Some forehands were ridiculous. Still many shanks from the backhand side, especially in the first set.
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Diprosalic
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i wonder if 98erer can make an impact on the tour
Definitely. It's nice to see him doing well.
Hilarious but good match between Verdasco and Delbonis. Delpbonis was serving for the first set, choked, had multiple set points in the next few games but ultimately lost in the tiebreak. In the second set Verdasco had a gazillion break points, but squandered all of them and Delbonis took it to the tiebreak. Verdasco went to a 5*-2 lead before Delbonis' incredible comeback. Sadly I had to stop watching after the second set, but Delbonis closed out the match 64. The kind of play similar too, lefthanders with tremendous forehands and average backhands. It was the first time I saw Delbonis in action, powerful but his service motion and backhand are quite ugly. Still, good mentality I must say.
Then people will call for a even bigger racquet...
Interesting match against Mayer right now. Mayer hitting some crafty shots so far. Though Federer did start out slowly in his past two matches so even if he drops a set I expect him to bounce back..
perfectchaos007
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Fed gets the first set. I want to see him move to a 100 square inch racket
You saw how well The Fog was playing. No shame in losing to him.
Federror mostly. Some really awful shanks.
Now break point for the set after being up 40-0....
Wow what an embarrassment
Sax Russel
Banned
Really going for that aged look with the vest ;P
Edit: nvm now it's gone!
Edit: nvm now it's gone!
Sax Russel
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This is going to be so embarrassing when he loses. I probably can't cringe hard enough if I tried -_-
perfectchaos007
Member
No you're not. 4-5 in the 3rd set, you're not bailing
Nothing embarrassing here even if he does lose.
lol I know that shhhh
I never really bail, I just try to encourage him with my despondency.
Edit: and it worked, see?
Coldnoodle
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RAJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Sax Russel
Banned
Phew
Federer has withdrawal from tournaments in the past because of his back... the only thing he has never done is retire mid-match.
The back does seem to affect his serve the most.
RedAssedApe
Banned
whoa...fed finally changed his raquet. i know people were suggesting it for some time now...especially with what sampras said years ago about how switching from his old frame to a bigger head felt like cheating lol
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Deleted member 231381
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Olderer being old again.
EDIT: Man, Federer's RoS is so bad these days. I mean, it was never the best on tour, but I mean damn. That was just tragic. Beaten by the world 114 who has barely even played outside challengers before.
EDIT2: I think half of the problem isn't just Federer's play, it's the fact that,as Stahkovksy said, people are playing him and his ego but these days his ego just doesn't cut it. Delbonis was so solid, never choked, consistently going for fearless shots. In the old days, guys often used to look like they'd given up already when they started a match with Federer, and if your opponent isn't confident you can easily run away with things even if you are having a bad day. Now, bad days end up with Federer losing.
EDIT: Man, Federer's RoS is so bad these days. I mean, it was never the best on tour, but I mean damn. That was just tragic. Beaten by the world 114 who has barely even played outside challengers before.
EDIT2: I think half of the problem isn't just Federer's play, it's the fact that,as Stahkovksy said, people are playing him and his ego but these days his ego just doesn't cut it. Delbonis was so solid, never choked, consistently going for fearless shots. In the old days, guys often used to look like they'd given up already when they started a match with Federer, and if your opponent isn't confident you can easily run away with things even if you are having a bad day. Now, bad days end up with Federer losing.
Yeah...I am still pretty shocked at the results
RedAssedApe
Banned
im going to blame it on the racquet change lol
Yeah, Stakhovsky and Melzer were mocking Fed's return of serve and for a good reason - it seems like literally rolling the serve to his backhand means the ball will not come back.
I hope he'll find the spark that will reignite him soon.Sax Russel
Banned
Fognini looks like he might never find happiness again.
