Federer vs. Nalbandian
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Squall Leonheart
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I'm thinking Federer in 3.
curryz_galore
New User
and I'm wishing Nalbandian in 3 sets 
edberg505
Legend
This is a really tough call. It could go either way. I'm not totally convinced that Nalbandian is back to his old self just yet. With all the early losses ever since his semi showing at the French, I just don't want to pencil him in to the finals yet. But in that semi-final against Fed, he was blasting Fed off the court. I'm going with Fed in straights. We'll see.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
I think Federer will be very motivated to finaly have a winning head to head over Nalbandian. That will push him through to the final in 3 sets.
prosealster
Professional
I don't think fed has hit top form either....i am going with fed in 3
The Grand Slam
Hall of Fame
Roger in three.
I think the results here, and the rest of the year prove Fed is the man, and that Nadal is one-dimensional, and that the players will continue to figure him out, sorta like they figured out the Williams sisters. Wouldnt be surprised to see Nadal start to get beaten on clay next year. It's happened to all of the previous dominant clay courters, Courier, Bruguera, Moya, Ferrero, Coria.
I'm predicting Fed wins the French next year. You heard it here first.
I'm predicting Fed wins the French next year. You heard it here first.
Docalex007
Hall of Fame
Ouch. Federer eats Nalby alive!
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....Ouch. 6-4 6-0
Somebody please go ahead and give the Fed the Madrid trophy....please.
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....Ouch. 6-4 6-0
Somebody please go ahead and give the Fed the Madrid trophy....please.
oscar_2424
Legend
Wow Federer totally destroy Nalbandian
Rob_C said:
Not only didn't I hear it here first, this isn't even the first YEAR I heard it.
Why do we go through this same crap every year? Are most of you just too simple to remember results more than a month at a time?
This is the fast court season. Nadal is a non-factor here. Even though, around the beginning of June, when the slow court season has just ended and we have to hear how Nadal has "really changed and elevated his game, and is now a threat everywhere, and will soon challenge for GOAT!!!!!," we nonetheless don't have to pay heed to such idiocy.
Likewise, when Federer has just dominated the next three-quarters of the tennis calendar, that doesn't mean Nadal will have suddenly forgotten how to win on his only really great surface.
Every year -- same crap.
Nadal won't be "for real -- an all-surface threat!!!" four months from now when he's winning clay tournaments and looking good on the snail-slow hardcourts at places like Miami and Dubai.
And he's not "disappointing" now. He's just the same player he's always been. One-dimensional and deadly at any venue that rewards a willingness to park five feet behind the baseline and run balls down all day.
"Figured him out?" Players don't HAVE to figure him out. He's obvious. FANS have to figure him out. He's nigh-unstoppable on slow, and highly vulnerable everywhere else. Why must we make this into rocket science?
War Safin!
Professional
And you're surprised???? LOL. :mrgreen:oscar_2424 said:
I told you, it should've been Safin in this match - it'd been a close-3-setter without question....
FedFan_2007
Banned
Now Fed will destroy Gonzo.
The tennis guy
Hall of Fame
Grimjack said:
Exactly. People who are REALLY surprised of Nadal's result on faster court really don't understand tennis that well. Commentators are excluded because their job were to talk up about the big rivalry between Federer vs Nadal. It's a dud since it only happens a few months a year.
The tennis guy
Hall of Fame
Fedexeon said:
Since you have too high hope for him on faster court. Yes, he played great at Wimbledon, but his draw was really soft - I know people don't want to hear it. His draw was soft last year at Madrid also except final against Ljubicic.
He is doing what I expected of him on faster court. His result on faster court depends on his draw a lot because many players can beat him, and do beat him.
SteveI
Legend
The tennis guy said:
Hi,
The ATP Tour is hard way to make a living. The players have found the hole in his game on the medium to fast courts. Play the ball hard to his FH.. Blake did it.. Berdych does it all the time. I think Fed has seen the tapes... Once he moves back to get more time to hit his big whippy FH.. they get on top of the point.. and it is over. On the clay and slower courts... forget it he is still the King..
Regards,
Steve
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
The tennis guy said:
Actually even during those few months when they play on surfaces Nadal is comfortable on it is still a dud since Federer does not challenge him enough during that part of the year either. Federer is 0-4 vs Nadal on clay, and 1-5 on slower higher bouncing hard courts/clay combined.
superman1
Legend
And there it is. Outside of clay, Nalbandian doesn't stand a chance against Fed. He was down 2 sets to 0 in the Master's final and I've never seen Federer look as tired as he did in the 5th set, so that's a fluke win. Nadal and Safin are still Fed's biggest threats. Nalbandian shouldn't have even been in this match. Safin was clearly the better player in the 3rd set of their match, and he lost entirely because of a bad call.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
Well looking at their last 8 meetings, it would suggest clay is the only place Nalbandian has a shot against a healthy Fed. The ironic thing is clay is Nalbandian's worst surface, which shows how far it is Federer's worst surface.
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