus given that the slow clay leads to less upsets, they are odds on to face each other. There will be some good action and exciting matches.

 

[Chanwan]

All the focus has been on Nadal & Djokovic, & meanwhile Fed gets the cakiest cakewalk.

Rd1- Lacko
Rd2- Ds.Schwartzman (LOL who?? :lol

Watch out for Roger!

Gulbis in the 4th, Berdych (who's upset him quite a few times and who I would call his worst possible QF-opponent), Djoko in semi and Rafa in the final?

Nah, I don't see it. Last year, he had a golden opportunity with the draw, but didn't even make the semis. This year - he would need someone else to take out Rafa and possibly one of Berdych/Nole too.

 

[West Coast Ace]

This year - he would need someone else to take out Rafa and possibly one of Berdych/Nole too.

Fed's just playing RG to keep his sponsors happy. He won't mind losing to Berdych in the QF or Novak in the SF. It's all about Wimbledon and #18.

Having said that, if Nadal did go out before the F and Fed beat Berdych and a nervous Djokovic...

 

[Fiji]

Not happening.

 

[torpantennis]

Some cakewalk! Bautista Agut will beat Bird, And Ferrer will beat the Bull, so the predicted draw is: Lacko - Schwartzman - Tursunov - Youzhny - Robredo - Djokovic - Ferrer. :lol:

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Are you insane?
Federer's section of the draw is the easiest. There is no one except djokovic for him to reach final.
If djokovic loses before QF...its even easier for federer to reach final.
Year after year...federer gets these easy draws. Lucky fed.

Hmmm.

No one except Djokovic, huh?

You do know he has Berdych in his quarter? The same Berdych who beat him the last two times they met in a slam? And almost made it three, when he was up two sets to love in AO 09 also?

While he does have a easy path to the quarter, if Berdych is there waiting for him, it will be anything but a cakewalk. Berdych was probably the one guy Federer was hoping he didn't draw in his quarter.

 

[torpantennis]

...Berdych was probably the one guy Federer was hoping he didn't draw in his quarter.

Yup, agree. I actually think that Berdych is a tougher match up for him than Djokovic!

 

[NatF]

Hmmm.

No one except Djokovic, huh?

You do know he has Berdych in his quarter? The same Berdych who beat him the last two times they met in a slam? And almost made it three, when he was up two sets to love in AO 09 also?

While he does have a easy path to the quarter, if Berdych is there waiting for him, it will be anything but a cakewalk. Berdych was probably the one guy Federer was hoping he didn't draw in his quarter.

He also has Gulbis slated to meet him in the 4R which could be a tough encounter, Gulbis is in better form than eithre Almagro or Tsonga.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

He also has Gulbis slated to meet him in the 4R which could be a tough encounter, Gulbis is in better form than eithre Almagro or Tsonga.

Well, there you go. Fed's path isn't as peachy as some would like to declare.

 

[uliks]

Federer at the moment is physically the strongest player out there. I think he is the favourite for this title...

 

[edberg volleys]

Some cakewalk! Bautista Agut will beat Bird, And Ferrer will beat the Bull, so the predicted draw is: Lacko - Schwartzman - Tursunov - Youzhny - Robredo - Djokovic - Ferrer. :lol:

Dream scenario

 

[Djokovic2011]

Dream scenario

Even Djokovic in the SF? Surely there are easier opponents you can think of!

 

[TheMusicLover]

Eh, *NO*.

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