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[PS3GamerKyle]

hold serve! come on fed!

 

[Vivalaraza]

Well it was good while it lasted.

Gg Roger

 

[agrajag]

you guys jinxed his serve

 

[killer_clank]

you guys jinxed his serve

apparently so

 

[bud]

both players look like they're still getting warmed up.

 

[szaromir]

all according to keikaku.

Fixed.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Stupid Gaf.

Federer spraying errors now.

 

[PS3GamerKyle]

this is just a test of faith, fedgod will come through!

 

[Nemo]

Just tuned in, oh shit!!

Knew fed would have problems with djokos forrhand, it's amazing atm

 

[John Dunbar]

that's it, then. djokovic in 4.

 

[killer_clank]

djokovic has turned up the pressure very nicely.

 

[Akito]

Just don't get bageled Fed

 

[Betta Lines]

think they're having to keep the courts better than usual because of the olympics. the rain will have helped as well...

I think it's more an illustration of the baseline-only play of the modern game. The baseline is as worn as ever.

 

[BlindCommunication]

Djoko hitting better, keeping the ball in the court, Fed's serve disappeared. Fed still struggles to run/defend on his forehand side it seems, it's been a problem for him over the past few matches here. He's slower going to that side and he can't quite get the ball over the net.

 

[bud]

ctrl+alt+del, federer!

 

[killer_clank]

federer is REALLY struggling all of a sudden.

 

[clemenx]

Federer's movement is really poor.

 

[PaulLFC]

What happened on the challenge then? Didn't seem to show it on the screen unless I just wasn't paying attention, the umpire just announced it was 40-0.

 

[killer_clank]

What happened on the challenge then? Didn't seem to show it on the screen unless I just wasn't paying attention, the umpire just announced it was 40-0.

yeah they never cut to the hawk eye graphics. was out.

 

[mcfrank]

At least the speed of their play means I won't be too late for work. Come on Roger, get the break back.

 

[agrajag]

Roger's giving him so many free points...

 

[Frankfurter]

Crap, argh missed 45 minutes of that match and it's already close to the end of the second set.

 

[PS3GamerKyle]

all these damn "when is greatness achieved" with federer on espn makes me nostalgic of better times.

 

[John Dunbar]

shame it's an indoor match, Federer could use a rain delay.

 

[agrajag]

Crap, argh missed 45 minutes of that match and it's already close to the end of the second set.

Well, it's one set a piece, so you can think of it as them just starting a best of 3 match.

 

[Smellycat]

Federer needs to pick up his level of intensity and stop netting so many easy shots.

 

[modulaire]

Kind of anti-climatic so far.

 

[bud]

Kind of anti-climatic so far.

i was just about to say this. two sets in an under hour, lots of unforced errors and there are no decent rallies.

 

[John Dunbar]

Djokovic's going to beast through it now, isn't he?

 

[PS3GamerKyle]

if roger drops the third set he's done. NO WAY he will come back 2-1 and beat djokovic.

 

[agrajag]

This is some of the worst tennis I've seen Federer play. I wonder how much his back is part of it?

 

[hertog]

Bad set for Federer there.

 

[tycoonheart]

Dominant set from Novak

 

[Stevie Gerrard]

Unremarkable match so far. Federer's ground game looks pretty toothless

 

[Shancake]

Anh, just want to see Federer fight!! He seems to give upon points so easily like he doesn't even care

 

[John Dunbar]

Fed holds but the first serve has gone to hell.

 

[clemenx]

Why would he fight? His age is really showing this match, more than ever. He must keep the points short.

 

[Betta Lines]

Anh, just want to see Federer fight!! He seems to give upon points so easily like he doesn't even care

Disagree. He is just very good at conserving energy.

 

[PS3GamerKyle]

if djokovic becomes emotional and starts to get wild, AND federer's serve comes back, I'm giving the nod to federer.

 

[PS3GamerKyle]

incoming break for federer????

 

[killer_clank]

dire federer shot there

 

[Shancake]

Disagree. He is just very good at conserving energy.

There's a difference between conserving energy and floating 2nd serve returns way out/into the net.

 

[szaromir]

Roger's footwork on return has become so lazy.

 

[killer_clank]

geez.

 

[clemenx]

There's a difference between conserving energy and floating 2nd serve returns way out/into the net.

He has always returned that way for some reason. Yeah, it's maddening.

 

[Betta Lines]

There's a difference between conserving energy and floating 2nd serve returns way out/into the net.

He is human.

 

[Shancake]

He is human.

This is a thread for discussing tennis... Last time I checked they were all human.

 

[killer_clank]

huge chance wasted there.

 

[Stevie Gerrard]

Federer so passive on that second serve return on break point. I guess his backhand makes it hard to do anything with the kick serve

 

[rangersfan414]

So happy the final won't be Djokovic v. Nadal again. Those were starting to get old lol.