Why is there so much hate for Federer?

[90's Clay]

And btw.. You guys wanna pull quotes, we can do the same with Fed in respect to Djoker

 

[MTF07]

Sampras was RARELY like that. He and Rafter just hated each other was all. Overrall Pete was extremely respectful and gracious in losing and willing to give the opponent FULL credit (A trait Fed is short of).


Agassi was the bigger jerk of the two.

And Sampras had NOTHING on guys like Mac and Connors or Lendl

The post above by Omega shows another incident of Sampras being an arrogant a/ss.

Agassi was honest... he was the one who was refreshing. Pete was a phony as far as I'm concerned.

 

[rodrigo_palacio88]

sampras had even more ego than nadal and federer combined

 

[nikdom]

For someone who claims to admire humility, 90s clay display none - a complete and utter jerk in his/her/its posts here.

 

[90's Clay]

The post above by Omega shows another incident of Sampras being an arrogant a/ss.

Agassi was honest... he was the one who was refreshing. Pete was a phony as far as I'm concerned.

Agassi is a bitter old man. "Hit for Haiti?" NEed I say more?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKWI5RcvzIs

 

[Omega_7000]

And btw.. You guys wanna pull quotes, we can do the same with Fed in respect to Djoker

The point is that every great champion has an element of arrogance to them including your hero, Sampras....I was trying to show you that your hate for Fed is unwarranted....Both Sampras and Federer would be nowhere if they did not have an ego.

Back in the day, players said what was on their mind...As time passes, players are becoming more and more PC.

 

[rodrigo_palacio88]

Sampras was RARELY like that. He and Rafter just hated each other was all. Overrall Pete was extremely respectful and gracious in losing and willing to give the opponent FULL credit (A trait Fed is short of).


Agassi was the bigger jerk of the two.

And Sampras had NOTHING on guys like Mac and Connors or Lendl

he must be give the thanks to te bigger jerk.

after all , he gifted sampras his last slam beating his nightmare hewitt

 

[TheFifthSet]

Yeah, Federer is more insecure than Sampras, so much so that Pete has to toss backhanded compliments to Fed every now and then and look like he was at a funeral at Wimbledon 2009. The guy might be introverted, but make no mistake: he desperately cares about his legacy, and you could tell he got defensive when he was compared with Fed. Is he an insecure guy? No, I don't think so, not any more so than the average human being, but if Fed is insecure then by your logic so is Pete

 

[90's Clay]

Yeah, Federer is more insecure than Sampras, so much so that Pete has to toss backhanded compliments to Fed every now and then and look like he was at a funeral at Wimbledon 2009. The guy might be introverted, but make no mistake: he desperately cares about his legacy, and you could tell he got defensive when he was compared with Fed. Is he an insecure guy? No, I don't think so, not any more so than the average human being, but if Fed is insecure then by your logic so is Pete

What?? Sampras has been the ultimate gentlemen and has given Fed 100 percent respect since 2007. Hell, I can't remember Sampras saying anything bad about Fed off hand


Sampras could easily slam Fed if he wanted to in regards to his "rivalry"with Rafa. He could DESTROY Fed on that front saying, "Rafa sure as hell wouldn't get the best for 10 years,on all surfaces year after year" etc. Or talk about Fed's cakewalk 2004-2007 era etc. if he wanted to be a jerk.

 

[The Dark Knight]

I don't see it anywhere outside of this forum. All my friends that are tennis fans are either Federer fans or respect him if he's not their favorite player.

Only on this forum do I see so much hate. People jump on him like vultures feeding on a carcus every time he loses...

It's difficult to understand because Federer is always good to his fans, respects ex-greats, always fair play on court, does not claim to be the greatest, respects his fellow players.

I don't hate Federer at all. In fact I like him.

Simply trying to prove ones opinion that Nadal is better than Federer is not hate.

For some reason certain Fed fans are hypersensitive to anyone thinking that Fed is not the goat and translate that to hate.

You need to realize that not everyone thinks the same and that's ok.....it doesn't mean anyone hates Federer.

 

[topher]

Same reason a lot of you hate Rafa: Success breads jealousy. That's natural, but for the truly irrational/bitter that jealousy turns into hate.

Simple as that.

 

[granddog29]

Sampras was an incredible class act. Even in his deepest moments of dissapointment- losses to Krajicek and Federer at Wimbledons 96 and 2001, and his loss to Kafelnikov at the 96 French, he gave his opponent huge credit even though he was so upset he could barely speak.

Federer on the other hand chooses to ruins other moment by crying during the trophy ceremony, boo hoo everyone should feel so sorry for the all time slam record holder losing a slam final, ones heart breaks for him (barfs). Then only miracelously chooses to talk about his so called "mono" after losing to Djokovic at the Australian Open and not before (and surprise as predicted back then his fans choose to drag that out for every loss until he returns to dominance through Nadal's injuries in mid 2009).

 

[90's Clay]

Sampras was an incredible class act. Even in his deepest moments of dissapointment- losses to Krajicek and Federer at Wimbledons 96 and 2001, and his loss to Kafelnikov at the 96 French, he gave his opponent huge credit even though he was so upset he could barely speak.

Federer on the other hand chooses to ruins other moment by crying during the trophy ceremony, boo hoo everyone should feel so sorry for the all time slam record holder losing a slam final, ones heart breaks for him (barfs). Then only miracelously chooses to talk about his so called "mono" after losing to Djokovic at the Australian Open and not before (and surprise as predicted back then his fans choose to drag that out for every loss until he returns to dominance through Nadal's injuries in mid 2009).

Great post.. Listen to this man. He knows whats up

 

[rodrigo_palacio88]

What?? Sampras has been the ultimate gentlemen and has given Fed 100 percent respect since 2007. Hell, I can't remember Sampras saying anything bad about Fed off hand


Sampras could easily slam Fed if he wanted to in regards to his "rivalry"with Rafa. He could DESTROY Fed on that front saying, "Rafa sure as hell wouldn't get the best for 10 years,on all surfaces year after year" etc. Or talk about Fed's cakewalk 2004-2007 era etc. if he wanted to be a jerk.

well , fed can said too that he was a mug on clay for example......or that agassi is not even close to a main rival like nadal and many other things.

the point is that federer and sampras have a very good relation , you must lear of pistol and stop of say foolish things.

 

[TheFifthSet]

What?? Sampras has been the ultimate gentlemen and has given Fed 100 percent respect since 2007. Hell, I can't remember Sampras saying anything bad about Fed off hand


Sampras could easily slam Fed if he wanted to in regards to his "rivalry"with Rafa. He could DESTROY Fed on that front. Or talk about Fed's cakewalk 2004-2007 era etc. if he wanted to be a jerk.

For a gentleman, he loves (and goes out of his way) to point out flaws in Federers resume. This is well-documented.

Look, I like Sampras, he's a good dude and I loved his game particularly when he was in full-flight, but let's not pretend Federer doesn't hold a candle to him in terms of humility and character. And Federer clearly trumps Sampras as a humanitarian IMO.

 

[rodrigo_palacio88]

I will hate than nadal suprassed pete , but only for read 90's clay I will wish that nadal win 14 or 15 slams.

 

[TheFifthSet]

I don't hate Federer at all. In fact I like him.

Simply trying to prove ones opinion that Nadal is better than Federer is not hate.

For some reason certain Fed fans are hypersensitive to anyone thinking that Fed is not the goat and translate that to hate.

You need to realize that not everyone thinks the same and that's ok.....it doesn't mean anyone hates Federer.

All you need to do is browse through the Federer/Robredo thread.

 

[TMF]

What?? Sampras has been the ultimate gentlemen and has given Fed 100 percent respect since 2007. Hell, I can't remember Sampras saying anything bad about Fed off hand


Sampras could easily slam Fed if he wanted to in regards to his "rivalry"with Rafa. He could DESTROY Fed on that front saying, "Rafa sure as hell wouldn't get the best for 10 years,on all surfaces year after year" etc. Or talk about Fed's cakewalk 2004-2007 era etc. if he wanted to be a jerk.

He respect Federer but that doesn't mean he care about his legacy and all of his tennis records. I don't think any champion wants his records to be broken, especially when it lasted a brief moment.

If he down talk Federer that would be a HUGE mistake. Because people will say he's bitter/jealous of Federer since he more successful, and more likeable player.

 

[The Dark Knight]

All you need to do is browse through the Federer/Robredo thread.

I think what people hate is the witch hunt against Nadal fans.

 

[objectivity]

which are the hate threads that popped up after fed's loss? which ones?

 

[Towser83]

Sampras was an incredible class act. Even in his deepest moments of dissapointment- losses to Krajicek and Federer at Wimbledons 96 and 2001, and his loss to Kafelnikov at the 96 French, he gave his opponent huge credit even though he was so upset he could barely speak.

Federer on the other hand chooses to ruins other moment by crying during the trophy ceremony, boo hoo everyone should feel so sorry for the all time slam record holder losing a slam final, ones heart breaks for him (barfs). Then only miracelously chooses to talk about his so called "mono" after losing to Djokovic at the Australian Open and not before (and surprise as predicted back then his fans choose to drag that out for every loss until he returns to dominance through Nadal's injuries in mid 2009).

Yeah because people "choose" to cry. Notice how no Federer fans have a go at Murray for crying twice. Maybe because they have the brains to understand that crying is an involuntary reaction.

On the mono, it's a bit ironic because then you mention Nadal's injuries in 2009... you mean the ones he miracelously chose to talk about aftr losing when there had been no mention of it before that? He liked that ploy so much he did it again later in the year after JMDP destroyed him, again in 2012 and a whole load of other times inbetween too.

Also in 2009 he announced this "injury" a little while after he lost, not straight away. He thought about it for a few days and then announced it to totally ruin Federer's moment of a career slam. Just so all the talk would be on Rafa. That's intentional, unlike crying.

 

[Omega_7000]

Sampras was an incredible class act. Even in his deepest moments of dissapointment- losses to Krajicek and Federer at Wimbledons 96 and 2001, and his loss to Kafelnikov at the 96 French, he gave his opponent huge credit even though he was so upset he could barely speak.

Federer on the other hand chooses to ruins other moment by crying during the trophy ceremony, boo hoo everyone should feel so sorry for the all time slam record holder losing a slam final, ones heart breaks for him (barfs). Then only miracelously chooses to talk about his so called "mono" after losing to Djokovic at the Australian Open and not before (and surprise as predicted back then his fans choose to drag that out for every loss until he returns to dominance through Nadal's injuries in mid 2009).

This post is the perfect example of someone who hates him immensely for no good reason.

 

[TheFifthSet]

I think what people hate is the witch hunt against Nadal fans.

Or you can ignore my comment and accuse me of having an ulterior motive, that works too.

Btw according to a recent poll on this forum, there are more Nadal than Fed fans on here now. How can it be a witch hunt when the hunted outnumber the hunters?

 

[wy2sl0]

What stupidity from some of you. How quickly you all forget. Nadal will have his time now with and Djokovic on top, Federer had his. Make no mistake when at his best he is the best player that ever played.

 

[kalyan4fedever]

Honestly he deserves all the hate he is getting...i have never never seen a top player suffer that much mentally. He definitely had the game to beat robr. today but with a weak mind like that? I don't think he would be getting 18th slam...he is done, every slam we are seeing mental lapses..stakovsky match was a whole lot better than the trash of match yesterday

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

For some reason certain Fed fans are hypersensitive to anyone thinking that Fed is not the goat and translate that to hate.

Post of the thread.

Only someone so incredibly defensive would even post a whining "why do you hate Federer" thread. Like some of the worst cults of the past century, when its members could not force or percieve absolute submission to /worship of their false "god," in comes the fantasies, defeneive posts, and zealot-like attacks on any who know the truth, instead of fanbase propaganda.

 

[TennisandMusic]

Their is way more hate given towards Nadal. Wishes of death and dismemberment are not uncommon on these boards over the past several years, and that is not an exaggeration. I think it has died down a lot since Federer has had a bad year and so many of his fans don't post as much anymore, or at all...but yeah there isn't really much Federer hate at all here.

 

[Goosehead]

I don't see it anywhere outside of this forum. All my friends that are tennis fans are either Federer fans or respect him if he's not their favorite player.

Only on this forum do I see so much hate. People jump on him like vultures feeding on a carcus every time he loses...

It's difficult to understand because Federer is always good to his fans, respects ex-greats, always fair play on court, does not claim to be the greatest, respects his fellow players.

Vultures...don'tlikethem!. :neutral:

 

[Omega_7000]

I don't hate Federer at all. In fact I like him.

Simply trying to prove ones opinion that Nadal is better than Federer is not hate.

For some reason certain Fed fans are hypersensitive to anyone thinking that Fed is not the goat and translate that to hate.

You need to realize that not everyone thinks the same and that's ok.....it doesn't mean anyone hates Federer.

This coming from you is priceless! If this is how you are when you like him then Fed definitely needs to beef up his security if you start hating him. :neutral:

I don't see any Fed fans posting threads claiming he is the GOAT/God etc...I'm a Fed fan and I don't think he is the GOAT either...One of the greatest, yes, but GOAT is subjective...

It's mostly you and other haters that keep trashing his records and legacy every time he loses by posting 10 threads everyday.

 

[TheFifthSet]

Post of the thread.

Only someone so incredibly defensive would even post a whining "why do you hate Federer" thread. Like some of the worst cults of the past century, when its members could not force or percieve absolute submission to /worship of their false "god," in comes the fantasies, defeneive posts, and zealot-like attacks on any who know the truth, instead of fanbase propaganda.

Is this a forum or a battle ground? Tad verbose description IMO. What happened to the guy who was so against "personal attacks" against other members of the forum an hour ago? Everything is so black-and-white with you.

Ah silly me, how could I accuse your post of containing personal attacks? Definitely gotta retract that.

 

[rodrigo_palacio88]

Honestly he deserves all the hate he is getting...i have never never seen a top player suffer that much mentally. He definitely had the game to beat robr. today but with a weak mind like that? I don't think he would be getting 18th slam...he is done, every slam we are seeing mental lapses..stakovsky match was a whole lot better than the trash of match yesterday

the guy has nothing to prove , the last year he proved all , doing a great year,

all the great suffers this painful loses in his last years , so it`s normal.

the goat is a myth for fan boys

 

[veroniquem]

There is little hate toward Fed compared to other top players. I would say all of the other big 4 are getting bashed worse than Fed. A lot of Fed fans are oversensitive , that's all.

 

[Omega_7000]

Their is way more hate given towards Nadal. Wishes of death and dismemberment are not uncommon on these boards over the past several years, and that is not an exaggeration. I think it has died down a lot since Federer has had a bad year and so many of his fans don't post as much anymore, or at all...but yeah there isn't really much Federer hate at all here.

Dude, I've been on this forum since Aug 2009 and I have never once seen anything as extreme as that. Stop making stuff up just to support you argument!!!

Your post is borderline dangerous. making up stuff like this can mentally affect some crazy person on the internet...You never know.

 

[Omega_7000]

Post of the thread.

Only someone so incredibly defensive would even post a whining "why do you hate Federer" thread. Like some of the worst cults of the past century, when its members could not force or percieve absolute submission to /worship of their false "god," in comes the fantasies, defeneive posts, and zealot-like attacks on any who know the truth, instead of fanbase propaganda.

Blah Blah .......Usual derogatory rant using big words.......Blah Blah

Show me ONE post where I have called Federer a God or GOAT.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Dude, I've been on this forum since Aug 2009 and I have never once seen anything as extreme as that. Stop making stuff up to make you argument!!!

Your post is borderline dangerous. making up stuff like this can mentally affect some crazy person on the internet...You never know.

Easy now, the stupidity is not worth it.

 

[Omega_7000]

There is little hate toward Fed compared to other top players. I would say all of the other big 4 are getting bashed worse than Fed. A lot of Fed fans are oversensitive , that's all.

Please...Just browse through the first few pages of the general pro section and see how many threads there are bashing Federer...

 

[monfed]

Omega,ask yourself what do you gain from this thread when haters gonna hate? Do you expect them to change?

 

[TMF]

There is little hate toward Fed compared to other top players. I would say all of the other big 4 are getting bashed worse than Fed. A lot of Fed fans are oversensitive , that's all.

That's not true. All the players including the WTA players get their fair share of hate but remotely close to Federer. Federer is the only one who gets hate from all fan bases, which includes fans from Nadal, Sampras, Serena, Nole, Murray, Laver, Rosewall. At least Nadal got supports from Sampras fans, even from the old-timers who just want to down talk Federer since they don't like the idea of Federer surpassing Laver. Other players at least got support from other fan bases, but Federer got no one except his fans.

 

[TMF]

Please...Just browse through the first few pages of the general pro section and see how many threads there are bashing Federer...

Even in the former pro talk forum Federer gets little respects. That forum got it's nickname as "The Laver Forum".

 

[Omega_7000]

Omega,ask yourself what do you gain from this thread when haters gonna hate? Do you expect them to change?

No they're not I guess. But I'm trying to understand the reason for this hate...because like I said before, I don't see it outside of this forum....

But the other poster had a good point, people behave different on the internet.

 

[Omega_7000]

That's not true. All the players including the WTA players get their fair share of hate but remotely close to Federer. Federer is the only one who gets hate from all fan bases, which includes fans from Nadal, Sampras, Serena, Nole, Murray, Laver, Rosewall. At least Nadal got supports from Sampras fans, even from the old-timers who just want to down talk Federer since they don't like the idea of Federer surpassing Laver. Other players at least got support from other fan bases, but Federer got no one except his fans.

That's a good point...and now that Federer is in the twilight of his career, everyone is kicking him when he's down.

 

[veroniquem]

Please...Just browse through the first few pages of the general pro section and see how many threads there are bashing Federer...

Rafa got twice as many in 2011 and 2012 when he was struggling with his form. Of course when 1 of the big 4 starts losing bad, the criticism/mocking amplifies and radicalizes. That's because a player in poor form is more vulnerable to attack.

 

[TMF]

Here's how I rank the most hated players on this forum:


1. Federer

--GAP--

2. Nadal
3. Murray
4. Nole
5. Laver
6. Sampras


1. Sharapova
2. Henin
3. Bartoli
4. Wozniacki
5. Serena
6. Graf

 

[monfed]

That's not true. All the players including the WTA players get their fair share of hate but remotely close to Federer. Federer is the only one who gets hate from all fan bases, which includes fans from Nadal, Sampras, Serena, Nole, Murray, Laver, Rosewall. At least Nadal got supports from Sampras fans, even from the old-timers who just want to down talk Federer since they don't like the idea of Federer surpassing Laver. Other players at least got support from other fan bases, but Federer got no one except his fans.

True and it's quite amusing how us Fed fans heavily outnumber the haters from multiple fanbases, that is quite telling. :lol:

 

[Omega_7000]

Rafa got twice as many in 2011 and 2012 when he was struggling with his form. Of course when 1 of the big 4 starts losing bad, the criticism/mocking amplifies and radicalizes. That's because a player in poor form is more vulnerable to attack.

yes everyone has haters. True.

But I agree with TMF...Fed seems to attract hate from all fanbases...Nadal, Sampras, Agassi, Laver, Borg.

 

[fednad]

Post of the thread.

Only someone so incredibly defensive would even post a whining "why do you hate Federer" thread. Like some of the worst cults of the past century, when its members could not force or percieve absolute submission to /worship of their false "god," in comes the fantasies, defeneive posts, and zealot-like attacks on any who know the truth, instead of fanbase propaganda.

You too Brutus.

 

[rodrigo_palacio88]

yes everyone has haters. True.

But I agree with TMF...Fed seems to attract hate from all fanbases...Nadal, Sampras, Agassi, Laver, Borg.

that is because federer broken near all the records in tennis history and fan boys of x player hate that.

 

[TMF]

True and it's quite amusing how us Fed fans heavily outnumber the haters from multiple fanbases, that is quite telling. :lol:

yes everyone has haters. True.

But I agree with TMF...Fed seems to attract hate from all fanbases...Nadal, Sampras, Agassi, Laver, Borg.

Guys, we are against the world. But I still stand and hold my ground no matter how much I get outnumbered.

 

[Mustard]

It's hilarious that some posters think that Federer gets more hate on these forums than Nadal. Truly hilarious. If Nadal calls a MTO during a close match, the board is FLOODED with anti-Nadal threads. If he's injured and takes time off to recuperate, he's accused of running away/serving a "silent ban" or whatever other rubbish.

 

[veroniquem]

That's not true. All the players including the WTA players get their fair share of hate but remotely close to Federer. Federer is the only one who gets hate from all fan bases, which includes fans from Nadal, Sampras, Serena, Nole, Murray, Laver, Rosewall. At least Nadal got supports from Sampras fans, even from the old-timers who just want to down talk Federer since they don't like the idea of Federer surpassing Laver. Other players at least got support from other fan bases, but Federer got no one except his fans.

Sorry but that's paranoid. There are Fedal fans on this board, Fedovic fans and Fedray fans. There are also "anti-Fed" people but that would be true for other top players. Djoko got a lot of hate directed at him from Nadal fans primarily but also from some Delpo fans, Fed fans and Murray fans. In terms of witch hunting, I don't think Fed had it worst. Of course, right now, Fed is losing to nobodies, so he's an easy target but on the whole he's been intensely worshipped- and protected/defended more than any other player.