Murray's Patriotic Performance Secures 18th for Fed

[winstonplum]

It hit me like a flash in the shower yesterday. Murray's spectacular DC performance just assured Rog's 18th slam. Fed is looking spectacular per usual for the last two years, and this time he won't have the added pressure of facing Nole in a final. With Federer's slam final record careering towards .500, the added pressure of that and just final's pressure in general, which Rog handles so-so, would have been too much. But now, with Muz having slipped in at #2 at the last hour of 2015, Fed gets to face Nole in the semis.

Game over. No pressure at all. Rog loses, big deal. We'll hear the same bromides about "great start to season," "feeling great, playing well," "very close," and he'll move right on. Everyone will write about how fabulous he's playing at 34 etc, etc. So no pressure. He'll take this semi and then demolish the lower seed in the finals because that's what he does to lower seeds in ways that Nadal could only ever dream of.

 

[Mainad]

Put simply, you think Fed will beat Novak in the semis?

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Why does he do this.

 

[Easy Rider]

Federer will be under less presure against Novak in semis, thats for sure.
When nerves get him in the final he cant get away with it if Novak is on the other side of the court.
It is better position for Fed, but that doesnt mean he gonna win AO

 

[kalyan4fedever]

why does this OP cry and open this sort of jinx threads everytime federer reaches quarter finals ? This pattern repeated the entire last year....What a childish thing to think to actually think jinxing works !

 

[SpinToWin]

I was already LOLing massively after the first line "it hit me in the shower", what, did you let the soap drop?

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

 

[D.Nalby12]

Usual trolls doing usual things being afraid of Federer winning 18th.

That was so predictable.

Now waiting Lazy19's thread - "It's (18th) written in stars".

 

[Sir Percival Blakeney]

He'll take this semi

What is a semi and where is Roger taking it?

 

[kevaninho]

Rog has been playing great almost every grand slam the past couple years until the latter stages. This is normal.

 

[sdont]

I guess those early predictions weren't really definitive, huh? Lol

Changing your predictions every two days, even our resident astrologists don't go this low.

 

[xan]

Why does he do this.

federer or winstonplum?

xD no but srsly, he might be onto something here.

 

[jwjh]

Usual trolls doing usual things being afraid of Federer winning 18th.

That was so predictable.

Now waiting Lazy19's thread - "It's (18th) written in stars".

Already did.

#It'sWrittenInTheStars #18

 

[CYGS]

I guess those early predictions weren't really definitive, huh? Lol

Changing your predictions every two days, even our resident astrologists don't go this low.

You'd be surprised.

 

[Edgecrusher]

Put simply, you think Fed will beat Novak in the semis?

I guess the bigger problem will be Novak to get to the semis after his gruelling ****ty match against Simon ;-)
To be honest I see a big chance for Roger to finally claim his 18th GS.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Federer will demolish the lower seed in the final? With Stan out of the way (oops, slipped) who is denying Murray a place in another final? I would like to see a Djokovic-Raonic final but that is not happening.
Him beating Djokovic in BO5 is very hard for him now no matter what the stage is. Plus this is AO. Federer is not in a position where we can start to talk about #18 yet.

 

[Kalin]

What is a semi and where is Roger taking it?

Looks like somewhere in Australia but not Melbourne. Maybe they gave him the wrong address?

Technically, the semi is missing but probably Roger needed more speed.

 

[HipRotation]

 

[tennisaddict]

Who is a better jinxer ? Plum or Lazy19 ?

 

[D.Nalby12]

Already did.

Good. Fortunately I am no longer forced to read such posts.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Usual trolls doing usual things being afraid of Federer winning 18th.

That was so predictable.

Now waiting Lazy19's thread - "It's (18th) written in stars".

Already happened. Like clockwork.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

It is most likely to happen the other way round.

Federer will ***** Djokovic royally and Andy will finish the job in the final.