Olympics: Federer vs. Blake

Federer vs. Blake

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Nadal_Monfils said:
If Blake can't even beat Federer when he is playing well and Federer has mono, how can he beat him now? I see Federer winning something like 6-4 6-3.
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Mono again......

I'm assuming Blake played Federer at the Aust Open? Federer was cruising through the Australian Open, didn't look like mono to me.
 
edberg505 said:
How old are you? 10? So you throw out 1 set score and that's supposed to prove something? How about you go look at the stats first then come back with something better than a 6-1 set score in the 3rd set. Like I said, everytime those two play the match is on Blake's racquet. Now, prove your point.
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I'm 43 actually;) My point is that Rafa has 5 grand slams and Blake has never been past the quarters in any of them. Rafa beat Blake soundly the last two times they played this year at IW and Miami. They were really good matches and I though Blake played well, but in the end Blake didn't pull through.

I brought up the last set they played as the lopsided score indicated to me that Blake was not in control as you asserted. The last time that blake beat rafa was 2 years at the Masters. I think it's safe to say to Rafa is a different player now.

Finally to conclude my point, let's look at year to date stats. Rafa is 64 and 8 vs Blakes record of 37 and 18. Blake has no titles and Rafa has 7. In the race this year, Rafa has 1100 points to Blake's 271. Finally, Blake has won $801k year to date against Rafa's $6 mill.

Is there anything else I'm missing. I just want to make sure I proved my point.
 
PED said:
I'm 43 actually;) My point is that Rafa has 5 grand slams and Blake has never been past the quarters in any of them. Rafa beat Blake soundly the last two times they played this year at IW and Miami. They were really good matches and I though Blake played well, but in the end Blake didn't pull through.

I brought up the last set they played as the lopsided score indicated to me that Blake was not in control as you asserted. The last time that blake beat rafa was 2 years at the Masters. I think it's safe to say to Rafa is a different player now.

Finally to conclude my point, let's look at year to date stats. Rafa is 64 and 8 vs Blakes record of 37 and 18. Blake has no titles and Rafa has 7. In the race this year, Rafa has 1100 points to Blake's 271. Finally, Blake has won $801k year to date against Rafa's $6 mill.

Is there anything else I'm missing. I just want to make sure I proved my point.
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i bet you didnt watch those matches or have simply forgotten them. In IW nadal won just 1 more point than blake, in miami blake "soundly " won the first set but from there he fell apart. Keep in my mind that both of those matches were over 2 hours long and were anything but sound victories.
 
The-Champ said:
after the match, Blake probably will show up in Fed's hotel room with fed's dinner and give him a massage. Just to make sure Fed's in the best form for his next match!
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you know what, blake has officially extended his fanboyism to nadal as well. In IW he lost a close match and became a HUGE fan of nadal and therefore tanked the match in miami after realizing he was a set up against his idol ;)
 
I will pick Blake in 3 sets in Huge upset. Roger will leave the Olympics smiling, thinking he got a good practice for the US open.
 
soyizgood said:
Blake is 0-8 against Federer. In fact, Blake has won a total of ONE set against Federer. And have you seen post-game interviews Blake does after his matches with Federer? You'd think he was glad to lose to Federer. The guy probably spends more time preparing his concession and congratulation speeches for Federer than he does preparing to play against him. I like Blake, but he plays so one-dimensional and clueless against Federer. If I lost 8 times to the same guy, I'd be trying SOMETHING different to change the outcome.
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Me too. If Simon, Volandri, Canas, Fish, and others with comparable skills can beat Federer, Blake can too. You take your best on the court and try. Blake doesn't appear to do that.
 
edmondsm said:
The only truth is that Federer owns Blake, plain and simple. But that was the Federer of old, Blake could actually win this one I think.
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It's rare, to me, that Blake competes. I think he has some considerable weapons, but he doesn't always use them to his advantage. There are games, sets, and matches, his last loss in particular, I can't remember who he was playing where the other guy is serving for the match and he gives away three successive points with a "I'm getting the heck outta of attitude." He swung at the fences, pouting the entire time, and didn't try to extend the match in any way. There's also his inexplicable losses to the latest, greatest, hot guy on the tour, ex: Nishikori, Querry,etc. If Blake wins, or tries to win this match I'll eat my words, but I don't see it.
 
TennisandMusic said:
Moya doesn't worship the ground Federer walks on. He's just old. In fact he's said Nadal and Federer are nothing compared to Sampras (he's played all three of course).

Blake is just a clown when it comes to Federer, pure and simple. Blake repeatedly compliments Federer....during play. He goes on tv shows and...talks about how great Federer is. When he lost a final to Federer he...talked about how great Federer is including how he sent him a note when he was in the hospital. My girlfriend heard him on the radio one day (forget what it was) and she told me he talked the whole time about...how much he likes Federer. She also said he sounded pathetic. When Tiger Woods was being talked about as the athlete of the decade or century or year, whatever it was, Blake comes out of nowhere and says "That's ridiculous, it should be Roger Federer!"

The absolute mountain of evidence against this guy on this stuff is undeniable. Yeah Federer is a good player but Blake just doesn't want to win deep down it seems, I think he would rather have a date. Barring a miracle I would expect the outcome to be typical of their matches. Blake puts up a bit of a fight initially then gets creamed in the second set. 6-4, 6-1? 7-6, 6-2? Probably something like that. The only way Federer loses is if he gives it away.
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Absolutely. The evidence is undeniable. Non-tennis fans who have witnessed Blake's complete and utter servitude towards Federer have asked me, "what the **** is wrong with that guy?" He's pathetic.
 
Federer would have had a great 2008 if it wasn't for this thing biting him all year.

Stranger things have happened this year. Blake could grow a pair against Federer as this might be his last real chance to actually beat him. I just get the feeling Blake will still be all smiles and chummy regardless of outcome. Maybe he might have a sense of urgency representing the country, but he has to want this match the way a hobo craves a 40....BAD!
 
edberg505 said:
You know he said the same exact things to Nadal in all of their previous matches. Looks like showed heart in those matches.
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He always fights to the death, those who dare to beat Roger. See Nadal, Simon, Berdych, and Canas. We are all entitled to our own beliefs. I see Blake as a non-competitive, servile athlete who spends more time building Federer up, than actually walking onto the court trying to bring him down.
 
Why is there even a poll about this. Even with Federer at his worst Blake has absolutely nothing to hurt him with. It also has nothing to do with his attitude. He could have any attitude he wanted and he would still have no chance. He simply isnt good enough.
 
There is a poll because the player that beat Federer in the 2004 Olympics had never beaten Federer before either and was far inferior to Blake.
 
I want Fed to win more than anything, but these over the top very sure predictions make me feel like it's jinxing it.


Hopefully Fed will pull it out and get a chance at the medals (hopefully gold)

Who will he meet if he does win?
 
Fed is very determined, he deserves a silver or bronze for his effort.
 
TheTruth said:
Absolutely. The evidence is undeniable. Non-tennis fans who have witnessed Blake's complete and utter servitude towards Federer have asked me, "what the **** is wrong with that guy?" He's pathetic.
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You are pathetic and to all you delusional forum users stop calling blake pathetic. He is a professional and a damn good tennis player, watch 2006 us open vs federer and get a clue. Blake was incredibly competive in that match. He chased down everything tried to throw everything he had at federer and his valiant effort often ending in getting utterly owned by federer. You have to realize that different pros match up differently against other players. For example, a 90 mph forehand by blake maybe enough to overpower several players but it isnt good enough against federer and nadal on the other hand may struggle to hit a good reply of that 90 mph forehand because he has a huge take back on his forehand. This is how federer got so many points on nadal at wimbledon. He hit a hard forehand at nadals forehand side and nadal on the full strech couldnt produce powerful replies with a long take back forehand. I think that his game simply doesn't match up against federer. but due to federers erratic tennis this year he may end up losing but i doubt it.
Also thetruth, why are you calling blake pathetic because he cant beat federer? Not everyone is like nadal you know. Blake has shown more resiliency than all current players with everything he went through. You need to show some more respect to other players, nadal is not the only player that deserves it.
 
soyizgood said:
Federer would have had a great 2008 if it wasn't for this thing biting him all year.

Stranger things have happened this year. Blake could grow a pair against Federer as this might be his last real chance to actually beat him. I just get the feeling Blake will still be all smiles and chummy regardless of outcome. Maybe he might have a sense of urgency representing the country, but he has to want this match the way a hobo craves a 40....BAD!
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lol like you have pair yourself. Blake has put up with incredibly difficult situations in his life and yes, I would say he has pair since he responded to it by producing the best tennis of his life.
 
Agassi v Blake 2005 US Open QF: 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(6) Agassi
 
ThugNasty said:
You are pathetic and to all you delusional forum users stop calling blake pathetic. He is a professional and a damn good tennis player, watch 2006 us open vs federer and get a clue. Blake was incredibly competive in that match. He chased down everything tried to throw everything he had at federer and his valiant effort often ending in getting utterly owned by federer. You have to realize that different pros match up differently against other players. For example, a 90 mph forehand by blake maybe enough to overpower several players but it isnt good enough against federer and nadal on the other hand may struggle to hit a good reply of that 90 mph forehand because he has a huge take back on his forehand. This is how federer got so many points on nadal at wimbledon. He hit a hard forehand at nadals forehand side and nadal on the full strech couldnt produce powerful replies with a long take back forehand. I think that his game simply doesn't match up against federer. but due to federers erratic tennis this year he may end up losing but i doubt it.
Also thetruth, why are you calling blake pathetic because he cant beat federer? Not everyone is like nadal you know. Blake has shown more resiliency than all current players with everything he went through. You need to show some more respect to other players, nadal is not the only player that deserves it.
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Thank you. The ongoing, seemingly concerted effort by a few here at character assassination of Federer and most of the players he typically beats is what is truly pathetic.
 
PED said:
I'm 43 actually;) My point is that Rafa has 5 grand slams and Blake has never been past the quarters in any of them. Rafa beat Blake soundly the last two times they played this year at IW and Miami. They were really good matches and I though Blake played well, but in the end Blake didn't pull through.

I brought up the last set they played as the lopsided score indicated to me that Blake was not in control as you asserted. The last time that blake beat rafa was 2 years at the Masters. I think it's safe to say to Rafa is a different player now.

Finally to conclude my point, let's look at year to date stats. Rafa is 64 and 8 vs Blakes record of 37 and 18. Blake has no titles and Rafa has 7. In the race this year, Rafa has 1100 points to Blake's 271. Finally, Blake has won $801k year to date against Rafa's $6 mill.

Is there anything else I'm missing. I just want to make sure I proved my point.
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Nice job at dodging there, that took some skill. I'm still waiting for you to prove your point. I said that everytime he plays Nadal that the match is on Blakes racquet and as a retort you bring up year to date stats? I fail to see the connection here. Let me show you. Blake is the more agressive player by far! If you were to look at their last match stats you will see that James had a total of 36 winners to Nadal's 25 and a total of 31 UE to Nadal's 13. Now look at those UEs. Yes, he's playing Nadal who makes you hit more shots when you play him hence the high number of UEs from James.
 
edberg505 said:
Nice job at dodging there, that took some skill. I'm still waiting for you to prove your point. I said that everytime he plays Nadal that the match is on Blakes racquet and as a retort you bring up year to date stats? I fail to see the connection here. Let me show you. Blake is the more agressive player by far! If you were to look at their last match stats you will see that James had a total of 36 winners to Nadal's 25 and a total of 31 UE to Nadal's 13. Now look at those UEs. Yes, he's playing Nadal who makes you hit more shots when you play him hence the high number of UEs from James.
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Blake is more aggressive than Federer. Does that make the ball on his racquet against Federer to? Haha you overhype the aggressive player. It doesn't do any good if you lose consistently despite being more aggressive.
 
I like it when Blake just blocks and slices the ball back and forth and then unloads on a powerful winner without warning. He should play defensive and only use his big shots when there's an opening. He really is wasting his talent the way he currently plays.
 
TheTruth said:
He always fights to the death, those who dare to beat Roger. See Nadal, Simon, Berdych, and Canas. We are all entitled to our own beliefs. I see Blake as a non-competitive, servile athlete who spends more time building Federer up, than actually walking onto the court trying to bring him down.
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For someone so non-competitive he has done quite well for himself. An ATP career high #4 in the world. What have Berdych, Volandri, and Cañas done recently?
 
Just watched on swiss TV and it doesn`t look good at all for tennis.Raining for 3 hours already and the prognosis doesn`t look good at all.
In worst case scenario it could be a washout and then we should see how the organisers handle the situation.
 
iriraz said:
Just watched on swiss TV and it doesn`t look good at all for tennis.Raining for 3 hours already and the prognosis doesn`t look good at all.
In worst case scenario it could be a washout and then we should see how the organisers handle the situation.
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Im so mad at that and I really hope the schedule doesnt get behind. They pretty much built the whole olympic complex just for the olympics this year and didn't make one tennis facility with a roof!
 
iriraz said:
Just watched on swiss TV and it doesn`t look good at all for tennis.Raining for 3 hours already and the prognosis doesn`t look good at all.
In worst case scenario it could be a washout and then we should see how the organisers handle the situation.
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Oh nooooooooooo
 
Nadal_Freak said:
Blake is more aggressive than Federer. Does that make the ball on his racquet against Federer to? Haha you overhype the aggressive player. It doesn't do any good if you lose consistently despite being more aggressive.
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Federer can match Blake's aggressiveness shot for shot. Federer is just as aggressive. Not only is he just as aggressive but he can absorb Blake's power and make some amazing shots in doing so. So, would you care to make a small wager that the next time Blake and Nadal play each other that Nadal will blast him?
 
edberg505 said:
Federer can match Blake's aggressiveness shot for shot. Federer is just as aggressive. Not only is he just as aggressive but he can absorb Blake's power and make some amazing shots in doing so. So, would you care to make a small wager that the next time Blake and Nadal play each other that Nadal will blast him?
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Federer plays with a lot more topspin than Blake. He definitely does not go for broke as much as Blake. Therefore the ball is on Blake's racquet. ;)
 
Nadal_Freak said:
Federer plays with a lot more topspin than Blake. He definitely does not go for broke as much as Blake. Therefore the ball is on Blake's racquet. ;)
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While Federer is not "just as aggressive" as Edberg would say, this is actually Federer's advantage. The match is on Federer's racquet because Blake's game is ALWAYS high risk. He simply cannot keep the ball in play long without feeling the need to go for a winner. That kind of game will just never work against a Federer type, because Federer can rally just fine and also go for winners.

Federer can work the angles and hit winners. Blake can blast the ball. What makes it even worse is Blake's reverential view of Federer. I would be SHOCKED if Blake won. How many sets has he wonin all of his matches? One? I remember it was a huge thing when he took a set at the US Open. Now we expect Blake to win? Fat chance I say.
 
TennisandMusic said:
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Federer can work the angles and hit winners. Blake can blast the ball. What makes it even worse is Blake's reverential view of Federer. I would be SHOCKED if Blake won. How many sets has he wonin all of his matches? One? I remember it was a huge thing when he took a set at the US Open. Now we expect Blake to win? Fat chance I say.
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Stupidest thing I ever read - How many sets did Simone and Fish win against Federer before their first win??? HUH?? Get some sleep!
 
TennisandMusic said:
While Federer is not "just as aggressive" as Edberg would say, this is actually Federer's advantage. The match is on Federer's racquet because Blake's game is ALWAYS high risk. He simply cannot keep the ball in play long without feeling the need to go for a winner. That kind of game will just never work against a Federer type, because Federer can rally just fine and also go for winners.

Federer can work the angles and hit winners. Blake can blast the ball. What makes it even worse is Blake's reverential view of Federer. I would be SHOCKED if Blake won. How many sets has he wonin all of his matches? One? I remember it was a huge thing when he took a set at the US Open. Now we expect Blake to win? Fat chance I say.
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I agree. The same goes with Nadal having the big advantage of consistency. Nadal used to have a pretty weak serve which Blake was able to attack. That is not the case anymore.
 
Nadal_Freak said:
I agree. The same goes with Nadal having the big advantage of consistency. Nadal used to have a pretty weak serve which Blake was able to attack. That is not the case anymore.
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Then lets make a friendly little wager then since it's clearly a foregone conclusion that Blake will never win another match against Nadal. It's an easy win for you.
 
edberg505 said:
For all of the jokers claiming that James just lets Federer win I am convinced of 1 of 2 things (probably both): 1. You have probably never played highly competitive tennis before in your life 2. You are just upset that Nadal struggles to beat James himself. The chances are Nadal will never be able to beat Blake easily at all. Everytime those two play; it is up to James wether or not he wins or loses that match. That match is on his racquet everytime they play.
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This is actually a good post, I am not convinced that the outcome is on Blake's racquet, however. More likely a function of both player's racquet as is always the case.

Blake is currently ranked no. 7 in the world. You CANNOT be a top 10 player or even top 20/40 etc. by "having no heart," "being weak," and all other ridiculous things some folks here are saying. Again, having a 0-8 record against Federer is nothing to be "ashamed" of as most everyone does have a similar record unless you are Nadal. Nadal does not have such an incredible record against most players at this point in time, at least in comparison to Federer, and likely will not, and to take away credit from Federer and to ridicule Blake is really very low.

Check out the statistics that Blake has against Nadal and also other players. You will see that Blake is an awesome player which is reflected in his rankings and has, no matter what one want to say, a winning record against Nadal the same way Nadal has against Federer. The future of that particular statistic may likely change but for now that's the only fact.
 
bluedevil said:
Stupidest thing I ever read - How many sets did Simone and Fish win against Federer before their first win??? HUH?? Get some sleep!
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A lot of people just have "opinions" that are based on biases, imagination, wishful thinking, and fan-based emotional baggage. It's sad those folks just don't like to read and have hence often have little knowledge of facts and match statistics. On top of that, even though Blake only has one set, there were numerous sets that went to tie-breaks and 7-5s. Those really could have gone either way as we have seen with Karlovic.
 
edberg505 said:
Then lets make a friendly little wager then since it's clearly a foregone conclusion that Blake will never win another match against Nadal. It's an easy win for you.
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Or how about a little wager on the next match they play against each other. You were saying the ball is on Blake's racquet so you should be pretty confident. ;)
 
edberg505 said:
Federer can match Blake's aggressiveness shot for shot. Federer is just as aggressive. Not only is he just as aggressive but he can absorb Blake's power and make some amazing shots in doing so. So, would you care to make a small wager that the next time Blake and Nadal play each other that Nadal will blast him?
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Nadal_Freak said:
Or how about a little wager on the next match they play against each other. You were saying the ball is on Blake's racquet so you should be pretty confident. ;)
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I'm a fan of the loser has to leave town for a certain amount of time. Say 1 month.
 
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