MasterZeb
Hall of Fame
well today, I finally completed the pilgrimage I had been hoping for and got to see the magician in person, and boy oh boy was it awesome.
Firstly, I have to talk about the atmosphere. Absolutely electrifying. The crowd is amazing. The supports and chants came after every single point. 'Lets go Roger lets go'. You can feel the tension building up as soon as you see the players walking through the tunnel and then, as soon as the music drops, the crowd erupts and you can barely hear yourself. You could tell the crowd was firmly in favour of federer, with then cheering every single point, with only claps coming for berdych.
In terms of federer though, the guys is just insane. Ever since I saw him coming out the tunnel, I could feel his aura. I literally couldn't believe that the guy I had been watching and admiring all my life and arguably the GOAT was walking to and sitting right in front of me. People emphasise how his movement is incredible, but u have to be there to realise it. The guy just float across the court His backhand isn't too bad, but you could definitely tell it was his weak point. His forehand though.....(do I need to go further). Serving was solid today. His variation also surprised me. Pulling drop shots from outta nowhere. In 2013, I saw nadal vs ferrer at the WTF, and although that was surreal, seeing federer tops it. The crowd was no where near as active in the nadal match. Seeing nadal was incredible as well, his forehand was a monster and his speed was amazing, but federer said forehand looked more versatile and moved more efficiently. Federer also signed a lot more autographs than nadal, though they both signed a lot and are known to be lenient to fans. This however might be the case due to federer winning the awards therefore bring happy and gracious
I know I have fanboyed a lot, but I couldn't help it
In terms of tennis, the court this year still looks slow and gritty. Slower than 2013 for sure. The players are also very conservative. I watched top tennis trainings video and. Was amazed by the pace, but in the actual match, the players took the pace and a lot more top spin was used for safety. In terms of the amount of topspin, you can really tell berdychs forehand is really flat as there was little Kick and the hit sounded direct, but federer, the ball kicked up a lot and the sound was a lot more brushy. Federer said racket also sounded quite low, so I'm guessing he plays in the 40s. Thanks for reading (sorry for the length if you guys have any questions, please ask
Firstly, I have to talk about the atmosphere. Absolutely electrifying. The crowd is amazing. The supports and chants came after every single point. 'Lets go Roger lets go'. You can feel the tension building up as soon as you see the players walking through the tunnel and then, as soon as the music drops, the crowd erupts and you can barely hear yourself. You could tell the crowd was firmly in favour of federer, with then cheering every single point, with only claps coming for berdych.
In terms of federer though, the guys is just insane. Ever since I saw him coming out the tunnel, I could feel his aura. I literally couldn't believe that the guy I had been watching and admiring all my life and arguably the GOAT was walking to and sitting right in front of me. People emphasise how his movement is incredible, but u have to be there to realise it. The guy just float across the court His backhand isn't too bad, but you could definitely tell it was his weak point. His forehand though.....(do I need to go further). Serving was solid today. His variation also surprised me. Pulling drop shots from outta nowhere. In 2013, I saw nadal vs ferrer at the WTF, and although that was surreal, seeing federer tops it. The crowd was no where near as active in the nadal match. Seeing nadal was incredible as well, his forehand was a monster and his speed was amazing, but federer said forehand looked more versatile and moved more efficiently. Federer also signed a lot more autographs than nadal, though they both signed a lot and are known to be lenient to fans. This however might be the case due to federer winning the awards therefore bring happy and gracious
I know I have fanboyed a lot, but I couldn't help it
In terms of tennis, the court this year still looks slow and gritty. Slower than 2013 for sure. The players are also very conservative. I watched top tennis trainings video and. Was amazed by the pace, but in the actual match, the players took the pace and a lot more top spin was used for safety. In terms of the amount of topspin, you can really tell berdychs forehand is really flat as there was little Kick and the hit sounded direct, but federer, the ball kicked up a lot and the sound was a lot more brushy. Federer said racket also sounded quite low, so I'm guessing he plays in the 40s. Thanks for reading (sorry for the length
if you guys have any questions, please ask
