French Open- round of 16- Federer vs Benneteau

[anointedone]

These two have very little history. Benneateau looked to be getting overpowered by Soderling early on but turned it around and steamrolled Soderling by the 3rd and 4th sets. Federer though looks in good form chasing his elusive French Open title.

 

[mdjenders]

soderling, what a mental midget. he was the "on form" player to maybe test fed, but not anymore. fed will routinely dispatch benneteau.

 

[veroniquem]

Agree, this match is gonna be completely one sided and very quick!

 

[rtyd1]

LOL, So far no one thinks Benneteau will take a set of Fed

 

[gj011]

Federer really have cakewalk of a draw on this FO.

Federer in three.

 

[tennis08tarheels]

Federer really have cakewalk of a draw on this FO.

Federer in three.

No, but the players in his quarter who would push him keep dropping like flies.

 

[zagor]

Cakewalk draw? Maybe but Stepanek is sure to give him some trouble if they meet in the semis(he did beat him in Rome afterall and seems to be in great form crushing Robredo like that),maybe even Ferrer as well although that's very unlikely considering that Fed is a bad match-up for him and I feel Ferrer has somewhat of a mental block against Fed on top of that.But yeah,Bennetau should be an easy straight sets win for Fed.

 

[veroniquem]

Easiest round of 16 for sure, Nadal gets Verdasco, Djoko gets PHM and Fed gets... what's his name again? Did anybody mention that "luck of the draw" recently?

 

[grafrules]

Easiest round of 16 for sure, Nadal gets Verdasco, Djoko gets PHM and Fed gets... what's his name again? Did anybody mention that "luck of the draw" recently?

Verdasco is not that tough an opponent for any of the top players except Roddick. If you think Verdasco would have given Federer any trouble whatsoever I dont know what you are smoking. PHM of those 3 is the toughest opponent.

 

[zagor]

Easiest round of 16 for sure, Nadal gets Verdasco, Djoko gets PHM and Fed gets... what's his name again? Did anybody mention that "luck of the draw" recently?

Verdasco would be hard pressed to win a set against Federer not because he isn't talented but because he's a headcase,he struggles to win a set even when he has a big lead over players much worse then the top 3.On top of that he also seems to have some injury,he got injuried in Hamburg if you remember and maybe he hasn't recovered fully.So IMO Nadal got it very easy as well,Djokovic has the hardest opponent in this round.

 

[veroniquem]

Verdasco is not that tough an opponent for any of the top players except Roddick. If you think Verdasco would have given Federer any trouble whatsoever I dont know what you are smoking. PHM of those 3 is the toughest opponent.

I don't smoke and yes I think Verdasco (clay court specialist) is a tougher opponent than Benneteau (doesn't mean he would beat any of the top 3).

 

[grafrules]

I don't smoke and yes I think Verdasco (clay court specialist) is a tougher opponent than Benneteau (doesn't mean he would beat any of the top 3).

If Verdasco is really a clay court specialist then he is a sad excuse of one with only 1 title four whole years ago, and a 5-4 French Open record before this year. The bottom line is this isnt a tough draw for anyone good to have, even for the 4th round, and none of the top seeds would be remotedly concerned about playing him anyway. For Federer between Verdasco or Benneteau I doubt he could care less, probably even pick Verdasco since you have a mediocre opponent with no crowd involvement as opposed to a mediocre player with tons of crowd involvement.

 

[sillymonkey]

Fed in 4? It would be nice if he was at least tested.

 

[Defcon]

Which genius voted Benneteau in 3

 

[Lendl and Federer Fan]

Which genius voted Benneteau in 3

Probably a ******* or Djokertard. ;-):lol:

 

[Tchocky]

Julien has been playing well and may even take a set off Roger but the most likely outcome is Roger in straight sets.

 

[zagor]

Probably a ******* or Djokertard. ;-):lol:

Actually the poster with a user name Dijana Djokovic(LOL) voted for Fed to lose in 3 and I'm pretty sure that poster is some Fed fanboy who just wants to tick Novak fans off.

 

[lambielspins]

Or maybe Novak's mom really does come on here and came in under that name? It isnt impossible.

 

[veroniquem]

If Verdasco is really a clay court specialist then he is a sad excuse of one with only 1 title four whole years ago, and a 5-4 French Open record before this year. The bottom line is this isnt a tough draw for anyone good to have, even for the 4th round, and none of the top seeds would be remotedly concerned about playing him anyway. For Federer between Verdasco or Benneteau I doubt he could care less, probably even pick Verdasco since you have a mediocre opponent with no crowd involvement as opposed to a mediocre player with tons of crowd involvement.

Verdasco is ranked #23 right after Stepanek, Benneteau is outside of the top 50 players. I don't know why you're so biased against Verdasco but he's obviously better than Benneteau.

 

[Lendl and Federer Fan]

Actually the poster with a user name Dijana Djokovic(LOL) voted for Fed to lose in 3.

Or maybe Novak's mom really does come on here and came in under that name? It isnt impossible.

hehe, I hear you, brothers! :LOL:

 

[Vision84]

Actually the poster with a user name Dijana Djokovic(LOL) voted for Fed to lose in 3 and I'm pretty sure that poster is some Fed fanboy who just wants to tick Novak fans off.

Haven't you got that the wrong way around?

 

[(FEDERER)vs(NADAL)]

federer in three easy sets

 

[SikSerb]

Federer really have cakewalk of a draw on this FO.

Federer in three.

Yeah I strongly agree. He has one of the smoothest draws.

He'll take this one with complete ease too.. Federer in straight sets.

 

[fednad]

Or maybe Novak's mom really does come on here and came in under that name? It isnt impossible.

I actually think that you may be right.

 

[tata]

Well an easy draw can only help federer so much in this tournament.If he wants the title then he eventually has to confront one of the players that challenges him.

 

[counter_puncher]

federer to cream benneteau. although, earlier this year benneteau bagelled ferrer...

 

[Greenfin Beta]

Probably a ******* or Djokertard. ;-):lol:

No, a wishful-thinking French baguette.

 

[jmsx521]

I'd say Federer in 3, but next round -- trouble! -- Gonzalez in 4.

 

[grafrules]

Verdasco is ranked #23 right after Stepanek, Benneteau is outside of the top 50 players. I don't know why you're so biased against Verdasco but he's obviously better than Benneteau.

My point is Verdasco would have given Federer no trouble whatsoever so your saying as if Federer were lucky he was playing Benneteau instead of Verdasco whom he was also sure to clobber is pointless. As I said of the 3 you listed PHM is the only one with any potential to trouble.

 

[veroniquem]

My point is Verdasco would have given Federer no trouble whatsoever so your saying as if Federer were lucky he was playing Benneteau instead of Verdasco whom he was also sure to clobber is pointless. As I said of the 3 you listed PHM is the only one with any potential to trouble.

I hope you're right, Nads is gonna start so late today, he needs a quick match!

 

[joeri888]

This year's Federer should be aware of any opponent, yet Fed in GS's is something special always. He'll win this one in three sets I think. His quarterfinal won't be any problem either I believe, but his semis could be interesting. Federer-Ferrer or Federer-Stepanek would be pretty exciting matches IMO. Stepanek for obvious reasons (Rome), and Ferrer because he's a great claycourter, is looking like he's getting back to form after poor performances in Hamburg and Rome, and Ferrer's always dangerous. He's beaten Hewitt in a great match, so..

However, I think Fed should be able to make the final relatively easy. But you never know.

 

[Serpententacle]

Cakewalk draw? Maybe but Stepanek is sure to give him some trouble if they meet in the semis(he did beat him in Rome afterall and seems to be in great form crushing Robredo like that),maybe even Ferrer as well although that's very unlikely considering that Fed is a bad match-up for him and I feel Ferrer has somewhat of a mental block against Fed on top of that.But yeah,Bennetau should be an easy straight sets win for Fed.

Stepanek's win was one in a million. He could never do it again. Fed learned his lesson.

 

[Serpententacle]

Will Fed be able to turn up the juice after playing puff-cake pros when he has to face a real killer, like Ferrer?

 

[zagor]

Will Fed be able to turn up the juice after playing puff-cake pros when he has to face a real killer, like Ferrer?

Look at Federer-Ferrer head-to-head record and you'll get your answer.

 

[MHobbit]

The funny thing is, it's better for Federer to have a slightly rougher draw in order to get him warmed up for the final. But he hopefully won't take too long to win if it ends up wasting his energy.

 

[grafrules]

I hope you're right, Nads is gonna start so late today, he needs a quick match!

Thats what he got too. So much for your staunch defense of what a tough opponent Verdasco is. I am sure Federer is so relieved he didnt play him, ROTFL!

 

[(FEDERER)vs(NADAL)]

can't wait for this match to start, my internet isn't working so good so i doubt i'll be able to watch it though

 

[kimrey]

Don't count of Benny. The guy can play

I'm not remotely saying he'll win though. A set would be a good showing

 

[Leublu tennis]

Again we have some jokers who pick a minor threat in 3. Yah, sure. I think Federer will roll over this one.

 

[Leublu tennis]

Mirka is back. So I guess Roger will win. Right?

 

[skip1969]

what's with john mcenroe's ranting about how the aussie and rg didn't mean much in the 70's and whatnot? so the top guys never played them? so if they had, they would have won more slams? like that's even relevant. i don't get it.

 

[kimrey]

You can argue if they played them, they would've been more tired at the other slams and might not have done as well

 

[Sarzy]

Has this match started? They're not showing it on freeview in the uk, they are showing the Sharapova match instead. Grr!

 

[(FEDERER)vs(NADAL)]

how does he look guys?

 

[(FEDERER)vs(NADAL)]

he's finishing the games off pretty early, serving well i guess?

 

[iriraz]

Federer has made lots of UE at this start but he is attacking almost every ball he gets.5-2 is a normal score

 

[skip1969]

he looks like he's in second gear. but he's up 5-2.

 

[(FEDERER)vs(NADAL)]

he looks like he's in second gear. but he's up 5-2.

what's he doing well and badly?

 

[skip1969]

like iriraz said, there haven't been a lot of winners or long rallies . . . it's pretty average stuff so far from both guys. the crowd is eerily quiet, stadium half empty. fed's not shanking backhands all over, he's serving just ok, not coming to the net at all really . . . but maybe they're still just working out the kinks.

 

[(FEDERER)vs(NADAL)]

BP bennetau