Why are people telling Federer to retire if he's still winning tournaments?
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FedererFan2012
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This is just the first year where he hasn't won a slam what 8 years. If you look at most players his age, they are injuried or jaded because they can't compete. Roger is a level headed guy. You see the fans at Paris Masters cheer for him and he not French, but Swiss. That says alot because he got louder cheers than Tsonga at trophy ceremony. Roger still has alot to play for and you don't want to run great players like him off because he is good for the sport.
TheMusicLover
G.O.A.T.
Because they're having irrational expectations from the guy and cannot stand seeing him lose even while he's in his 30-ies and obviously in decline, despite still showing his best at irregular intervals.
FedererFan2012
Banned
BS haters are the trying to make him retire. Jealous of his accomplishments. Roger is will retire when decides not you. HaHa!
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
I don't think he will retire before the Olympics no matter what. After that, it all depends on how competitive he can remain. As long as he makes finals, I doubt he will retire.
Mustard
Bionic Poster
They did this to Sampras around 10 years ago, trying to push him into retirement. It was laughable then, but it's even more laughable with Federer considering that he's still winning tournaments and has been continuously in the top 4 in the world ever he won his first major at 2003 Wimbledon.
He could carry on until he starts losing in the early rounds at the majors. One day, Federer will probably have that moment, like Sampras did at 2001 Wimbledon when he lost to Federer, which basically signals the beginning of the end. How his story will end, though, remains unknown.
He could carry on until he starts losing in the early rounds at the majors. One day, Federer will probably have that moment, like Sampras did at 2001 Wimbledon when he lost to Federer, which basically signals the beginning of the end. How his story will end, though, remains unknown.
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beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
"Why are people telling Federer to retire if he's still winning tournaments?"
Because people are tired of Fed fans making annoying threads like this.........
Because people are tired of Fed fans making annoying threads like this.........
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FedererFan2012
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Sampras retired at 31 so how was laughable because he retired after winning his final slam. Didn't he go like two years without winning and losing to low ranked players?
Mustard
Bionic Poster
First of all, it was Sampras' right to play for as long as he wanted, so I didn't like how they kept asking him about retirement all the time when he had that long tournament drought. Secondly, it must be mentioned that Sampras did not retire straight after he won the 2002 US Open, and he continued to enter himself into tournaments well into 2003, only to pull out of them all. When Sampras was practising in preparation for 2003 Wimbledon and realised it wasn't going well and that he was resenting having to get serious and train, he knew that was it. Sampras then formally retired in August 2003 and had a big leaving ceremony at that year's US Open.
FedererFan2012
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That's not the point I was making. The point is Pete wasn't competing very well and had to retire.
Mustard
Bionic Poster
Yes, when he decided to. There's nothing to say that a player can't continue playing tennis well beyond his/her best years. Sampras could have stayed out there for many more years if he wished, and gotten poorer results, and that would have been his choice had he chosen to do so. Now we have the situation where some people are asking Federer about retirement quite often, obviously because he hasn't won a major in nearly 2 years, even though he's been continously in the top 4 for well over 8 years and is still winning tournaments.
FedererFan2012
Banned
Fed's situation is different because people didn't like his success in the first place, so they are trying to use him not winning a slam as excuse to get rid of him. But it's not going work.
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celoft
Guest
No need to retire yet.
Mustard
Bionic Poster
Good. I hope Federer stays out there for as long as possible. I also think the US media bitterly resent that the days of Connors, McEnroe, Sampras, Agassi, Courier, Chang etc. are long gone and that Europe has been much stronger in the last decade. I just remember all that sniping they used to do towards the "clay-court specialists" in the 1990s, how they had a go at Muster for getting to number 1.
cork_screw
Hall of Fame
Because people are ********. And they don't realize what they miss until it's gone. People wished the same thing about jordan when he was tearing up their teams, now you see knicks fans who would die to see jordan play again.
When he does retire, you're going to be asking yourself why you burned all that energy writing about how much you want to see him retire when in fact you should have just been enjoying what he was giving to the sport of tennis.
When he does retire, you're going to be asking yourself why you burned all that energy writing about how much you want to see him retire when in fact you should have just been enjoying what he was giving to the sport of tennis.
Fed doesn't have to pull a muster, but I'd like to see him play as long as possible. The guy's just great for tennis. When will we ever see someone like that again? When he's 10 in the world it will still be him filling the stadium. I want him to well, but even if his results would be aweful (which they are to his incredible standards, but not generally. People say Tsonga had a good year, you know) I would still love to watch him. From time to time he comes up with a point, a game, a match of which you think: WOW, I'm thankful to have seen that happen.
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He is still competitve. Yes, he is currently behind a few players, but no shame in that, since the top four is very strong, and just being a part of that is special.
And if he loves the game, why leave? He's winning titles, still going deep into slams, and will still be a threat to take one. So why not keep playing. No point in looking back and say what if? if you know deep down that you still can play amongst the best.
And if he loves the game, why leave? He's winning titles, still going deep into slams, and will still be a threat to take one. So why not keep playing. No point in looking back and say what if? if you know deep down that you still can play amongst the best.
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