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[Francis]

record 6th time world tour champion, probability really high!!! go RF!!!

possible Federer Ferrer ulit sa finals gaya ng 2007.

Possible opponents ni Federer sa semis ay Ferrer, Djokovic or Berdych.
Si Ferrer ay sigurado na sa SF pero di pa alam kung sino kina Djokovic and Derdych ang kasama.

- If Ferrer defeats Berdych, Djokovic will qualify.
- If Berdych defeats Ferrer and Djokovic loses to Tipsarevic, Berdych will qualify.
- If Berdych defeats Ferrer and Djokovic defeats Tipsarevic, Berdych will qualify unless Djokovic won his match in straight sets and Berdych was pushed to three sets before winning.

[Francis]

Federer to meet Ferrer in the semis.

[Fabs]

aw, so there is no longer a possibility that they will repeat the 2007 feat, hehe. in any case fed pa rin yan kasi his true to his form this month, hehe GO RF!!!

[commander ians]

ganda ng laban, pinasarap p. hehe.

panalo nanaman ang GOAT. 

[Fabs]

and federer said just one more match to go or something to that effect!

[Fabs]

100th 6th OMG record na naman, eto pa, I seldom hear Fed being modest but this time he said that he still feels that he has not yet surpass sampras and lendl and that he's just glad being compared to them, haha hambog ang pucha haha!!!

[rondiz09]

sarap na namang maglaro ng tennis, Roger the GOAT na talaga

[Tennis King]

what a way to end a peRFect year!

[LitoGarcia]

Federer: Strike talk is 'nonsense'

(CNN) -- With world No. 1 Novak Djokovic struggling at the ATP World Tour Finals, a tired Rafael Nadal exiting early, and third-ranked Andy Murray limping out of contention, the scene is set for renewed protests by tennis stars about their testing tournament schedule.
But Roger Federer, perhaps the greatest of them all, has flatly rejected the notion that players should go on strike.
"It was brought up a few months ago, the whole boycott thing. It's nonsense," the 16-time grand slam champion told reporters after clinching his third successive Group B win at the season-ending event on Thursday.
"It's not going to happen anytime soon. Things are good right now, so I don't see a reason why we should just boycott. There's absolutely no reason for it."

[commander ians]

Players not winning the ATP world tour finals is blaming it on the schedule. How come when Federer was dominating tennis for 3 years with the same schedule still were able to win the year end tournament? I just wonder. hehe.    

Nadal and Djokovic reached the top spot in their careers but they cannot back it up against the best players of the tournament. In the end, the GOAT still prevails.    

[edreams11]

Players not winning the ATP world tour finals is blaming it on the schedule. How come when Federer was dominating tennis for 3 years with the same schedule still were able to win the year end tournament? I just wonder. hehe.    

Nadal and Djokovic reached the top spot in their careers but they cannot back it up against the best players of the tournament. In the end, the GOAT still prevails.    

naku bro sana di ka na humirit! ok na sana e. when you defend federer, everything turns into a mess.. bias kc e haha! peace

[Fabs]

Players not winning the ATP world tour finals is blaming it on the schedule. How come when Federer was dominating tennis for 3 years with the same schedule still were able to win the year end tournament? I just wonder. hehe.    

Nadal and Djokovic reached the top spot in their careers but they cannot back it up against the best players of the tournament. In the end, the GOAT still prevails.    

naku bro sana di ka na humirit! ok na sana e. when you defend federer, everything turns into a mess.. bias kc e haha! peace

peeps kaya nga defend eh you're supposed to be biased, hehe ooopps another RF fan here, hehe

[mikki_blinkme]

hahaha! as if naman may paketch sa opinion natin si Federer.   Tsaka bakit ba tayo apektado dyan kina Federer? Importanteng tao ba yan sa buhay tennis natin?  para di OT Roger the GOAT.  

[LitoGarcia]

hahaha! as if naman may paketch sa opinion natin si Federer.   Tsaka bakit ba tayo apektado dyan kina Federer? Importanteng tao ba yan sa buhay tennis natin?  para di OT Roger the GOAT.  

Roger the GOAT! para din hinde OT.

[sbunk1980]

Kelangan pa bang imemorize yan? Roger the GOAT... LOL...

[racketwiz]

In a scandal that's sure to rock not only the tennis world but all sports, Roger the GOAT was caught by a paparazzo in a compromising sexual position with an unknown female.

The sordid photo is shown at this link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gafferbee/301100500/

[LitoGarcia]

In a scandal that's sure to rock not only the tennis world but all sports, Roger the GOAT was caught by a paparazzo in a compromising sexual position with an unknown female.

The sordid photo is shown at this link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gafferbee/301100500/

HAHAHAHA malamang maging viral ito. ROGER the GOAT.

[mikki_blinkme]

In a scandal that's sure to rock not only the tennis world but all sports, Roger the GOAT was caught by a paparazzo in a compromising sexual position with an unknown female.

The sordid photo is shown at this link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gafferbee/301100500/

hahahaha! Si Fed at si Graf.  Sino yung isa? Rod Laver? 

[racketwiz]

hahahaha! Si Fed at si Graf.  Sino yung isa? Rod Laver? 

Parang si Navratilova

[Tennis King]

he! he!

[Darkwing]

Sadly but Federer is in reality Nadal's GREATEST whipping boy. 8-2 in Grandslam H2H, 18-9 Overall. He may have all the records but Nadal owns him.

[edreams11]

just like an irk feeling if you were a great comedian and you made all the audience laughed aside from that person in front of you staring nonchalantly 

nakakaasar ang feeling di ba?

[edreams11]

The fact that Nadal is now 18-9 in their ATP Head2Head series and 2-8 in Grand Slam championship matches, is not lost on Federer. But it doesn't concern him. Titles matter.

[racketwiz]

Yeah, I suppose titles matter.  But that asterisk next to his name is bothersome.

Roger Federer*



*Rafael Nadal's favorite whipping boy


I have a hard time calling someone "the greatest" when he's getting a regular ass-whuppin from Nadal. Shouldn't Nadal be "the greatest"? I mean, what do you call someone who owns the supposed GOAT? Goat-herder?

I could be wrong, but Pete Sampras was never dominated by any player in his career as much as Nadal has dominated Federer. Fed may have a couple more grand slams than Pete, but ...

[Tennis King]

Yeah, I suppose titles matter.  But that asterisk next to his name is bothersome.

Roger Federer*



*Rafael Nadal's favorite whipping boy


I have a hard time calling someone "the greatest" when he's getting a regular ass-whuppin from Nadal. Shouldn't Nadal be "the greatest"? I mean, what do you call someone who owns the supposed GOAT? Goat-herder?

I could be wrong, but Pete Sampras was never dominated by any player in his career as much as Nadal has dominated Federer. Fed may have a couple more grand slams than Pete, but ...

valid point here!

[Darkwing]

Yeah, I suppose titles matter.  But that asterisk next to his name is bothersome.

Roger Federer*



*Rafael Nadal's favorite whipping boy


I have a hard time calling someone "the greatest" when he's getting a regular ass-whuppin from Nadal. Shouldn't Nadal be "the greatest"? I mean, what do you call someone who owns the supposed GOAT? Goat-herder?

I could be wrong, but Pete Sampras was never dominated by any player in his career as much as Nadal has dominated Federer. Fed may have a couple more grand slams than Pete, but ...

My sentiments exactly. Think I've posted something to this effect in this same thread in the past.

[commander ians]

HAHAHA. upto now Federer is still being compared to the mighty Pete. malayo na ang distance ni Fed kay Sampras, by this time hindi na sila kinocompare.

Sampras age 30/31? vs 19yo Fed (zero titles) = wimbledon won by  Fed. If Sampras extended his career by two years or so, Federer would have owned Sampras eventually.

Federer age 30  vs 25yo Nadal (10 titles) = Nadal nowadays has the upperhand against Fed. may reason ang rankings kaya nga no. 3 si Fed at no. 2 si Nadal. kung nanalo si Nadal kay Federer ng no. 1 si Fed at sa prime nya maniniwala pa ako sa inyo.

owned b talaga? -regular whipping? sino b nanalo kay Fed at Nadal sa Barclays last Dec. lang? sino ang naka 6-0?

Simple lang meaning ng owned = loosing 6 consecutive FINALS game against someone is considered whooping. Djokovic is just representing Federer during his prime.  prime of Fed vs. prime ni Nadal = Fed will win in their H2H. -Think I've posted something to this effect in this same thread in the past.   

[racketwiz]

To insinuate that Fed is past his prime and rationalize his losing record against Nadal as a result of such is just bizarre.

Fed hit #1 in ’04, and his losing record against Rafa began, winning only 7 of 26 since.  Included is the 61 63 60 clay court lesson he got while still #1 four years later. 

I’m just saying, that to my knowledge, Pete, at any time during his entire career, whether in his prime or not, has not been dominated by any player the way Fed has been dominated by Rafa.

Sure, Fed could have owned an ancient Pete.  I’ll give you the pleasure of that speculation.  But 19-7 is a glaring aberration that can’t be dismissed.  Even Fed knows who his daddy is.  He knows who has his goat leash.  Stevie Wonder could see this one as clearly as a star-crossed Fed fan.

[mikki_blinkme]

Stevie Wonder could see this one as clearly as a star-crossed Fed fan.

bwahahahaha! 

[Tennis_Guy]

Sampras age 30/31? vs 19yo Fed (zero titles) = wimbledon won by  Fed

I think in 2001 when Fed beat Sampras it was Goran Ivanisevic who won Wimbledon.  Fed lost to Tim Henman in the Quarters... 2003 was Feds first wimby, Pete retired in 2002 

[mikki_blinkme]

Sampras age 30/31? vs 19yo Fed (zero titles) = wimbledon won by  Fed

I think in 2001 when Fed beat Sampras it was Goran Ivanisevic who won Wimbledon.  Fed lost to Tim Henman in the Quarters... 2003 was Feds first wimby, Pete retired in 2002 

yeah galing ito mismo sa isang Fed Fan na si TennisGuy. Look at his avatar. 

Sir TennisGuy wala na tayong magagawa parang relihiyon na nyan si Federer. Blasphemy kung may mas Great pa sa kanya. 

[edreams11]

Sir TennisGuy wala na tayong magagawa parang relihiyon na nyan si Federer. Blasphemy kung may mas Great pa sa kanya. 

Federic or Federism? 

[mikki_blinkme]

Sir TennisGuy wala na tayong magagawa parang relihiyon na nyan si Federer. Blasphemy kung may mas Great pa sa kanya. 

Federic or Federism? 

pareho ang Federism parang berde ang dugo. Federic Paulateism na lang. Ganun din! haha!

[edreams11]

Yeah, I suppose titles matter.  But that asterisk next to his name is bothersome.

Roger Federer*

*Rafael Nadal's favorite whipping boy

I have a hard time calling someone "the greatest" when he's getting a regular ass-whuppin from Nadal. Shouldn't Nadal be "the greatest"? I mean, what do you call someone who owns the supposed GOAT? Goat-herder?

I could be wrong, but Pete Sampras was never dominated by any player in his career as much as Nadal has dominated Federer. Fed may have a couple more grand slams than Pete, but ...

I have related videos that explains why Federer is not so much great against Nadal. VERY INTERESTING! I love the part 2!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVYciBKrVc0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neJU2tmcOlY

[commander ians]

To insinuate that Fed is past his prime and rationalize his losing record against Nadal as a result of such is just bizarre.

Fed hit #1 in ’04, and his losing record against Rafa began, winning only 7 of 26 since.  Included is the 61 63 60 clay court lesson he got while still #1 four years later. 

I’m just saying, that to my knowledge, Pete, at any time during his entire career, whether in his prime or not, has not been dominated by any player the way Fed has been dominated by Rafa.

Sure, Fed could have owned an ancient Pete.  I’ll give you the pleasure of that speculation.  But 19-7 is a glaring aberration that can’t be dismissed.  Even Fed knows who his daddy is.  He knows who has his goat leash.  Stevie Wonder could see this one as clearly as a star-crossed Fed fan.

tagalugin ko na to at baka magkaintindihan tayo hehe.unang una, hindi ko sinabi na mataas ang H2H ni Nadal ngayon
dahil past prime na nya.kinompara ko lang Sampras nuon sa Fed ngayon sa parehong edad nila.sinasabi ko na given
na yan kung matatalo si Fed sa panahon ngayon na mataas ang level ng players. kahit siguro kay Murray mahihirapan
ngayon si Fed. pero hangang ngayon kung nde quarters nasa semis p rin si Fed. kung matatalo si Pacquiao kay Mayweather
sa laban nila ngayon sasabihin ko pa rin na mas magaling si Pacman kesa may gayweather. Sa prime ni Fed dinominate nya
lahat - na kung saan laging absent si Nadal lalo na sa US Open.

sinabi ko na nuon p na ang reason ng H2H na yan e sa 3 years (2005-2007)na dinodominate ni Fed ang tennis laging absent
si Nadal sa hard courts kaya nga majority ng wins ni Nadal sa clay. kaya flawed na kaagad yang H2H nuon p. yung score na
sinabi mo sa clay 2008 yan, yan yung year na start na may mono si Fed. going to wimbly at AO loses nya kay Nadal. after
3 years pwedeng magdecline. e kung si Nadal nga e 1 year lang wala na agad sa no. 1.

Sinabi kong si Djokovic ang nagrerepresent sa prime ni Fed dahil hardcourts starting last year pumasok karamihan si Nadal,
hayun olats. Ganun din ang mangyayari kay Nadal kung active siya sa hardcourts sa prime ni Fed. maraming comparison ang
prime ni Djoko last year sa 2005 ni Fed. winning record ni Djoko at end of the year 75+ to 4 losses lang. Fed nung 2005
82wins to 4 losses. Natalo rin si Djoko sa Roland Garros - hindi nga lang kay Nadal. tsaka yung forehand na sinasabi ko,
yan ang speed ng forehand niFederer nung 2005. magcompare kayo ng speed ng palo ni Fed sa prime nya (hindi form ang sinasabi
ko dito kundi speed ) . edreams - in reference din ito sa sinabi ni Anne nuon na yung forehand ni Fed at Djoko kaya napansin
ko.

Pete sa prime nya nde man lang umabot sa finals ng French Open. baka nagkaroon p ng magandang H2H si Muster kay Sampras kung
umaabot siya sa finals. Pete and Fed sa prime nila Fed p rin. sa clay lang angat na na agad si Fed. Fed knows his daddy well,
yung tahimik na nanunuod ng matches nya lagi. unlike kay Nadal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_zPeQfW6E .

hangang ngayon hindi owned ni Nadal si Fed - sa tournament p na best of the best nya yan pinatunayan last year lang. thrice na
nya tinalo. clearly alam natin kung sino ang totally owned. 7 straight finals losses. yan ang rivalry na one sided, between Djoko
and Nadal. at alam natin sino ang matador. DJOKO: I hope we can have more matches in the future so I can kick your ouch. hehe.
Stevie would have been 'knocked off his feet' if he can see Federer play in his Heyday. hehe.

FYR, pwede ka magbackread sa thread na to baka marami ka lang na miss sa mga sinabi ko
nuon. dahil 'Think I've posted something to this effect in this same thread in the past.

[edreams11]

quick question lang commander ians. if you were offered a job as an ATP tennis commentator with perks like free travel, board and lodging and a very lucrative salary in euro currency that you can never imagine, but there's one thing the big bosses require you, you have to be a broad and open-minded person in terms of sports analysis

WOULD YOU ACCEPT THE JOB OFFER? 

[racketwiz]

Ok, so you say.  But your premise is loaded with speculation.

19-7, on the other hand, is pure fact. It's no secret that Fed has trouble with Nadal's game, on any surface. There's no shame in coming to grips with this realization. It's ok to say that superman Fed cringes when kryptonite Rafa is near.

[mikki_blinkme]

MORE MORE MORE!!!  Pareng edreams popcorn pa! 

[edreams11]

MORE MORE MORE!!!   Pareng edreams popcorn pa!  

let's wait if he answers my question. if not, alam mo na sagot dun  

[jov]

 

[sbunk1980]

It's obvious why he doesn't like Nadal... The way he defend Fed's greatness against Nadal means only something... That Nadal indeed is the only reason why Fed cannot become the greatest of them all...

Fed, ONE OF THE GREATS, but decisively, NOT THE GREATEST...


 

[sbunk1980]

Up to this moment i just knew why Nadal was born...

To prevent some people to bring justice to themselves of becoming a total airhead...

Peace... Hehehe...

[mikki_blinkme]

It's obvious why he doesn't like Nadal... The way he defend Fed's greatness against Nadal means only something... That Nadal indeed is the only reason why Fed cannot become the greatest of them all...

Fed, ONE OF THE GREATS, but decisively, NOT THE GREATEST...


 

ako di ko pa masyadong naoobvious. siguro... hmmmmm.... konti pa.   ay siguro sa friday kung wala akong magawa baka icompile ko mga replies dito. 

[mikki_blinkme]

16 Is Just a Number: Why Roger Federer Is Not the Greatest Player of All Time
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It’s hard to be the greatest player of all time, when you’re not the greatest player of your time.

By many accounts Roger Federer is considered to be the greatest tennis player in history, and arguably on paper, he is. He’s achieved a record 16 Grand Slam titles, spent 237 consecutive weeks as the world’s No. 1 ranked player and is one of seven players to have completed the career Grand Slam, winning a major title on each of the four surfaces.

But when it comes to play making and to the overall dominance of one’s opponents, it’s hard to argue that he’s the greatest player in the history of the game.

Undeniably, winning 16 Grand Slams is a feat worthy of the hall of fame and is a record that, in all likelihood, will remain in place for years to come. But when casting a vote for the greatest player in history, how much credence can we lend to Federer’s victories given the opponents he faced in achieving his Grand Slam titles?

Indeed, Federer was, and continues to be, a dominant player, albeit to a lesser degree as of late. But is he truly the greatest player of all time, or just fortunate to be the best at a time when the competition was slim?

For example, apart from his victories against Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal, Federer’s 14 remaining Grand Slam victories were achieved against opponents who combine for just five Grand Slam titles.

They include the likes of Mark Philippoussis (0), Marat Safin (2), Lleyton Hewitt (2), Andy Roddick (1), Marcos Baghdatis (0), Fernando Gonzalez (0), Robin Soderling (0), Andy Murray (0), and lastly, Novak Djokovic, who at the time of his 2007 US Open loss to Federer possessed zero Grand Slam titles.

Therefore, it’s arguable that Federer wasn’t so much dominant, as he was lucky to have been great at a time when the competition in men’s tennis was lackluster. Moreover, the better part of Federer’s reign took place well before Nadal entered his prime, which invites the speculation that Federer would not be the man he is today if Nadal had been born just five years earlier.

Furthermore, Federer’s most recent loss to Nadal further casts his greatness into question.

On Thursday night, Nadal and Federer once again faced off in what was sure to be one of the most-watched matches of the 2012 Australian Open. And with a four-set victory over Federer, Nadal continued to show the world that he is the better player of the two.

Going into Thursday night’s match, Nadal had a commanding 17-9 record against Federer. With Thursday’s match, he’s now 18-9 against the Swiss legend. More importantly, however, is his overall record against Federer, including a 10-2 record in Grand Slam matches.

He has beaten Federer in 13 tournament finals, including six Grand Slam finals. Indeed, Nadal may not have 16 majors, but then again, he’s five years younger than Federer. And, had Federer been competing against Nadal earlier on in his career, or even any true competitor for that matter, it's unlikely he would have surpassed Pete Sampras’ record.

Thus, with Federer’s constant inability to overcome Nadal, it’s impossible to argue that he is the greatest player of all time.

The greatest player of all time may lose occasionally, but the greatest player of all time wins more often than not, even against his toughest rival, which cannot be said about Federer. Instead, Federer continues to be outplayed and outmatched by Nadal.

This ultimately calls into question not only whether Federer will ever win another Grand Slam title, but also whether he is truly the greatest player of all time. If only Federer could find a way to overcome the man who continues to threaten his greatness.

As Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning is not a sometime thing; it is an all-the-time thing.”

[smiley]

okay, okay! Roger Federer- the greatest player in the making! Period!
e ano naman ba si Nadal- the MORE greatest player in the making! Exclamation point!

FED, please lang talunin mo naman si Nadal para di mangyari ung mga inisip namin!

 

[LitoGarcia]

Teka humahabol na si Djokovic ha baka nalilimutan nyo.

roger the goat para di ot.

[Tennis_Guy]

teka teka may GOAT award giving body ba a mythical title lang naman pala.  Pabayaan nyo na nga yung mga gustong may GOAT, sila naman magaalaga nyan, ako makiki-kain lang   one papaitan please

[LitoGarcia]

teka teka may GOAT award giving body ba a mythical title lang naman pala.  Pabayaan nyo na nga yung mga gustong may GOAT, sila naman magaalaga nyan, ako makiki-kain lang   one papaitan please

Gising gising na rin sa akin.. 

[Darkwing]

sinabi ko na nuon p na ang reason ng H2H na yan e sa 3 years (2005-2007)na dinodominate ni Fed ang tennis laging absent
si Nadal sa hard courts kaya nga majority ng wins ni Nadal sa clay. kaya flawed na kaagad yang H2H nuon p.

This part I don't get. Ibig bang sabihin dahil  majority ng wins ni Nadal sa clay e hindi natalo si Fed? A loss is a loss no matter what surface. Fed got his butt kicked and that's that. Sa loob ng 27 na laban 9 lang panalo ni Fed. At sa grandslams kung saan sila nagharap 10-2. Talagang lampaso aminin na natin. I too am a fan of Federer, in fact I cringe everytime Fed loses, but that's just reality. Kontra-pelo talaga e.

If indeed he's the GOAT then he'll win no matter what surface. Unless ang ibig mo sabihin e Greatest of All Time on Hard Courts?

[racketwiz]

The goat got tattooed by hard-serving Isner, on clay, to put the US up 2-0. He closed out the match in the 4th set by breaking Fed's serve, firing 3 consecutive service return winners that came back so fast di man lang nakaporma ang goat. What a beauty!