how about Federer vs Nadal 1st Round at Wimbledon??

[The Big Foe fan]

The way Rog's dropping points, it seems highly unlikely that he'll be inside top100 by Wimbledon to make it to main draw

He'll need a wildcard to enter and organizers, knowing he's a ticking time bomb, may want to cash on the opportunity early and not take any risk. They may set up fedal #5 at Wimbledon in 1st or 2nd round.

Gimme your thoughts? Do you want it?
Yes? Then why?
No? Then why?

 

[Backspin1183]

Sounds good.

Let's go!

 

[TennisManiac]

No way possible.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

@Nole Slam @Backspin1183 @Kralingen

 

[The Big Foe fan]

Sounds good.

Let's go!

Reason??

 

[The Big Foe fan]

No way possible.

 

[RaulRamirez]

No.
It would be like The Beatles being the opening act for...I don't know, Air Supply?

 

[The Big Foe fan]

No.
It would be like The Beatles being the opening act for...I don't know, Air Supply?

But ol'Rog is vulnerable to basically every tom, dick and harry he faces at any surface now.
Why to risk a QF or SF or F when you're far from guaranteed?

 

[RaulRamirez]

But ol'Rog is vulnerable to basically every tom, dick and harry he faces at any surface now.
Why to risk a QF or SF or F when you're far from guaranteed?

It just wouldn't feel right to me for any Big 3 matchup to be a first or second rounder.

 

[sp1derman]

It would be a classic match up and a great way for Fed to go out respectfully to a worthy opponent and career rival. He knows he can't win it so why risk further injury and embarrassment of losing in first or second round to some dude we've never heard of.

 

[aman92]

3rd round likely.. They could set Fed up with 2 qualifier level opponents in the first 2 rounds.

 

[Subway Tennis]

It just wouldn't feel right to me for any Big 3 matchup to be a first or second rounder.

Agree

 

[Europa1]

The way Rog's dropping points, it seems highly unlikely that he'll be inside top100 by Wimbledon to make it to main draw

He'll need a wildcard to enter and organizers, knowing he's a ticking time bomb, may want to cash on the opportunity early and not take any risk. They may set up fedal #5 at Wimbledon in 1st or 2nd round.

Gimme your thoughts? Do you want it?
Yes? Then why?
No? Then why?

I think it would be advantage Fed versus fellow GOATS in the early rounds. A relaxed Federer is a dangerous Federer.

 

[roysid]

Roger will be unseeded once he drops RG points.
So possible that he gets nadal or djokovic earlier than 3rd round

 

[DSH]

The way Rog's dropping points, it seems highly unlikely that he'll be inside top100 by Wimbledon to make it to main draw

He'll need a wildcard to enter and organizers, knowing he's a ticking time bomb, may want to cash on the opportunity early and not take any risk. They may set up fedal #5 at Wimbledon in 1st or 2nd round.

Gimme your thoughts? Do you want it?
Yes? Then why?
No? Then why?

No, better at the Open.
6-1, 6-3, 6-0 for Nadal.

 

[yokied]

I’d say Roger will basically choose his spot in the draw and if his form isn’t up to it, I’d hope he’d choose Ralph to be his baker-executioner.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

It just wouldn't feel right to me for any Big 3 matchup to be a first or second rounder.

We already got one at USO

 

[The Big Foe fan]

It would be a classic match up and a great way for Fed to go out respectfully to a worthy opponent and career rival. He knows he can't win it so why risk further injury and embarrassment of losing in first or second round to some dude we've never heard of.

If fed's in a good form, (won halle or made F it something something) then it indeed can be a nailbiter.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

3rd round likely.. They could set Fed up with 2 qualifier level opponents in the first 2 rounds.

There's no guarantee fed would make past them..
He was on the cusp of losing to Marianno of all people last year, and lost to a glorified qualifier at the end anyways. (Albeit injured and rusty)

 

[The Big Foe fan]

I think it would be advantage Fed versus fellow GOATS in the early rounds. A relaxed Federer is a dangerous Federer.

Dangerous only if he has the movement to back up his groundies and serve. From what I saw last year, his upper body, hand skills etc are still there, but the legs aren't.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

Roger will be unseeded once he drops RG points.
So possible that he gets nadal or djokovic earlier than 3rd round

Oh yes.
Finally somebody agreeing to me.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

No, better at the Open.
6-1, 6-3, 6-0 for Nadal.

I believe we've already seen Ol'Rog play his last ever clay match, when he was slogging vs Koepfer last year at RG 3R.
He won't return to clay.

 

[aman92]

There's no guarantee fed would make past them..
He was on the cusp of losing to Marianno of all people last year, and lost to a glorified qualifier at the end anyways. (Albeit injured and rusty)

If Fed's level is so bad he can't get past a qualifier, then the appeal of a Fedal match will get even lower

 

[Kralingen]

Isn’t Fed like world #30 right now anyways lol?

Im sure they’ll give him a very lush quarter and a chance for a big 4th round/QF.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

If Fed's level is so bad he can't get past a qualifier, then the appeal of a Fedal match will get even lower

Name hype is always bjg

 

[Subway Tennis]

I’d say Roger will basically choose his spot in the draw and if his form isn’t up to it, I’d hope he’d choose Ralph to be his baker-executioner.

Where do you think the maestro is at physically at the moment?

In 2021 when Fed came back he was still physically restricted and yet he still managed to go all the way to the Wimbledon QTRs after an exhausting fourth round run at RG.

Do you think if he is in better shape this time around, and he only plays one major + leadup events this year he could manage his energy levels and make an even bigger run than QTRs?

 

[Ray Mercer]

Where do you think the maestro is at physically at the moment?

In 2021 when Fed came back he was still physically restricted and yet he still managed to go all the way to the Wimbledon QTRs after an exhausting fourth round run at RG.

Do you think if he is in better shape this time around, and he only plays one major + leadup events this year he could manage his energy levels and make an even bigger run than QTRs?

He looked terrible last year and is one year older with another surgery under his belt. For the first time in his career he looked really slow out there. He’s not going to show up at 40 with no match play and look good out there.

 

[ForehandRF]

I think it would be advantage Fed versus fellow GOATS in the early rounds. A relaxed Federer is a dangerous Federer.

That would have been valid pre 2020.I mean, Fed was bagelled the last time he played at Wimbledon and that just shows that an eventual match against Nadal won't be pretty at all.

 

[ForehandRF]

@The Big Foe fan That would be a reason for some Nadal fans to gloat about Nadal beating Fed for the 2nd time at Wimbledon

 

[DSH]

@The Big Foe fan That would be a reason for some Nadal fans to gloat about Nadal beating Fed for the 2nd time at Wimbledon

Nah, unfortunately, Federer is pretty much a former player now.

 

[ForehandRF]

Nah, unfortunately, Federer is pretty much a former player now.

Sad but true and that has been the case for a long time.The last time Federer played some good tennis was at the 2019 YEC.

 

[junior74]

Old rich men playing tennis on grass courts is not that uncommon

 

[TheNachoMan]

It should be possible but ATP is protecting Fed. There’s no way he should still be ranked inside the top 50

 

[darthrafa]

dont think either one can last until further round

 

[junior74]

It should be possible but ATP is protecting Fed. There’s no way he should still be ranked inside the top 50

Neither should Berry, the one handed log.
It's an scandal, a outrage!

 

[TheNachoMan]

Neither should Berry, the one handed log.
It's an scandal, a outrage!

Like bambi on ice.

 

[Deleted member 788697]

They won't meet enough times for Nadal to reverse their grasscourt H2H, so not much in it for Nadal, but I'd still want to see it. Their 2019 match was very interesting.

 

[Deleted member 788697]

dont think either one can last until further round

Nadal made the SF of the last 2 Wimbledon he played, and only lost 10-8 to Djokovic in 2018.
So there is a very good chance of Nadal winning Wimbledon, especially now that his 2nd Serve is 10mph faster than past years.
And nobody can say "He hasn't won it since 2010 so no chance of him winning it in 2022", because clearly his longevity allows him to do anything he wants.

 

[I Am Finnish]

That would be epic as f'ck

 

[Rattie]

The way Rog's dropping points, it seems highly unlikely that he'll be inside top100 by Wimbledon to make it to main draw

He'll need a wildcard to enter and organizers, knowing he's a ticking time bomb, may want to cash on the opportunity early and not take any risk. They may set up fedal #5 at Wimbledon in 1st or 2nd round.

Gimme your thoughts? Do you want it?
Yes? Then why?
No? Then why?

A Federer v Djokovic first round match is just as possible no?

 

[aldeayeah]

A Federer v Djokovic first round match is just as possible no?

Now that would just be cruelty.

 

[Rattie]

Now that would just be cruelty.

 

[helterskelter]

I thought that Federer wouldn't be back until after Wimbledon?

 

[kevaninho]

If he met Djokovic, it would be a brutal execution.

And if he met Nadal, it wouldnt count as a win for Nadal, if he won ( just like the AO didnt count ) ... LOL

 

[aldeayeah]

I thought that Federer wouldn't be back until after Wimbledon?

A USO would be fine too tbh

It's like the one big thing they haven't played

 

[RaulRamirez]

We already got one at USO

Which match are you referring to?

 

[Deleted member 788697]

Yeah meeting at the US Open would be the ultimate match for Naderer, the match we've been waiting for for 20 years.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

Sad but true and that has been the case for a long time.The last time Federer played some good tennis was at the 2019 YEC.

He laid an egg in every match there except for the nole match, it was like he was just trying to prove a point there.

 

[The Big Foe fan]

Which match are you referring to?

Fegal 2019 uso 1R

 

[The Big Foe fan]

@The Big Foe fan That would be a reason for some Nadal fans to gloat about Nadal beating Fed for the 2nd time at Wimbledon

They're mostly a bunch of idiots except for a few sane ones, so their gloating won't matter.