CAMELOT FANTASIES

Not sure why wanting players to play within the rules of the game makes somebody a jerk, but there you have it.

The background is that the players committee (elected by the players) have requested that umpires are more consistent in enforcing that rule and they haven't.  Pascal Maria maybe, but every few of the others.

The rule at majors is 20 seconds.  Federer has agreed that common sense should prevail after a long rally (i.e. allowing some flexibility), but obviously under most circumstances players should be averaging under 20.

Well, Federer goes and back and forth. There have been many times that he's said that the time didn't bother him. Then, as soon as they're slated to play each other he's always coming out with these "articles." In fact, in my opinion, he's been a jerk ever since he's been on the tour.

Historically, this rule was never used, one only has to look at old matches to see that no one was concerned about the twenty second rule. Last month he was alluding to the fact that Novak didn't have a wrist injury, maybe he didn't, but that's not Federer's place to blast that to the world.

How many players came out and said that they didn't believe his "mono"? I know I didn't believe it because the stories and dates kept changing. Or, when he was having all of those losses and he blamed his back.

Throughout the Big 3's career Federer has been known to constantly make snide remarks and innuendos about all three of them, so I think he's a jerk and I always have.

I've never warmed to his statements, such "I enjoy playing Roddick and not just because I beat him." And, "Sometimes I amaze myself." I think they overhyped him and now he believes his own press, but the bottom line is that whenever he and Rafa are slated to play, conveniently one of his jewels slips out. The timing is suspect

I have tried very hard to like this man, as I do respect his achievements, but every time he wins a tournament, no matter how long the drought, he acts like it's 2004 again.

He reminds me of a mean girl with his slithery comments He's not a god, although he acts like he is. People are entitled to like what they like, but me personally, I don't sportsmen who have so much to say about their peers. This is supposed to be a "gentlemen's sport" Federer needs to act like a gentleman instead of spoiled brat.

Sorry, but that's how I feel. I couldn't take it anymore with his hypocritical, always wanting people to bow down to him behavior.