zagor
Bionic Poster
What else is gonna use his posts for when it's grass season?
I mean this is next gen on grass:
It's a bit better at Wimbledon but on old-school grass in those few German warm-ups, it's comedic to watch them play.
Mercedes Cup Stuttgart R16 - Roger Federer(1) vs. Mischa Zverev
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What else is gonna use his posts for when it's grass season?
I mean this is next gen on grass:
It's a bit better at Wimbledon but on old-school grass in those few German warm-ups, it's comedic to watch them play.
mightyjeditribble
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He'll be #1 for one week if he reaches the Stuttgart final.
Then he needs to defend Halle in order to stay #1 until the end of Wimbledon. (Nadal has pulled out of Queens.)
Then he needs to defend Wimbledon and hope Nadal doesn't do better than last year there to stay in the top spot.
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If Fed somehow manages to win all three grass tournaments, then I believe Rafa is allowed to make the quarters at Wimb with Fed still being #1
vanioMan
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Well, then be so kind to specify how do you tell the difference and what injury (fake or real) did Rafa have
By the way, I don't ever mock or generalize other fanbases (i.e. calling you Fedt.ards or etc.). Doesn't really make you cool
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mightyjeditribble
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Are you sure? Seems to me that if Rafa reaches QF, he'll gain 180 points over his current total, making it 8960.
If Fed wins Stuttgart this week, he'll be on 8920, which already includes W and Halle wins.
So QF should be enough to guarantee Rafa #1 post-Wimbledon no matter what Fed does.
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754 posts on a three-setter at a 250?
Did one of Fed's legs fall off last night?
Didn't get a chance to watch, awful timezone here for anything European
Did one of Fed's legs fall off last night?
Didn't get a chance to watch, awful timezone here for anything European
mightyjeditribble
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Where does injury end and protecting your body begin though? Obviously I am not privy to Rafa's medical records, but the way he came back in the clay season suggests to me that his injury can surely not have been that debilitating anymore by the time of Miami. I guess he was being careful more than anything and wanted to make sure that he did not jeopardise the clay season.
And I have absolutely no problem with that. Even if he hadn't been injured in the AO, skipping the rest of the HC events and being ready and healthy for the European clay makes sense for Rafa, particularly as he gets older. In the same way I have no problem with Fed skipping clay to protect his body. I want to see them both continue to play at a high level as long as possible.
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I am not too bothered about the number one ranking. The important thing is, if Federer wins all three tournaments, he will take back the number one ranking in the race. He's currently at #3 with 3110. Nadal has 5040. Remember last year, Nadal took over the lead and somehow Federer couldn't close it even after winning Wimbledon.
Well, the injury at Montreal and QF at the US open didn't help. If anything, year end number one should be the target.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
he has so many points to defend this grass season. I'd rather him focus his energy on defending Wimbledon above all
You’re probably right. Didn’t take into account the 100pt lead that Nadal has over Fed right now
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Federer gets 1150 match wins and 165 Grass court match wins (Open Era). 106 behind Connors in all matches and 5 behind him on Grass court matches.
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mightyjeditribble
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Should Nadal reach the final - a possibility that I don't consider likely, but can't be discounted - then I believe he will still lead the race after Wimbledon.
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For sure anything is possible. For me, defending Wimbledon is more important than the race/ranking.
HetTheGreaterer
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Well, then be so kind to specify how do you tell the difference and what injury (fake or real) did Rafa have
By the way, I don't ever mock or generalize other fanbases (i.e. calling you Fedt.ards or etc.). Doesn't really make you cool
I have said it 10000000000 times and repeating again...
I do not hate nadal, he is 3rd favorite for me after fedovic.....
I just don't like his time violations, fake injury stuff,
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I heard him saying that.
Did he lose the very first match at Miami ???
Did he not get a BYE in the first round. That should count as a win
Only some byes count as wins like last years Wimbledon final.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
You got me there !!!Only some byes count as wins like last years Wimbledon final.
And also the last two French Opens (all rounds)
Sentinel
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Boy, that's one mother of a hand cramp.
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TearTheRoofOff
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Yeah let's just show the same hand twice and see if it wins that way.
Sentinel
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true, the blister was still there during the AO, and during his loss to Delpo at the FO
Otherwise he would be on his fourth slam !
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Also, Hyeon Chung would have won every title this year if he did not get a blister during the Australian Open! (Just joking) But, seriously blisters are very tough to handle especially when they are on feet because it will be hard to move.true, the blister was still there during the AO, and during his loss to Delpo at the FO
Otherwise he would be on his fourth slam !
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true, the blister was still there during the AO, and during his loss to Delpo at the FO
Otherwise he would be on his fourth slam !
That is the cost of the brutal match vs Rafa at the AO - he is still recovering from it. They both ended up busted from the match.
Tennisgods
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Steady on. He’s a long long way off winning all 3 events. I think that’s a really tall order for a guy of 36/37...
It's all hypothetical, no? I used "if" and said "the most important thing." I never said it was a done deal.
mightyjeditribble
Hall of Fame
I agree. Slightly makes me worry about him overextending himself ahead of Wimbledon. Well, he's no fool so I'm sure he will do what he knows is best.
Tennisgods
Hall of Fame
Indeed. My thinking is that staying healthy and winning all three is more like a dream scenario, not even a realistic wish list. He’s gonna lose somewhere...just hopefully not Wimbledon.
Me too!
Tennisgods
Hall of Fame
Hope so, i’d agree that he certainly knows what his body is capable of far better than us. Overall I like the idea that he’s trying to maximise grass season, but I don’t think he’ll win them all.
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