QF : Federer vs Berdych

[Comb Over Champion]

The pigeon is back in the coop. I repeat: The pigeon is safely back in the coop.

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

You guys clearly dont know my dad well, thinking he wouldn't choke that away.

 

[Defcon]

That last point to break was vintage Fed - serious defence, not getting pushed back, and pouncing on the 1st chance, and the bh is back.

 

[SQA333]

If Fed is to win this match, he will have to do it with his B/C game - he will need to play with a ton of variety - can't go toe to toe with Tomas tonight.

Let's hope he's mature enough to do this. Hasn't been the case in the past.

 

[icedevil0289]

Please hold your own serve

 

[Fedinkum]

Bh return is a good omen

You are the other Half Glass water guy...lol

 

[Tennisanity]

Don't worry, Nadal's taken care of Berdych in a slam final before too.

Berdych also bagelled and straight setted Nadal at AO

 

[Silence]

Woah! Grumpy Gramps is wide awake!

 

[abmk]

fed breaks back with a brilliant point !

 

[DragonBlaze]

Glorious inside out backhand

 

[Chadillac]

Fed is making him heavy footed with his depth, all berdych needs is a red nose and a bottle of seltzer to squirt the crowd

 

[WeeDiM]

Not done with this set yet. Roger needs to keep it up.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Fed fans here make me smile.

 

[Dilexson]

Again half the people here got heartbroken..

 

[Standaa]

The first serve is working, finally

 

[Krish872007]

Good stuff from Rog. He's moving fine, no issues - just not hitting the ball well enough in the early stages. He's managed to hang on in this set, now needs to level up!

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Fed fans here make me smile.

Really? Some of em are really annoying if Fred doesn't get ahead ~5 minutes into a match

 

[Raul_SJ]

Anybody have a stream link?

 

[Otacon]

Roger got balls.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Federer so good! YES.

 

[Backspin1183]

Tomas still has a chance to break here and take the set.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Wow. Thought it was a bad sign that Fed got worked up about the Hawkeye thing, but I guess it got the juices flowing. He breaks, looking much better.

I hope he keeps going like this and keeps the pressure on with a love service game to make it 5-5 ...

 

[kalyan4fedever]

 

[TheFifthSet]

Yeah everybody can see that. But you said "if he gets a look" so I pointed out that Berdych was giving him plenty of 2nd serve.

What I meant by if he gets a look is simply: if he gets a look. Or look(s).

Didn't mean to imply that Berdych hadn't given him looks. Just saying that, moving forward, if he gets a look, he should try and attack. No deeper meaning to it.

 

[TripleATeam]

roger to channel mental strength of djokovic

Best not channel anything else of Djokovic's right now.

 

[Deleted member 733170]

Woooowhooooo!!! Fed breaks!!.

That Hawkeye call might have woken up the grandpa's inner fire!!!

Great graphic!

 

[metsman]

This match, just like last year's final, is going to perfectly show how far tennis has fallen from 2009 quality wise.

 

[Jmauer]

Wow. That was some big time shot making. Haven't seen any of that in any of his previous rounds. Color me impressed.

 

[Cup8489]

Glad to see him get the break back, but I can see that Federer is nervous yet. Hasn't found his range yet.

 

[Krish872007]

Berdych still ahead in the score, so this game is important to hold. #JustDoIt

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Fed levels! 5-5.

 

[WeeDiM]

Anyone else feel Roger's 0 challenges might come into play yet in this set?

 

[ojo rojo]

The middle aged beast has awoken

 

[Deleted member 688153]

rekt on that 40-0. Love hold

 

[Meles]

Bendych stumbling around court, as it should be.

 

[Standaa]

Fed has all the momentum

 

[Defcon]

So you wanna trade drop shots with the master?

 

[metsman]

Ridiculous shot

 

[Silence]

Fed fans here make me smile.

Welcome to the emotional rollercoaster

 

[NatF]

Federer got the momentum now, playing a lot better. Still not looking potent off the ground but his Santoro-esque junkballing is doing the trick.

.....

Beauty of a dropper!

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Break him again plz.

 

[Krish872007]

Holy shiit that was a rapid game.

 

[kalyan4fedever]

fed needs to BREAK DA MUG NOW, put back ball in play

 

[Tennis sensation]

5-5

 

[weakera]

Berdych can't get a first serve in

 

[Liam Grennon]

Absolutely ridiculous that fed would try to stop Berdych's momentum by talking to the chair umpire. Are you kidding me? Because he couldn't see the Hawkeye he should get a challenge back? Fed knows he's not going to get it back so just because he's worried he's going to lose the set he pulls that?

 

[FHtennisman]

That drop shot!!

 

[Fedalfan]

Wow! So much drama already!

 

[D.Nalby12]

GOATing

 

[Rafa the King]

That dropshot. Damn