CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: Clay Death on August 23, 2015, 01:35:49 pm

General masterclass please go fire up my Roger thread at MTF.

Didn't have to do it general as it turned out.  Your legendary thread is well known now and gets updated with every title. 
Every title that Federer wins brings him closer to that 100 titles and the countdown is only going to increase from here on out.

Of course some of the jealous idiotic users, are saying the thread should be in the Federer Forum.  What a crock..
Well, that's why Camelot is ideal. Nobody tells you can't post some topic here or there.  Just post and sit back and enjoy.

Curiously now, the detractors that thought he would never get close to 100 titles and said at best 80, are ignoring that now, and focusing on the 20 slams quest, saying that is a ridiculous number that will never be done.  Maybe not, but I never say never.  Too much can happen.  The guy is #2 in the world for the last year and you can see how hard he is working. If Djokovic goes off the rails or gets injured, you never know.

I think it is funny how many Federer Fans were not on board early in the thread, saying he would be lucky to get 80-82.  I don't know why they didn't have confidence.  I thought Federer had a good chance once he had that interview where he was asked if he could win 100 titles, he acknowledged thinking about it, and that was a goal of his to have good longevity. 

Still, to get it done, he can't be injured too much. His struggled with his back in 2013, and only took 1 title. But it looks like he came back even harder and fitter than ever after that lost season.  He made 11 finals in 2014, the most since 2007, and I think he had 85 matches played, the most on tour.  Ok, so he "only" had 5 wins out of the 10 finals played (withdrew from WTF final), so he made it a goal this year to do better in finals.

So in 2015 so far, he already has 5 titles from 8 finals. So he improved his percentage. His only 3 losses in finals this year have come to #1  Djokovic, at Wimbledon, Rome, and Indian Wells.  5 tournaments remain on his schedule.

1. US Open
2. Shanghai
3. Basel
4. Paris-Bercy
5. World Tour Finals

I think the way he is playing he has a good chance to snatch 1-3 of those. But who knows?  Can't take anything for granted. Titles have to be earned.  He may be one of the older players, but he still seems committed to working hard and enjoying the sport.  I don't know how he does it with a wife and 4 kids. 

After his victory in Cincinnati yesterday, he said to the crowd:  "I don't know how many years I can come back, but I'll try my best to be here many more years to come.  Doesn't sound like he's ready to hang it up for awhile.  I wouldn't be surprised to see him play till 40 if that's what he wants.

Respectfully,
masterclass

It is so sad the negativity that so many people exude. I don't get it. What do you gain by trying to knock others down? You're right, that's what makes Camelot ideal. You can actually have discussions, not arguments. No trolling, baiting, or flaming. But some people seem to thrive on that. What does anyone care how many titles Federer gets? Why try to throw dirt on his efforts? How does it benefit them to write his epitaph. Any Federer fan should be happy for what he's doing, so to hear that people are still being so negative is mind-blowing. I don't get it all.

I am happy for all of them, not only The Big Four, but players like Kevin Anderson (I like him so much because he seems like such a nice guy), Berdych, Feliciano, and some others. I don't think you should begrudge anyone anything, because you wouldn't want people treating them that way. I don't know how people get so jaded, but it's really sad.