Federer vs Del Potro - 2012 Olympics semi-finals
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Telepatic
Legend
okay thanks.
Paul Annacone @paul_annacone
Wow! Over 4 hrs what a battle, feel bad for JMD-what a match he played-well done RF- resilient!
Damn, they look cleaner than mine after watching this match
I hope DP recovers quickly. He played like a real champion out there and gave it his all. It was really anyone's match and he should not be discouraged by the loss. I know its easy to say but hard to pull off, but we need DP at his best to keep things in the top tennis world interesting.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
If you can watch NBCOlympics.com, the replay is always available.
PrinceMoron
Legend
What is the qualification? Must have played Davis Cup 2 out of last 4 years including one of the last 2 years.
Will need to do the math for me.
PrinceMoron
Legend
PrinceMoron
Legend
Even longer night for JMdP.
PrinceMoron
Legend
Not played. Made yourself available to play.
PrinceMoron
Legend
Quintus: People should know when they are conquered.
Maximus: Would you, Quintus? Would I?
Maximus: Would you, Quintus? Would I?
PrinceMoron
Legend
thanks for that, but presumably good enough to play so it stretches out the timespan a little when you have to be good enough and willing to put in the legwork.
Faster
Hall of Fame
Taking that long for a regular 3-set is **** by all means. Either they took a ridiculous amount of time between points (hi, Nadal and a bit lesser so Novak) or neither player could finish points.
kishnabe
Talk Tennis Guru
LOL I know. At best it was 3 hours of tennis with 1 hour ass picking ball bounces.
Delpo-Fed This was purely more longer and better than match in terms of real tennis but it sill was boring.
Nadal was playing his worst clay season and Djokovic was still struggling to beat him.I remember the number of puff balls Nadal played and Djokovic just gave back to him.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
God, feel sorry for Del Po. But he will have more chances, if that is so important for him (which, by the looks of it, it is).
Anyway, congrats to all his fans. He did well tonight.
Anyway, congrats to all his fans. He did well tonight.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
I also love, how the *******s and Samprastards came out of the woodwork, when Federer was in danger of losing that match and crawled back, when he won it.
It is also interesting to hear the thoughts of *******s about:
1) How Federer is unable to scramble through matches
2) How he is a mental midget
3) How grass is boring
It is also interesting to hear the thoughts of *******s about:
1) How Federer is unable to scramble through matches
2) How he is a mental midget
3) How grass is boring
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
After one match in a very weak era? Who would have thought Federer against the 4th or 5th best player in a weak era could beat all those WTF wins by Sampras, Mac, Lendl etc. Eye opening stuff.
Exciting match but both players made loads of errors. Nadal was sloppy and Djokovic was nowhere near his best
Paul Annacone @paul_annacone
Wow! Over 4 hrs what a battle, feel bad for JMD-what a match he played-well done RF- resilient!
Cheers, we really wanted to see your sweaty socks, Rog!
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After one match in a very weak era? Who would have thought Federer against the 4th or 5th best player in a weak era could beat all those WTF wins by Sampras, Mac, Lendl etc. Eye opening stuff.
Exciting match but both players made loads of errors. Nadal was sloppy and Djokovic was nowhere near his best
Cheers, we really wanted to see your sweaty socks, Rog!
The wtf used to be prestigious, now its not even best of 5 sets, and top players like Nadal and Joker prioritize the davis cup final over it. The Olympics leaves the wtf for dead these days. Fed wants the wtf to be best of 5 so it can regain some lost prestige.
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
Depends on who's contesting the business end of the tournament. Fed, Djoko, Muzza, Delpo is a strong line up and very prestigious venue this time. But still early days for olympic tennis.
natalia
Hall of Fame
Cheers, we really wanted to see your sweaty socks, Rog!
The idea here is that it's after a match on grass....
Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
Paul Annacone @paul_annacone
Wow! Over 4 hrs what a battle, feel bad for JMD-what a match he played-well done RF- resilient!
This should go in the Federer's Feet thread
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
There are no highlights, Fred won
Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
LOL! Just got to the bit where the baby started crying, it sounded like a huge creaky door opening.
Fed completely un phased, like a boss 8)
Or parent
[EDIT]
It's still crying? I've had enough of screaming children today at work already, sometimes I think Herod had the right idea...
Fed completely un phased, like a boss 8)
Or parent
[EDIT]
It's still crying? I've had enough of screaming children today at work already, sometimes I think Herod had the right idea...
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
LOL! Just got to the bit where the baby started crying, it sounded like a huge creaky door opening.
Fed completely un phased, like a boss 8)
Or parent
[EDIT]
It's still crying? I've had enough of screaming children today at work already, sometimes I think Herod had the right idea...
Practiced with a guy who lost it when 4 kids played on the next court. Finally saw him 20 yrs later, still a nervous wreck like Rodney Dangerfield.
DragonBlaze
Hall of Fame
Little did I realise how accurate that statement was going to end up being :lol:
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
varsity8993
Rookie
What a match. Just watched it.... (had to record it).
syke
Professional
Damn, they look cleaner than mine after watching this match
Since when Wimbledon was changed to clay?
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Saina Nehwal has won the baddie bronze medal, Chinese girl retired hurt.
Serena vs Sharapova starting.
DragonBlaze
Hall of Fame
It took me a long time to figure out what you meant by baddie Senti LOL.
While that sucks for the Chinese girl, yay for India! Hopefully we can get atleast 1 gold these games. That would be nice lol.
FederErizeD
Hall of Fame
natalia
Hall of Fame
Federer vs Del Potro images: Epic tale of grit, sweat and tears
Aug 3, 2012
3-6, 7-6, 19-17. That is how the scoreline read after Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro were done playing out a historic tennis match. Just when it seemed Del Potro would cause the almighty upset in the tennis world, Federer— despite being seven years older than his opponent displayed a 'never-give-up' attitude that defines the Olympics spirit. What was poignant though, was the way the two departed at the end of the match.
You don’t usually see Federer like this, but well, after playing for four hours and 26 minutes, one certainly needs some rest. Reuters
Del Potro gave a fantastic performance against the Swiss master. In fact, it is hard to remember anyone giving him such a hard time in recent years. To make things funny though, someone tweeted that Del Potro was clean shaven before the match. Could be true, you know. Reuters
He has probably won everything in his way, but Federer was still unrelenting, displaying tremendous fitness to stay in the game. Reuters
natalia
Hall of Fame
Who said it’s easy to win an Olympics match? Reuters
It is hard to find a picture which depicts Olympics spirit in a better way. Del Potro, after losing against Federer, cries on his opponent’s shoulders. Classic— absolute classic. Reuters
And after playing the longest three-setter in the Open era, Federer and Del Potro return— not as foes or opponents, but as comrades in arms. Reuters
http://www.firstpost.com/sports/fed...epic-tale-of-grit-sweat-and-tears-404479.html
Of course! What's more fun than watching a bully cheater and a ball bouncer trying to outdo each other's time wasting? Surely nothing is!
WTF 2008 Murray/Federer match is still the best 3 sets match I've seen and it was the best match of 2008, and yes, I'm aware that Fed lost that one.
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You can not have the wrong or right man to win a tennis match. They win by making winners and making less errors and having more luck. They do not win by being chosen or voted by a panel of judges.
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