Federer vs Simon- 2008 Shanghai Masters RR match

[zagor]

Great BH winner from Simon,2 BPs for him.

 

[Love Game]

Yeah definitely! He is definitely photogenic from any shot, and has that french thing going for him. :twisted:

I wouldnt mind interviewing him!

 

[navratilovafan]

I wouldnt mind interviewing him!

Hehe, me neither. :twisted:

 

[zagor]

And Simon breaks,he's about to serve for the match.

 

[gj011]

Wow Simon breaks. To serve for the match.

 

[viduka0101]

i think djoko can finally get the no2 he wants

 

[Love Game]

Simon!

breaks again 5-3

 

[navratilovafan]

Wow Simon breaks. To serve for the match.

Can you imagne the pent up rage in the arrogant one if he loses to someone he probably dismisses as a "pusher" in his own mind twice in a row.

 

[zagor]

2 MPs for Simon.

i think djoko can finally get the no2 he wants

Yeah,I think he has a chance to overtake Fed in the rankings here.

 

[robin7]

Broken. Simon's serving for the match *5-3.

 

[navratilovafan]

i think djoko can finally get the no2 he wants

Very unlikely. He would have to go undefeated and even if Roger went 0-3 he would still have to win the whole event.

 

[gj011]

And he finished it with an ace. Congrats to Simon. Great win.

 

[Fedace]

Simon!

breaks again 5-3

Did you see roger ?? He is one pissed off man, losing for 2nd time to a PUSHER...... Roger hates that....:twisted:

 

[zagor]

Well,congrats to Simon.He scored another great win against Fed,good start for him at his first TMC.

As for Fed,he'll need to pick it up here if he wants to advance.I don't really see him beating Murray here with the way he's playing,maybe he'll score a win against Roddick but that's about it if he doesn't raise his game.

 

[thalivest]

Yeah,I think he has a chance to overtake Fed in the rankings here.

Not a prayer. The way the points are he would have to win the event and there is next to no shot of that happening right now.

Congrats to Simon!

 

[luckyboy1300]

very lousy match for federer. his serve did not save him today. good job by simon. another losing h2h

 

[Fedace]

And he finished it with ace. Congrats to Simon. Great win.

Hey man, that Ace was clearly OUT. i saw space there, Roger should have challenged the call. Maybe roger wanted out of this match,,, sick and tired of this Pusher..:???:

 

[robin7]

Simon takes it with an ace.

 

[Fedace]

very lousy match for federer. his serve did not save him today. good job by simon. another losing h2h

I agree with you. Roger has to string his rackets around 51 lbs indoors. His tension at 43 lbs is just too LOOSE in indoor conditions.....:-?

 

[Deleted member 21996]

Hey man, that Ace was clearly OUT. i saw space there, Roger should have challenged the call. Maybe roger wanted out of this match,,, sick and tired of this Pusher..:???:

no.. he just doesnt like the trophy...:twisted:

 

[zagor]

very lousy match for federer. his serve did not save him today. good job by simon. another losing h2h

Well I'm not that surprised really but I still thought Fed would pull it off in 3,guess not.

 

[viduka0101]

federer looks very gracious in defeat:evil:

 

[luckyboy1300]

i think fed should really check his back. i think it's still bothering him the way he missed his first serve. most of his misses were netting the ball.

 

[Mr Topspin]

The bad back for Federer probably affected Fed's ability to work on his serve. Federer's serving percentage was way to low to win this match. His got his work cut out to qualify for sf.

 

[thalivest]

i think fed should really check his back. i think it's still bothering him the way he missed his first serve. most of his misses were netting the ball.

Imagine if Del Potro and Federer both withdraw with injury (Federer- back, Del Potro- foot), we would have the world #27and #34 or something playing the Masters Cup, LOL! I remember gj011posting a thread earlier today that it was Stepanek and someone else really low ranked as the alternates.

 

[Fedace]

i think fed should really check his back. i think it's still bothering him the way he missed his first serve. most of his misses were netting the ball.

Not the serve was the problem,, his forehand was the problem..

 

[gj011]

Federer is in trouble. He has to beat Murray now, which is going to be hard to do.

 

[gj011]

Imagine if Del Potro and Federer both withdraw with injury (Federer- back, Del Potro- foot), we would have the world #27and #34 or something playing the Masters Cup, LOL! I remember gj011posting a thread earlier today that it was Stepanek and someone else really low ranked as the alternates.

Stepanek and Kiefer

 

[Zaragoza]

Well Nadal let Simon play here and Simon returned the favour.
Federer really needs to play much better to get past the round robin group.

 

[zagor]

i think fed should really check his back. i think it's still bothering him the way he missed his first serve. most of his misses were netting the ball.

Well things are the way there are,he showed up so he has to try to work with what he's got.But as I said he has to pick it up if he wants to advance to semis.

 

[thalivest]

Stepanek and Kiefer

OK thanks. That would be amazing if even 1 of them got to play. Kiefer would be making his first appearance in the event in 11 years. Which one is the higher of the two to be first alternate?

 

[David L]

Poor from Federer, will need to pick it up in his 2nd match.

 

[viduka0101]

The bad back for Federer probably affected Fed's ability to work on his serve. Federer's serving percentage was way to low to win this match. His got his work cut out to qualify for sf.

who the f*** cares dont diminsh simons victory
if he has a bad back he should rest

 

[zagor]

Imagine if Del Potro and Federer both withdraw with injury (Federer- back, Del Potro- foot), we would have the world #27and #34 or something playing the Masters Cup, LOL! I remember gj011posting a thread earlier today that it was Stepanek and someone else really low ranked as the alternates.

LOL,that would be hilarious.I don't think it has ever happened in history of TMC that a guy ranked #34 participates.

 

[Sentinel]

Congrats to Simon ! I missed the final set. Whats all this talk about Feddies back ?
Did he say it bothered him , did he take a timeout or call the trainer. Or are we fans just cooking up excuses ?

haha !

. Maybe roger wanted out of this match,,, sick and tired of this Pusher..:???:

no.. he just doesnt like the trophy...:twisted:

 

[Fedace]

who the f*** cares dont diminsh simons victory
if he has a bad back he should rest

YES i agree, if he has an injury, get OUT and give Stepanek a Shot at the $100,000...... he needs it to buy Nicole a diamond Ring...

 

[gj011]

OK thanks. That would be amazing if even 1 of them got to play. Kiefer would be making his first appearance in the event in 11 years. Which one is the higher of the two to be first alternate?

Stepanek is first alternate.

 

[zagor]

who the f*** cares dont diminsh simons victory
if he has a bad back he should rest

Yes,I agree with that.That's Fed's problem not Simon's.

 

[Love Game]

winner. felt tipped pen.
score: 46, 64, 63
congraulations, gilles simon!

I finally got one of these polls right! :lol:

 

[Deleted member 21996]

Congrats to Simon ! I missed the final set. Whats all this talk about Feddies back ?
Did he say it bothered him , did he take a timeout or call the trainer. Or are we fans just cooking up excuses ?

haha !

sentinel... im not a fed fan... far from that. its just a note about Fedace's comments on a different thread...

 

[Fedace]

Stepanek is first alternate.

my email to roger,,," Dear Roger, please Quit this tournament and let Radek in so that he can make some money. He needs money bad right now,,,Nicole is wasting all his money on Sushi and useless jewelry, and fashion magazines.". oh please roger, be charitable to Radek the Warmm...

 

[Pwned]

Not the serve was the problem,, his forehand was the problem..

Uhh...He was just over 50% first serve. That's terrible.

 

[Mr Topspin]

Hey man, that Ace was clearly OUT. i saw space there, Roger should have challenged the call. Maybe roger wanted out of this match,,, sick and tired of this Pusher..:???:

Yeah Fed was like I'm going to practice my serve and some fh drills. lol The umpire was like: 'do u wanna challenge?'

Fed: 'Nah, i'm out of here?'

 

[Fedace]

Yeah Fed was like I'm going to practice my serve and some fh drills. lol The umpire was like: 'do u wanna challenge?'

Fed: 'Nah, i'm out of here?'

Yea and Roger was looking at Simon like he just insulted his fat girlfriend.....and Roger please string your racket at 51 lbs,, that is magic control tension in Indoor conditions.....

 

[P_Agony]

I'm the last person in the world to take away any credit from Simon (He is my favorite after Federer). He played amazing and proved yet again that he's not afraid of the big guys. That said, I felt like I've watched the Madrid semi-final all over again: Federer wins the 1st set comfortably, plays OK in the 2nd set, but then the unforced errors begin to shine, and in the 3rd set he's just handing over break points with all those errors. He's doing a good job defending 3, only to gain 3 BPs in the very next game and lose some of them over very poor UFes. I'm thinking more and more everyday that Federer is turnning up to be quite the choker. And it didn't help that he served like crap today.

 

[satishnadal]

hey guys federer just lost the match to simon and i hope either he wont qualify for semi or he withdraw citing injuries ,his days are gone.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

I'm the last person in the world to take away any credit from Simon (He is my favorite after Federer). He played amazing and proved yet again that he's not afraid of the big guys. That said, I felt like I've watched the Madrid semi-final all over again: Federer wins the 1st set comfortably, plays OK in the 2nd set, but then the unforced errors begin to shine, and in the 3rd set he's just handing over break points with all those errors. He's doing a good job defending 3, only to gain 3 BPs in the very next game and lose some of them over very poor UFes. I'm thinking more and more everyday that Federer is turnning up to be quite the choker. And it didn't help that he served like crap today.

He attacked the net too many times unnecessarily. Whenever he has patience in long rallies he did better.

 

[navratilovafan]

I'm the last person in the world to take away any credit from Simon (He is my favorite after Federer). He played amazing and proved yet again that he's not afraid of the big guys. That said, I felt like I've watched the Madrid semi-final all over again: Federer wins the 1st set comfortably, plays OK in the 2nd set, but then the unforced errors begin to shine, and in the 3rd set he's just handing over break points with all those errors. He's doing a good job defending 3, only to gain 3 BPs in the very next game and lose some of them over very poor UFes. I'm thinking more and more everyday that Federer is turnning up to be quite the choker. And it didn't help that he served like crap today.

To be honest I dont think mental strength was ever a great strength of Roger's. It is surprising people to see this now that it doesnt seem to be, but it is just being exposed more now that he has more competition. He doesnt concentrate, dig deep, or fight as much as others when he is in a really close match or his opponent thinks they can come back and win a match.

 

[zagor]

hey guys federer just lost the match to simon and i hope either he wont qualify for semi or he withdraw citing injuries ,his days are gone.

What a lovely post.

 

[Love Game]

the crowd seemed to be more into it tonight than last night.
they really responded to the combo of federer and simon.

now let's see if roddick and murray can hold their interest.
(andy just held first serve in match)