Author Topic: Who Can Stop Roger Federer (Read 2490 times)

ashwin#1 · « **Reply #120 on:** March 27, 2012, 04:14:46 AM »

well well..roddick was the last person i thought who would stop the fedexpress( given his H2H ) !!

good match tho..
hope andy roddick gets the title..though it sounds highly amusing..if he can beat fed, he can win it !!

pawan89 · « **Reply #121 on:** March 27, 2012, 07:45:08 AM »

Quote from: ashwin#1 on March 27, 2012, 04:14:46 AM

well well..roddick was the last person i thought who would stop the fedexpress( given his H2H ) !!

good match tho..
hope andy roddick gets the title..though it sounds highly amusing..if he can beat fed, he can win it !!

i agree. roddick was the last person i would have thought. I am hoping either Andy can take the title

FedFanForever · « **Reply #122 on:** March 27, 2012, 11:55:26 AM »

Roddick having one of those rare great serving days. Roger had *15-30 in the last game but Roddick came up with 3 huge serves to win it.

pawan89 · « **Reply #123 on:** March 27, 2012, 12:25:25 PM »

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After losing just his third singles match of the season to Andy Roddick in Miami last night, Roger Federer says he’s feeling tired. "(I've played) maybe 30 matches for the season. Just feeling like it's taken its toll a bit, which is normal," Federer said.  "But I've played more tired in the past, so this was not the most tired I have ever been, but you just start to feel it a bit. I didn't just get the lucky break today that I got in Indian Wells."

Looks like he should be skipping MC for sure.

Alex · « **Reply #124 on:** March 27, 2012, 01:16:19 PM »

Roddick simply played out of his mind. His FH reminds me of Roddick 2003. Players get on fire from time to time. We've seen it so many times.

Again, no matter how good you are, no matter if you are ranked #1, you will still lose some matches. I was shocked when Isner beat Djokovic in IW, and yes, I was shocked that this Roddick guy who's been losing left and right lately was able to def. Rog who's been playing so great lately.

FedFanForever · « **Reply #125 on:** March 27, 2012, 06:35:39 PM »

Alex - look at the Nadull-tards celebrating it like crazy last night.

hercules · « **Reply #126 on:** March 27, 2012, 10:33:38 PM »

this is the sports world mate. amazing upsets do happen and nobody sees them coming. not even those who make them happen.

FedFanForever · « **Reply #127 on:** March 27, 2012, 10:39:30 PM »

Quote from: Clay Death on March 27, 2012, 10:33:38 PM

this is the sports world mate. amazing upsets do happen and nobody sees them coming. not even those who make them happen.

Beyond that, Roger has played a s**tload of matches this year and was looking tired in the Harrison match.

swish · « **Reply #128 on:** March 27, 2012, 10:43:08 PM »

Fed finally ran out of gas.
He's put in a very good 6 months, a WTF and 2 masters with some other tournaments.

Moved up close to #2 in the rankings.

He can rest up and let the big dogs fight it out for awhile.

I don't know his schedule but he's got 6 weeks to get recharged, I just hope his game is there when he comes back.

Then he's going to get stopped on clay in short order.

hercules · « **Reply #129 on:** March 27, 2012, 11:23:46 PM »

affirmative general swish. he did look weary--both mentally and physically.

where is alex? i think he is holding emma hostage. tell him that i will trade him 3 cows for emma.

Alex · « **Reply #130 on:** March 28, 2012, 01:16:02 AM »

Quote from: Clay Death on March 27, 2012, 11:23:46 PM

affirmative general swish. he did look weary--both mentally and physically.

where is alex? i think he is holding emma hostage. tell him that i will trade him 3 cows for emma.

oh, Herc

, too good.

on the other hand, I still don't understand that Roddick played out of his mind, his FH was working so well, and then he losses to Monaco... I'm not a fan of Roddick but I just don't understand that guy.

ashwin#1 · « **Reply #131 on:** March 28, 2012, 04:40:45 AM »

roddick beats federer & gets defeated( including a bagel) by Monaco !!!

no matter how hard i try, he always proves me wrong..

i thought he'll be defeated by rog..WRONG..he beats rog..
i thought he'll get the title or atleast get further in the draw..he loses next round to monaco !!

mtt · « **Reply #132 on:** March 28, 2012, 03:01:00 PM »

Yes, I thought that, too...
You look at the stats, and the match is a foregone conclusion

ranking: 3 vs. 31
GS titles : 16 vs 1
carreer titles : 73 vs. 30
YTD match record : 22/2 vs. 5/5
H2H : 21 - 2 last time Roddick won, was way back in '08...

And he goes and beats Fed, only to go down 7-5, 6-0 against Monaco in the next match.....

For a Fed fan, it's maddening.
But have to admit, Roddick played really well in that 3rd set, while Fed obliged him with some spotty play, and that's all it took.

FedFanForever · « **Reply #133 on:** March 28, 2012, 03:02:38 PM »

Quote from: mtt on March 28, 2012, 03:01:00 PM

Yes, I thought that, too...
You look at the stats, and the match is a foregone conclusion

ranking: 3 vs. 31
GS titles : 16 vs 1
carreer titles : 73 vs. 30
YTD match record : 22/2 vs. 5/5
H2H : 21 - 2 last time Roddick won, was way back in '08...

And he goes and beats Fed, only to go down 7-5, 6-0 against Monaco in the next match.....

For a Fed fan, it's maddening.
But have to admit, Roddick played really well in that 3rd set, while Fed obliged him with some spotty play, and that's all it took.

Not a huge surprise. Remember 2010 Miami semi vs Nadal, Roddick lost the 1st set with his normal pusher-style. Then he started slapping huge forehands and won the match?

garion · « **Reply #134 on:** March 28, 2012, 06:02:05 PM »

guys... Roddick said himself he was not fit enough, coming off his injury. He basically ran out of gas against Monaco.

Alex · « **Reply #135 on:** March 28, 2012, 06:09:29 PM »

Quote from: garion on March 28, 2012, 06:02:05 PM

guys... Roddick said himself he was not fit enough, coming off his injury. He basically ran out of gas against Monaco.

well, how the hell he 'ran out of gas' for gods sake? it's not like he had to play a 5 set marathon match at a major or something. BS, I don't buy it.

hercules · « **Reply #136 on:** March 28, 2012, 06:09:56 PM »

Garion is right.

the great southern ape (roddick) was too emotionally drained from his match with Fed the night previous.

he is also not all that fit.

hercules · « **Reply #137 on:** March 28, 2012, 06:10:28 PM »

Quote from: Alex on March 28, 2012, 01:16:02 AM

Quote from: Clay Death on March 27, 2012, 11:23:46 PM
affirmative general swish. he did look weary--both mentally and physically.

where is alex? i think he is holding emma hostage. tell him that i will trade him 3 cows for emma.
oh, Herc , too good.

on the other hand, I still don't understand that Roddick played out of his mind, his FH was working so well, and then he losses to Monaco... I'm not a fan of Roddick but I just don't understand that guy.

garion · « **Reply #138 on:** March 28, 2012, 11:33:06 PM »

Here's Roddick's and Monaco's quotes.

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“There’s no real way around it, when you have to make a quick recovery, it will expose you if you’re not in shape,” said Roddick, who is getting over a torn hamstring. “Most people can play a match and it’s fine. It’s the recovery where it kind of defines you... . I just didn’t have it physically. I got to 4-all, and I’m out of shape. That’s it.”

Roddick shot down the suggestion that he might have been emotionally drained after his gutsy three-set win over Federer â€” only the third time he had beaten him in 24 tries.

“I don’t think so,” he said. “I’m professional enough to take care of that. But you can’t lie to your body.”
Monaco sensed Roddick was physically spent and tried to capitalize. He said his strategy was to run the American from side to side.

“I was exhausted from my match against (Gael) Monfils, but it seemed Roddick was even more tired,” Monaco said. “I wanted to make him move a lot to wear him out, because I knew he has such a dominant serve. When I won the first set, it gave me confidence.”

hercules · « **Reply #139 on:** March 29, 2012, 12:31:13 AM »

is the the great southern ape making excuses? he knows better than that. come off it andy and give monaco some credit.

why not just say that monaco was the better player on that day and leave it at that.

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Author Topic: Who Can Stop Roger Federer (Read 2490 times)