Fedforever
Hall of Fame
One day it will be true but we were getting all this terminal decline stuff in 2013.
Should Federer take break from Tennis?
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Mike Lambresi
Rookie
Absolute nonsense.
r2473
G.O.A.T.
He just won the Laver Cup........
steelcity32
Rookie
BRUH WHAT
He beat opponents that you’d find in quarterfinals and below at masters or grand slams. Apart from a good run at Wimby it’s been a desolate stretch since Miami. And yes, a semi at RG after a cupcake draw that ended with him getting dusted is not an encouraging result.
steelcity32
Rookie
Oh yes, he’s got peak movement rn. Forgot.
Fabresque
Legend
Birdman was Top 10 at the start of 2017 and is now off the face of the planet.
Anderson was Top 5-10 in 2018 and is now nowhere to be scene.
Yes they have struggled with injuries, but what's stopping injuries also plaguing Fed?
Mike Lambresi
Rookie
What are you talking about?
Does he move better than 10 years ago? No.
But he still moves better then most of the young guys on tour.
His footwork is still remarkable and you're blind if you can't see it.
steelcity32
Rookie
It’s dramatically worse. He’s just hanging in rallies he should be finishing early against guys he should be beating easily. He used to have the best footwork on tour by a lot even a few years ago. Now, he’s regressed to the pack.
r2473
G.O.A.T.
He lucked out not having to face Sock
Bukmeikara
Legend
He enjoys the game, even if he falls to just being top 20 but without injuries he could continue play. People adore him and would fill the stadiums even if he lost every single match he plays. Him still playing is more than trophies, more than legacy - its just pure joy. How many players would do what he did today against Zverev while having a bad day at the office ?! And again what is the problem that he is 38? Just appreciated him for every added year. Borg retired at 25, Sampras at 31, Agassi at 35 - people constanly said that his time is closing since 2011 - almost ten years later he is top 3 in the world .
Phoenix1983
G.O.A.T.
That's why I said "barring injury".
D
Deleted member 743561
Guest
Okay, seriously?
This thread's still here?
Nadal announced his retirement, and a thread indicating as much got waxed.
This thread's still here?
Nadal announced his retirement, and a thread indicating as much got waxed.
D
Deleted member 743561
Guest
Things are looking bleak for Djoker, record-wise.
RF-18
Talk Tennis Guru
Things are looking bleak for Djoker, record-wise.
Djokovic is still racking up majors and being #1. Not too bleak actually. Bad comparison.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah, no break necessary. Better play is what is needed. The off-season and a fresh mind and body may help for a bit. But an extended break at 38? Well, you already said what that was.
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
Why should he take a break from tennis? If anything, he is still playing better than he did at that time of the year in 2018. At this point of their careers Zverev should be expected to beat a 38 years old Federer. The joke is not that Zverev won but that he somehow found a way to choke the second set away from 5 matchpoints. It shows most players are still afraid to finish Federer, even in matches where they play much better than him. On the other hand losing to Coric in Shanghai 2018 was really bad. Back then it looked like Federer is done.
SaintPetros
Hall of Fame
The thread or crushing loss?
dunlop_fort_knox
Professional
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
Thank you mate. I will let Federer know via email that @dunlop_fort_knox told him it was okay. He will be thrilled to have at least some of TTW's mercy.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
The former
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Fast too! After the Wimby semis, it looked like Rafa's season was about to wind down, Djokovic would have a firm grip on YE#1 and Fed would remain the slam leader. Nadal has casually and epicly become the man
You know Rafa is somewhere relaxing and not watching Shanghai. He was probably somewhere in the ocean sipping a cocktail shirtless while he got a text that he will be #1 again lmao
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Feeble attempt to outdo king of trolls @sureshs who beat you to the punch 12.5 years ago after Canas crushed fedr twice in a row at M1Ks he had won the year before.
beard
Legend
Tsitsipas... The goat saviour...
Goat is sinking as we speak, as he need Tsi and Nad to save him...
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Against Sascha no. Against 2019 Sascha, definitely.
FFS. Fed was his first top 10 win. This tells you everything.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
There's no point in retiring as things can't get any worse than this.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Say what?
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Then Djokovic must really suck to almost lose to such a player in a slam final.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Uhhh, yeah? This is 2019 Zverev who had no top 10 wins before facing Fed.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Breaks won't help him.
He had had a long break from facing Djokovic before Wimb this year and added 3 slams oin the meantime. You'd think not playing Djokovic for a long time and gaining some confidence by winning 3 slams would have helped. But he still played as bad against Djokovic as before 2017.
No breaks will heal Wimb 2019. There is no recovering from that.
If he wins another slam, it won't be because he has recovered from 2019 Wimb. It will be because Djokovic got taken out before he would face him.
He had had a long break from facing Djokovic before Wimb this year and added 3 slams oin the meantime. You'd think not playing Djokovic for a long time and gaining some confidence by winning 3 slams would have helped. But he still played as bad against Djokovic as before 2017.
No breaks will heal Wimb 2019. There is no recovering from that.
If he wins another slam, it won't be because he has recovered from 2019 Wimb. It will be because Djokovic got taken out before he would face him.
Frank Bannister
Semi-Pro
Medvedev is Djokovic boogey man. Hell, Next Gen is the Boogeyman. The party is over, son. It was a good run.Tsitsipas... The goat saviour...
Goat is sinking as we speak, as he need Tsi and Nad to save him...
beard
Legend
Till next slam, and Rafole win AO and RG, you will sing another song, the one about lost Lost Gen...
Remember Kachanov and Zverev from this time ladt year? You will never learn
Frank Bannister
Semi-Pro
Medvedev is the real deal.Till next slam, and Rafole win AO and RG, you will sing another song, the one about lost Lost Gen...
Remember Kachanov and Zverev from this time ladt year? You will never learn
He eats ATP players for breakfast.
Djokovic on the menu for Australian breakfast.
ForehandRF
Legend
True.Hoping for a rematch at the WTF.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Like...next 50 years?
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
That doesn't mean Zverev forgot how to play tennis. He really shouldn't be losing to an old man like Federer anywhere.
Mike Sams
G.O.A.T.
I think Federer sleeps just fine at night.Tsitsipas... The goat saviour...
Goat is sinking as we speak, as he need Tsi and Nad to save him...
D
Deleted member 743561
Guest
Do you believe Djoker has gotten over it?
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Do you believe Djoker has gotten over it?
No. The match clearly took something out of him physically.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
Fixed.
His "garbage movement" has him serving to win W 3 months ago and his "garbage movement" keeps him better than 99% of the tour.
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
To be fair, Zverev already showed a few times that he can suddenly up his game. This is what happened in WTF 2018 for example. If one told me after his RR match against Djokovic that Zverev is going to win the title beating Djokovic in the final I would never believe that.
So IMO that Federer's loss was not nearly as terrible as losing to Coric in Shanghai 2018. He is still playing better than he did last year.
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