thanks general masterclass.
we predicted this long ago at MTF: we said he was not finished winning titles.
it is what it is. he still has a massive game. they guy made the semis in Melbourne and now he just snatched a fairly strong title.
credit has to be given where it is due.
beating nole and berdych back-to-back is no easy task.
morning sports fans.
weekend is here at last.
it is looking like a Federer vs Nole final to me.
and in that final, both should have their chances. no telling right now who is going to snatch it.
the courts are not fast enough so if I was forced to make a pick right now I would have to give the slight edge to Nole.
tough break for Federer and for his fans. I was so sure that he was taking this.
he played a poor tiebreaker and it cost him. the forehand failed him in the clutch when he had to have it.
congrats to nole and his fans.
well done.
That about sums it up general as I said in my full wrap up in the Indian Wells thread. A very even match overall. Could have gone either way, but as you said a poor tiebreaker effort by Federer with 3 or 4 unforced errors on his serve. He didn't deserve to win with that stuff.
But it was still a good tournament for him, and he moves up to #5. I'm not sure he'll play in Miami. He skipped it last year. He could play a couple of matches get the points he needs to pass Ferrer for 4th position, but I don't think he'll decide to play for that. He'll probably judge how his body feels and whether it's worth making the effort, or if he should just start his training block early prior to starting on the clay in Madrid.
Novak has to have some confidence back, and looks good for Miami where the conditions are also slow, probably slower, since the air is much more humid than in the desert. His biggest concern has to be his failure to serve out matches recently. He was fortunate it didn't cost him this tournament, as it happened more than once.
Respectfully,
masterclass
I heard Federer was going to Miami.
he might decide to play.
tough break for Federer and for his fans. I was so sure that he was taking this.
he played a poor tiebreaker and it cost him. the forehand failed him in the clutch when he had to have it.
congrats to nole and his fans.
well done.
And you don't think Nole played poor at 5-4 to give away the break while he was serving for the match? Well, aren't we biased.
nole won the match emma so any weakness he showed in serving it out is immaterial.
the point I am making is that Fed had his final chance in the breaker: they both start from point zero in that breaker. nole played solid while fed crumbled in the clutch in that breaker. given the way Fed had been serving and the fact that he had won their last 3 set match (in Dubai), one had to believe that they both would have a chance to win it.
anybody can win once in a breaker.
Federer never had a chance since Nole was always leading the final set and the TB. I am not sure why some of you are choosing to see it otherwise when it should be so painfully obvious to you. But anyway, I know where you guys are coming from anyway, so be it if that's what makes you happy about your player. I can't be bothered with it anymore.
And Dubai is a faster surface. This one is far too slow and Nole would always be in advantage because of that. Even Delpo was with his passive aggressive game just last year.
I am sexy regardless.
But our dearest masterclass is sounding a bitter after the loss. I shall give more credit to Federer. Maybe that will cheer him up.
general masterclass what are your thoughts on the 5th slam?
do we really need one? and if so, what would be your suggestion as to where it takes place?
China? South America? Madrid?
general masterclass what are your thoughts on the 5th slam?
do we really need one? and if so, what would be your suggestion as to where it takes place?
China? South America? Madrid?
South America should get one if there is to be a fifth slam. They've contributed greatly to the sport of tennis.
or at the very least there should be a masters event in South America.