winning too easily may not be good for fed to prepare the semi-final
winning too easily may not be good for fed to prepare the semi-final
Routine win for Rodge
Sod showed how unprofessional he is at the start of the match.
yessir, it was mighty close, me thinks it could have gone either way.Game Set Match Federer! Federer could have lost with all thos break chances but Soderling wasn't good enough!
Elaborate please
I think the Djokovic/Fed match will be really good with Djokovic in with a good chance of winning. He hasn't lost a set yet so yeah.
It sounded like Fed's postmatch interview had something muted/blocked and the crowd obviously responded. What the heck did he say?
Nah the microphone just died, hence why Shriver had two at the end.It sounded like Fed's postmatch interview had something muted/blocked and the crowd obviously responded. What the heck did he say?
"He" being djokovic? Djoko went 5 sets in the first round. Fed's the one who hasn't dropped a set.
Wow, pretty solid match from Fed, Soderling couldn't seize those breaks in the beggining. I'm impressed with Feds return game, I still don't know what his strategy against Soderling was though, I think it was basically remain calm, play the match, use the wind, and watch Soderling eventually break (not choke) under the conditions. This just goes to show you that placement overcomes power on the serve, Fed was able to reach most of those big serves, even though Fed doesn't have the biggest serves, his placement is superb which got him all those aces, if he serves this well he should be able to give Djoko a tough time on the return. Soderling has some really good opportunities to extend this match but I believe Fed just really upped the gear and didn't allow it. The backhand was relatively solid today, some shots were shanked and went long due to the wind but overall I think there was a solid performance on the groundstrokes from Fed, he dealth with wind really well, it didn't affect his positioning and preparation, he looked unworldly relaxed. Congrats to Fed,a and good luck. Hard luck Sod, maybe next year.
So he didn't much care about being beaten 3 times in a row last year?lol my mistake. Anyway, still, I think Djokovic has a good chance. I mean he hasn't lost a set in his last few matches. Plus he'd be very eager to make sure Federer doesn't take him out 4 times in a row at the US Open. Really, he'd be very enthusiastic about stopping that.
What did "you want it" mean? I didn't get that
What did "you want it" mean? I didn't get that
You didnt see that?
Both Macs pointed that out.
There was a challenge at the begining of the match. Pascal ordered replay.
Sod argued angrily with him, when could not change Pascal's mind while, at the net, he turned to Rodge and said : "You want it"?
Rodge did not respond, just looked down and went on.
I think Sod meant 'do you really want the point this way?'
he felt the point should have been replayed
That's not what happened.
Sod had a break point against Federer, and Fed's very next shot after the serve seemed a bit long, but Sod put his racket on it, the line judge called long, and Sod's ball sailed long on the other end of the net.
Federer challenged, and his shot was in, like by a fraction of an inch.
At this point, Federer said something to the chair, Maria Pascal, and chair gave the point to Federer, instead of replaying the point. Based on what was heard on TV from Pascal, it was his judgment that the line judge's call didn't affect Soderling's play and therefore he gave the point to Federer, instead of replaying the point.
On TV replay, I thought Pascal was not totally wrong, because it looked like Soderling almost stopped playing and raised his left hand, as if to challenge, and it was at about this point that the line judge shouted long.
But, in all fairness to Soderling, in 99% of situations like this, because Soderling had a play on the ball, I've seen the chair order replay.
Noone was helped by the wind, but Fed dealt with it a better.Thank God Roger won in straight set. He really got helped by the wind more than Sod.
Lüthi's at home preparing the Davis Cup (and not creating a mess with 2 coaches at the same time). He should be back for the Masters tournaments after the the USO.Also, where's Luthi? Last couple matches where they showed Annacone in his box, I didn't see Luthi.
lol my mistake. Anyway, still, I think Djokovic has a good chance. I mean he hasn't lost a set in his last few matches. Plus he'd be very eager to make sure Federer doesn't take him out 4 times in a row at the US Open. Really, he'd be very enthusiastic about stopping that.
Why should it be Sod's point? He stopped playing BEFORE the call, and Federer's shot was good. Had there been no call, it would have ended the same - Sod stops play, challenges, loses, and loses the point.
fed is not playing particularly well, just robin plays very badly and stupidly
Federer serves Soderling out of Open in straight sets
By Joshua Rey
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
When Robin Soderling upset Roger Federer at Roland Garros in June, he stopped the Swiss' streak of 23 straight Grand Slam semifinals.
On Wednesday, Federer started back at one by avenging that loss, serving spectacularly to defeat the Swede, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
In swirling winds, Federer served as if he were playing indoors, hitting 18 aces and 25 more unreturned serves. He won 86 percent of the points when he landed his first service and was equally efficient on his return, converting five of six break points.
Soderling, however, earned the first four break points of the match, including three in Federer's opening service game. The Swiss saved the first with a crosscourt forehand that nipped the back of the baseline, the second with a 124 mph service winner down the tee, and the third thanks to a 120 mph ace out wide.
Down 2-3, Federer fought off a fourth break point by moving Soderling off the court with a wide serve and then placing a forehand in the opposite corner that the fifth-seeded Swede could not retrieve.
After Soderling missed his chances, Federer needed only one break point opportunity to take a 4-3 lead. Sensing that Soderling was on his back foot, Federer stepped inside the baseline to carve a drop shot winner.
The five-time US Open champion would hold his next three service games with 12 consecutive unreturnable first serves. He took a one-set lead in the process.
In the third game of the second set, Federer timed his backhand perfectly to win three straight points, then broke serve when Soderling double-faulted.
But the two-time Roland Garros finalist broke back with a down-the-line backhand passing shot winner, and took a 40-Love lead at 2-2. With three chances to jump ahead 3-2, Soderling committed four unforced errors. Now facing a break point, he watched helplessly as Federer passed him with an inside-out forehand.
Federer consolidated his second break of the set, eventually taking a two-set lead by hitting a 127 mph ace down the service tee.
He came close to losing his first set of the tournament when Soderling took a 5-3 third-set lead. But the 6-foot-4 Swede failed to serve out the set when Federer blocked back a 129 mph serve, drawing a forehand error from the Swede.
Two games later, Federer broke Soderling in similar fashion - successfully returning a 128 mph serve, and then benefitting from a backhand error off the Swede's Head racquet.
The No. 2 seed, playing in his 26th successive Grand Slam quarterfinal, finished Soderling off with back-to-back aces.
Federer will play No. 3 Novak Djokovic for the fourth straight season inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, having defeated the Serb in the 2007 US Open final and the 2008 and 2009 semifinals.
Match Facts
- Federer hit 21 more unreturned serves than Soderling (43 to 22).
- Federer won just one more baseline point than Soderling (49 to 48).
- Federer improves to 16-0 in night matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Federer has won 13 of 14 matches and 32 of 37 sets against Soderling.
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/match_reports/2010-09-08/201009091284005289990.html
interesting, I didn't know federer was unbeaten in night matches at ashe !
Sod gets overhyped and now everybody's digging up excuses .
I saw the first and second set and to me Fed was playing well. It looked like there was no wind on his side of the court.
It was immature for Robin to let that one call throw him off to that extent though, and in the end he paid dearly.