Fed played shit to be fair
Wimbledon 2012
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What did Federer just do to be a classed a cnut? I switched it off -_-
inb4 nothing much.
inb4 nothing much.
Sue Barker on Roger Federer: "Such a great champion, such a humble champion."
If Federer's a cnut then where do you go describing Nadal. Hitler? The Devil?
A saint of course. The same guy who believes the courts have gotten no faster since 02. Which of course has been proven wrong.
tbf, for as much as they win, all 3 of them are as humble as you could ever expect. Once you start winning on a consistent basis, you cannot have the same humility in defeat(or close wins) as when you did prior to the success, you just can't. This counts for competition at ANY level. It's not a cnut thing, it's a human thing, we ain't robots, being put in our places sometimes never feels good.
Yeah too much is made of it. Most of the time the top 3 says the right things. Sometimes you go off on a rant when things aren't going your way. Big deal.
To be honest Federer has been pretty classless a number of times in the past with his comments about Murray and Djokovic. So it's not just about lacking humility when he loses. Stuff said in the heat of the moment is still understandable compared to the stuff he has said pre tournaments. Seems to have calmed down a bit now though.
It's just an impression I've always got from him. When he lost to (I think) Murray a while ago, and he's in tears at losing, and I think Murray then lost to Federer in a final (may have been a slam), and in his speech, just as he started to go, he made the remark about being able to cry like Federer, he just couldn't play like him. He's also made a few scathing remarks about Murray (I believe in the aftermath of losing to him), and then just then, walks off, head down being applauded off, then Bennateau(sp) turned round to thank the crowd, which brought even more applause, whereas Federer just carried on walking off, despite having the whole crowd behind him.
By the way, for those interested, Tsonga shouldn't get top class opposition until the quarters, where he'd meet someone from Murray's section.
Murray should be expecting to play Del Potro/Roddick/Ferrer in the quarters, then Tsonga in the semis, then Djoko/Federer in the final.
I think you've been over analysing things.
There's virtually nobody got a bad thing to say about Federer on or off the court.
The fact is that in 10 years near the top of Tennis, he's hasn't put a foot wrong, true that he cries when he loses, he's not a great loser, and he doesn't go crazy when he wins. But Federer is better in personality than all other players in the world. Haters gonna hate.
Bullshit.
Djokovic's family described Federer as "dead" after his AO loss in 2008. Doesn't surprise me he's nervy. You've never seen the Federer family say a bad word about anyone.
Federer has "loled" at Murray, much like the rest of world. That's because he's overhyped, negative, and passive as a player.
I think you've been over analysing things.
There's virtually nobody got a bad thing to say about Federer on or off the court.
Haters gonna hate.
Aye probably, but I'm no hater, I actually quite like him, but solely for his on-court behaviour, there's just times when I think he's a bit of a wanker.
I think you've been over analysing things.
There's virtually nobody got a bad thing to say about Federer on or off the court.
Haters gonna hate.
It's absolute lunacy. I urge anyone who thinks otherwise to go and ask everybody on the grand slam tour from the chair umps to the players to the fecking tea ladies. All of them say he's the humblest gentlemen of the game and don't have a bad word to say about him.
It's pure fantasy to say that he acts the cnut at any stage. Mostly peddled by bitter fans.
Well maybe he should've hit Benneteau or something, it's not like he can compare to these classless on court antics...
Yeah he bumped Rosol because he was rattled.
That's the thing. It's silly to expect complete saint-like behaviour from tennis players. Djokovic's "team" has come out with weird statements like "The King is Dead" or making noise during points which led Federer to once tell them to "Be Quiet". I read a quote by Nadal where he basically rubbished the entire few generations of tennis prior to this one where the courts were faster and the serve was more relevant. If anything the generation today is monotonous and unbalanced to favor players just like him. And Federer has had his go at Djokovic's "soar throat" as well as Murray because, well, haven't we all?
In the end they're all human beings. I would say they're all respectful people in general. To go looking for such perfection in human behavior will usually be a fruitless endeavor.
That's the thing. It's silly to expect complete saint-like behaviour from tennis players. Djokovic's "team" has come out with weird statements like "The King is Dead" or making noise during points which led Federer to once tell them to "Be Quiet". I read a quote by Nadal where he basically rubbished the entire few generations of tennis prior to this one where the courts were faster and the serve was more relevant. If anything the generation today is monotonous and unbalanced to favor players just like him. And Federer has had his go at Djokovic's "soar throat" as well as Murray because, well, haven't we all?
In the end they're all human beings. I would say they're all respectful people in general. To go looking for such perfection in human behavior will usually be a fruitless endeavor.
Rosol loses in straight sets. How unexpected.
Said the other day after Rosol beat Nadal that he was almost guaranteed to go out in the next round. Look what happened to him in the end!
Anyway, I've got a feeling about Federer for the tournament. Djokovic will obviously be the favourite for it, but something's telling me Federer may win it and then bow out after it on a high.
I'd like to see Murray winning it, since he is Scottish, but almost so we don't hear how Murray hasn't won a grand slam going into every single major tennis tournament.
For outsiders, I'd say Del Potro and Tsonga. Del Potro looked good earlier, even if grass isn't his strongest surface. Tsonga was very dangerous at Wimbledon last year, and could have a decent passage to the final as well.
I'd like to see Murray winning it, since he is Scottish, but almost so we don't hear how Murray hasn't won a grand slam going into every single major tennis tournament.
For outsiders, I'd say Del Potro and Tsonga. Del Potro looked good earlier, even if grass isn't his strongest surface. Tsonga was very dangerous at Wimbledon last year, and could have a decent passage to the final as well.
Did the BBC commentator just call Roddick a lucky bastard?
I thought of it very strongly, does it also count ?
thats definitely what i heard
I feel it's in him but I'm not sure, on the basis of last night's evidence, that he will have the legs to beat a djokovic.
If he does then he'll have 7 Wimbledon's, no.1 ranking and the record of most weeks at number one. I would be over the moon.
You never know. What Federer did show yesterday is that he still has a winning mentality in him, and that even now when he isn't really winning grand slams anymore, he doesn't give up easily. He'll be a tricky challenge for Djokovic if he's not at the top of his game.
I don't think the other guy was playing that well yesterday, Federer just seemed asleep in the first two sets for some reason. It was not even a freak performance that Nadal faced. I think Fed is lucky that he has an easy ride till the semis. I do expect him to raise his level in the semis so it won't be easy for Djokovic. But my money is on Djokovic-Tsonga final
Cilic-Querrey is 9-10 in the 5th set, 3 of which were decided on tiebreaks. Good news for Murray if he can get through. Means he'll be up against a tired opponent in the next round if he can.
I hate Andy Murray with a passion, him and his deluded fans.
I don't hate Murray but I am desperately trying to find anything likeable about him.
I don't mind him. As a Scot, I'd like to see him finally win a major, even if it's only one in his career. He is very dour at times and can often be moody on the court when things aren't going his way, but apart from that there isn't too much wrong with that.
Cilic wins 5th set 17:15, finally.
This match epitomises why he's not very likeable. Dour bloke playing percentage baseline tennis against Baggie who plays a more expansive game with a a bit of joie de vivre.
Come on Murcus mate!
Murray facing three break points now..
Broken.....
This is the best chance yet for Murray to reach the final. Toughest opponent left in his half of the draw is Tsonga.
Murray going out
Yep, I think so too
They've just cancelled Casualty for this Wimbledon shite. For a sport that virtually no one in England actually plays, there's loads of tennis courts round me fallen into disuse purely because no one is interested. So I've complained to the bbc. cnuts.