40-15_forever
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Life moves on. I don't think there is anything shocking about Fed not being center stage anymore since he hasn't played Wimbledon in several years.
Is anyone surprised at the lack of attention Federer has gotten at Wimbledon this year considering he's won it 8 times and played 20 consecutive years
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Tommy Haas
Hall of Fame
Did he last seriously play pre-pandemic? So he hasn’t competed in 2.5 years, but still won’t retire.
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
Do you think Fed's Wimbledon record entitles him to a staue in his honour?
Adv. Edberg
Legend
Borg or Sampras hasn't got any attention either. They rarely give former pros much attention sadly.
Breakpointerer
Legend
He played it last year..
mike danny
Bionic Poster
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Several years as in just this year?
Why did he do that? Injury?
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
Fed is the new Sampras, his fans would get used to it soon.
Permitlady
Professional
Don't expect coverage to shoot themselves in the foot. The NBA almost died because it obsessed over Jordan. This is why Federer will not say he retired to keep the revenue coming in.
Well as he is not playing not really no.
prosperned
Professional
Very sad tbh. The same fate awaits Djoko and Nadal so annoying taking joy from this is quite a sad troll.
Although I do hope Nadal’s 14 RGs will be the exception to the ‘forgotten great’.
Only Rod Laver’s CYGS is brought up when past players are mentioned
Although I do hope Nadal’s 14 RGs will be the exception to the ‘forgotten great’.
Only Rod Laver’s CYGS is brought up when past players are mentioned
Mustard
Bionic Poster
No, his personal choice. In January 1986, McEnroe was beaten at the Masters in New York by Brad Gilbert, the only time that McEnroe lost to Gilbert in his career. McEnroe responded by leaving tennis for months, and decided not to return for Wimbledon. The tournament carried on just fine without him. The following year, McEnroe again decided not to play Wimbledon, and again the tournament carried on just fine without him.
Start da Game
Hall of Fame
people have moved on.....it is only his fans who are still living in the past.....there are a lot of exciting young players in the mix like alcaraz.....why to worry about a player whose career ended 3 years ago?
RudyHuxtable
Semi-Pro
The world's memory and attention span is collectively getting shorter.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
2037 is a ways off man
Marco Rotim
Semi-Pro
Federer will be back to play Wimbledon next year in 2023.
See the ovation that he will get.
See the ovation that he will get.
vamos22
Rookie
I suspect as time goes on, Federer will be known as the guy who Nadal toppled at his very peak in 2008 in the fading light. Or as one of two guys Nadal dominated on the biggest stage throughout their career. One of the big 3 but ultimately secondary attraction to the main event.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Way too much common sense for this thread.
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
They should be saying viewing figures are down, ticket sales are down, advertising revenue is down, sale of merchandise is down and interest in tennis in general has plummeted. That's what they said would happen without Federer.
ffw2
Hall of Fame
Federev
Legend
Legend of Borg
G.O.A.T.
Some of the posting here is super childish crap.
Your favorite player just won the last two slams and is looking primed to be (most likely) cemented as the all-time GS leader if he wins Wimbledon. He's the leading GOAT candidate and could possibly accomplish the CYGS this year in his mid-30s. Crazy stuff.
No, this isn't enough. We need to crap on Federer's legacy and diss him even though he's one of the main rivals of Djokodal who made them up their game and produced numerous classic matches along with the other two.
Your favorite player just won the last two slams and is looking primed to be (most likely) cemented as the all-time GS leader if he wins Wimbledon. He's the leading GOAT candidate and could possibly accomplish the CYGS this year in his mid-30s. Crazy stuff.
No, this isn't enough. We need to crap on Federer's legacy and diss him even though he's one of the main rivals of Djokodal who made them up their game and produced numerous classic matches along with the other two.
Rorano_Fedalovic
Semi-Pro
1. Safin
2. Kuerten
BIG GAP
... Fedr
.... Nadl
.... Bouncovic
try harder with your blatant lies. stop cheating the readers!
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
They both have beaten Fedr more times than he has beaten them. How did he make them up their game? It's the opposite.
40-15_forever
New User
Feels like he has been gone several years.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Yep.
Federev
Legend
Attendance at Wimbledon is markedly down from very recent past years. (Check it, it’s true).
This is the first time in over 22 years Fed is not in the draw.
Not a coincidence.
There you go.
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DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
The son of Rafael and María Francisca will continue his immortal legacy for several more years.
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
How do you know? The commentators don't mention him and they spoke to people queuing for tickets at Wimbledon and none of the ones they spoke to mentioned Federer.
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jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
Who? Never heard of him, is he new?
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Sampras hardly ever gets a mention, so I'm not surprised
Nobody mentions my grandfather since he died either, and he was king of the castle
Nobody mentions my grandfather since he died either, and he was king of the castle
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
Federer is the new Sampras.Sampras hardly ever gets a mention, so I'm not surprised
Nobody mentions my grandfather since he died either, and he was king of the castle
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
"throughout their career" lololol
Raf has been helpless against Djokovic and Federer off clay for 8 years.
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
It matters to Fed's fans.Federer won your attentions tho.
Does the rest of it matter?
Subway Tennis
Legend
Some very unusual and shocking comments in this thread.
Pretty disppointing to read a lot of it.
vamos22
Rookie
Slam h2h since 2014:
Nadal Federer 2-2
Nadal Djokovic 3-4
Wouldn’t call 5-6 score as helpless lol. Career Nadal is ahead. 10-4 fed 11-7 Djokovic. Shows who the better big game player is.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Didn't know the tour was only 4 tournaments
Also, I only count three Slam meetings between them since 2014. If you want to include the 2014 AO then it would be more accurate to say since 2013, or "since the beginning of 2014"
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vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
can't wait...
Federev
Legend
You mean the people who are coming to Wimbledon?
You mean - The people who are not the ones not coming?
vamos22
Rookie
Between 2014-2022 Nadal is 2-2 in slams vs Federer. Mickeymouse matches in doha and Beijing are irrelevant when comparing who is the better player
I think you delibrately ignored the viral
No roger ...No party placard
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Well, I drew the line at post-2014 for a reason, because Nadal fell off a cliff vs Djok then too.
And I don't see Doha or Beijing in the list of matches in that time period. I see one 500 (Fed), three Slams (2-1 Fed), and four M1000s (all Fed).
vamos22
Rookie
feel free to cherry pick all you like, old fed was better than old fed in the h2h off clay sure.
Overall career Rafa was better h2h on clay and outdoor hc. in both slams and smaller atp events.
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