CAMELOT FANTASIES

agreed.

and folks will come from the far corners of the galaxy to relax with him and to share with him cool stories about tennis.


they will also get a chance to read his incredible tennis blogs and his superb analysis while they sip Remy Martin cognac by the fireplace.




 

general masterclass that "desk" theme sounded a little too formal once I started thinking about.


this whole place is based on total and complete relaxation and chillaxation. we want to be the most at ease and the most relaxed bunch on the planet. this way we will never ever meet a stranger.  the whole world is our friend and they are all welcome here at Camelot.


so this "Masterclass Fireside" theme came to mind.



we can create a separate board as well. all you have to do is say the word and its done.


anyway this will send out a relaxing vibe to people. they can pull up by the fireplace and just chillax and relax while they sip remi martin cognac.




so while you are doing your thing and coming up with ideas and stuff for "Masterclass Fireside", here is the first question:



can Federer win another Wimbledon? what will it take? do you believe he is moving in the right direction. i thought he did well in Melbourne considering he is trying out a new racquet and he has a brand new coach.

there were a lot of positives from my own vantage point. i believe he is going to have a great year in 2014.

Ding dong!

You have a new visitor.

Your place looks wonderful.

I am settling in and waiting to be wowed!

can Federer win another Wimbledon? what will it take? do you believe he is moving in the right direction. i thought he did well in Melbourne considering he is trying out a new racquet and he has a brand new coach.

there were a lot of positives from my own vantage point. i believe he is going to have a great year in 2014.

The short answer is yes he can if things go right for him, such as health and luck and confidence.   Will he?  I don't know.  Too many things can happen.  It's a tougher ask these days for him to be consistent enough throughout a long tournament to make it to a final, but I would never be foolish enough to count out the co-record holder at Wimbledon Championships with 7 titles, who is obviously motivated to stand alone in history. 

He played well enough to make it to the semifinal at the 2014 Australian Open, so it appears he has recovered a good portion of his form and fitness, and I believe him when he says he won't be 100% until April or May.  I think he needs at least one title somewhere along the way to help his confidence, as anyone else does.  But so much can happen between now and then, who can tell?  There are many other top players also gunning for titles, so he is not playing in a vacuum. 

It wouldn't hurt him to also listen to his compatriot's coach, Magnus Norman, who appears to be a superb coach in instilling confidence and playing in the moment, rather than playing according to the scoreboard, as Federer admittedly does.  From my observations, Norman is probably the best coach at getting a player to perform at his maximum level in the toughest matches. 

What he did for Wawrinka is almost unbelievable.  He took a top 20 player last year who had won only 3 250 titles, was #17 in the world, but with a lot of talent,  and he helped make him into a slam winner and #3 in the world as of today.  He not only helped him with the mental side, but with fitness.  Stan has also improved the consistency of his shot-making, which may also have come from his increased belief and fitness.   Who was Robin Soderling's coach when he beat Rafa at Roland Garros?  Magnus Norman.  Coming into 2014, Wawrinka's combined record against Djokovic and Nadal was 2 wins (to Nole), 27 losses.  Things obviously turned around for him last year, challenging Djokovic  in very close 5 set matches in the AO and USO.  Now he just beat both of them in the 2014 Australian Open. Just incredible.

In comparison, and not to minimize the achievement, but I believe Ivan Lendl's job was far easier with the already 4 time slam finalist Andrew Murray,  as he only had to nudge him a little higher to help get him to the slam winning level.

Getting back to Roger Federer, I have learned to listen to what he says to us.  When he said last year would be "transition" year,  I interpreted that to be that he would ease off his schedule a bit, try some different things, and not to expect him to win much.  When Roger said in 2012 after losing to Tommy Haas in the final at Halle, that he would be very difficult to beat at Wimbledon (click on Watch it Now), I was one of the few who believed him, while others were dismissing him because of his losses in Rome and Roland Garros to Novak Djokovic.  Tommy  Haas lost in the first round at Wimbledon to his compatriot, Kohlschreiber, while Roger Federer came through to beat Djokovic in the semifinal and beat Andy Murray in the final to win it all.

I will be difficult to beat

So just listen to what he has to say as this year goes on...

Respectfully,
masterclass

 

General, only about 1000 points separates 4th from 8th right now, plenty of opportunities to move up. Even #3 is only 1355 points away.

It starts in Dubai.  A win there would give Federer another 320 points, a semifinal, and there is no gain.

Focus then has to be on Indian Wells where he has won 4 times, with the last title in 2012, and can gain 820 points with a win.

It's certainly not an insurmountable task to get back to the top 4, but he has to play consistently and well.

He can gain points on the clay, particularly in Madrid, but does have a final in Rome to defend.

I think the sooner he does it, the better.  It will take some pressure off.

Respectfully,
masterclass