Please Let Fedal be first
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The biggest match possible in tennis with the two biggest superstars of the sport is The Main Event and no chance that should or would be going on first.
Badabing888
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They should really have a not before 6pm BST to ensure I can get home from work in time. But it’ll no doubt follow Novak’s destruction of RBA and start around 3pm, so will just have to quietly watch it at work.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
well as expected fedal are second. i think i'll be too nervous about the second match to care what happens in the first, doesn't make much of a difference anyway fed will still have an uphill battle\
Lleytonstation
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I will be rooting for RBA yet need Djoker to win if Fed loses. Very very tough.
No. Djokovic is as big a super star now as either. Just the British press seem to have an issue with him.
Ditto...except swap Fed for Rafa lol.
Lleytonstation
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Wish it was second so I could be yelling "GO RBA, FINISH HIM!!!!!" or reluctantly saying "go djoker... yay."
Exactly my thoughts. The spectre of Djokovic fresh in the final is bothering me tbh.
If Djokovic destroys RBA, that will impact the Fedal match. Certainly I could see Federer if he lost the first set losing in straight sets.
DEl Potro is sorely missed as I think he would have been seeded 4th.
Lleytonstation
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Worst case for you: Rafa wins in 5 sets, and Djoker wins in 3 easy sets.
Worst case for me: rafa wins in 3 easy sets, and RBA wins in 5 long sets.
Steve0904
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Most likely. I think Federer-Nadal finishes in 4 sets either way though. Just my opinion, but we're not getting a 5 setter, and I doubt it will be 3, so I'll go for the middle option.
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
I think Fed would still fight but he'd need to win in 4 to have a shot at the final. Even Nadal could be disadvantaged if he has to go 5 sets.
In a way though, the quicker Djokovic beats RBA, the quicker Fedal will get on court and the more rest time the winner will have, but it always seems more fair when the longer more competitive match is first. Sadly that rarely happens
MasturB
Legend
French sometimes still puts the marquee matchups first for semis.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
because OP doesn't want to go to bed at 3 a.m.
My worse case scenario a lot more likely!!!
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Probably. Can we go back to the year 2017 please?
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Even if a new generation had actually taken hold and Fedal were fringe top 10 or top 20 players, it would still be the biggest match possible if only for nostalgic purposes.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
yep with wimbledon 2008 constantly being shoved down everyone's throat as the greatest match of all time, no wonder ticket prices are also so high.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Thank the #nevergens for making it possible that the only possible hype can be about record chases and nostalgia.
That being said, Djokovic' rivalries with Fed, Rafa are far more interesting to me and even Murrovic is more complete imo.
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
Denied.
More I think about it I cant see either of our guys winning the event now, this match tomorrow will cook both emotionally.
Won't his worst case be Rafa losing and Novak winning without considering # of sets played?
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
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Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Feds not beating Rafa.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Mind games
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Let me tell you what to do.
Root for Novak regardless. Worst case scenario assuming a Novak win is Nadal beating Federer. Always prepare for the worst case scenario. If Federer wins he'll have stopped the worst case scenario from happening anyway, and still have a small chance of winning against Novak.
aldeayeah
G.O.A.T.
I almost wish the semis/final are all stinkers/mugfests, to stop the lifetime deification of Fedalovic by the press.
GO RBA GO
oh, who am I kidding - even if he wins, he'll be crowned as the greatest thing since sliced bread, rather than diminishing the other 3 in any way.
aman92
Legend
Murrovic is the most boring rivalry in the history of tennis
Phoenix1983
G.O.A.T.
Most people have an issue with Novak Djokovic.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
The only reason people say that is salty Fedal fans crying over Fedal not making finals and getting Murrovic instead.
And don't pretend it's because Djokovic owns Murray, cause for a very long time it was more competitive than frickign Fedal.
C'mon, the big 4? Never understood why they put Murray in the equation. Winning 3 Slams in 15 years... Federer has won 3 Slams in the past 2.5 years.
I had the same idea. Just like in football. Imagine what it can do for a player knowing the No. 1 in the world is about to lose, when you are like 0:2 in sets down in your own match. Like I said on another thread, if Djokovic somehow loses his match, it would make the Fedal match become an epic battle because then both players know one of them will most likely win WB.
Are you talking about soccer or american football? I ask to be sure, sorry.
soccer lol
It's Fed's shotmaking why people love Fed. So even if the match is one sided, people still love to see Federer.
Hmmmm
