Phew.. I really had a heart attack when Federer lost his serve at 5-5 2nd set. Thought he would lose again but he managed to break back Ginepri then won the match with a 6-0 in 3rd set. Really hope that this match will give him much confidence he needs now...
From my observation, he's playing almost his normal level.. however, during crucial points or break points, he tends to miss the shots because he is low in confidence. He can hold serve easily in normal times, but when he breaks the opponent serve, he will become nervous again then give back the serve.



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Roddick withdrew from the tournament due to some injury.... World No.2 and No.3 will be playing today...

federer need to get back to his old personal trainer.
he seem to be suffeering from low confidence.

c'mon federer. we want the see the 12x slam winner, not the federer of 2008

This post has been edited by yngwie: Jul 30 2008, 03:30 PM

Confidence can really make a huge difference, especially during those big points. With confidence, you can just hit the ball without thinking too much about whether its in or out. See the Federer today...... when he had break points, he failed to put the ball in play.. missing those easy 2nd serve returns... This is definitely not the Federer we used to see who took most of the chances. You would have expected to see him losing when Ginepri was serving for the match....

Looking forward to see how Nadal perform after a long week in Rogers Masters.

Catch the likes of Ivanovic, Jankovic, and Sharapova in Rogers Cup at Eurosport.

yea..he becomes really nervous during breakpoints which results in him often not converting them..but at least he did yesterday at 5-6 when ginepri was serving for the match..i thought that forehand winner gave him the confidence he needed in the 3rd set..the tie break oso

This post has been edited by diegoadriadona: Jul 30 2008, 05:49 PM

federer wasn't playing like his ol'self......losing to nadal in 2 slam final definitely affected his concentration / self-confident....... any other reason?

Well, various reasons may contribute to his recent form.

Yeah, as you have said, the 2 slam finals losing to Nadal. The first one is sad enough as Nadal thrashed him in the final, the 2nd one in Wimbledon was heart breaking.. He put so much effort in coming back from 2 sets down then lost in the 5 sets. Thats almost too hard for anyone to take. Confidence is definitely at its lowest now.

2nd, he may be mentally tired. After dominating tennis for 4 years, who would get exhausted? Please note that no one has held the No.1 spot in consecutive weeks longer than Federer. Last few years he was absolutely dominant... and only Nadal can challenge him...

3rd, he's getting older. I don't really think this is the main reason. He's the player that doesn't get injured very often (when is the last time you remember he was actually injured)

Nevertheless, i hope to see him at his best as soon as possible. May not happen this year..... but he still has a good year so far compared to many players.



This post has been edited by Bepeon: Jul 30 2008, 06:18 PM

I don undestand why u all like Federer!!

You guys have to be realistic, as much as I am a huge tennis fan. I can accept Federer days in the sun are numbered.Federer has the most another 3 slams in him , 4 if gets a good draw. Will he overtake Pete's 14 major tally, only Fed himself knows.
( 2003-2007) Fed, most of his opponents already surrendered the match before the first ball was struck.This year the aura isn't as strong as it was, if Fed doesn't win the gold in Beijing, I predict a bad US Open for him. If Fed takes the Gold, the US Open is his to lose.

Nadal style of play isn't really suited to hard courts, unless he plays the like he plays on grass further in and takes the return of serve early.

Because no one in the tour now can play tennis as beautiful as Federer.

Two handed backhands can look awesome sometimes, but not as beautiful as one handed backhand.



I see no reason why Federer can't win another slam. Hope he will conquer his demons and return to his best form.

but federer seems to miss alot of backhands this yr..always miss hit

i agree with you. federer style is nice to watch. unique

just found this on Metro,so Nadal come or not depend on Davis Cup

haiyo...who u support? i guess Nadal coz he more sexy huh hehe
well u should go search youtube for top 10 best federer moments or something like that...awesome!!!

Hope Nadal become World #1 after Cincinnati

well...
because the way he playing...
his one handed backhand...cool...

oh yeah...
because of him...I start playing tennis...

That part I agree
Saw it once...his opponent serves like heck...one backhand from Federer...no answer

One-handed topspin backhand is my favourite shot. I think Federer's one is the most beautiful, and can be very effective His backhand in last year's Wimbledon was more effective than this year in general, that's what I think...

Even Henin's backhand was often devastating in the women's tour.

watching how federer return roodick's shot sometimes ago really amusing!
the guy is awesome.
if he can get back to his ol' self.... he'll definitely surpass sampras's slam haul.

Federer has a nice backhand.. but my favourite is still gasquet's .

wonder wad time federer and djoker playing today