Hey guys, well what an absolute disaster that was huh? I alluded in my previous post after the win against Davydenko that if Roger lost this one to Berdych I’d be seriously pissed off and having slept on it little has changed. This is one of those matches that cuts deep, usually losses have little meaning in the grander scheme ... Read More »
Hey all, what a stellar performance from Federer tonight as he completely outplayed Nikolay Davydenko to move seamlessly into the Dubai Semi Finals. I thought Roger would win but might be in for a tough ride tonight; yet as it turned out this was a complete clinic from the GOAT who gave Davydenko a tennis lesson out there tonight with ... Read More »
Complete opposite of the match against Jaziri on Monday as Roger rolled past Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-4 to setup a quarter final clash with Nikolay Davydenko. After struggling for rhythm in the first round this was a much better display from Federer and despite a couple of moments where he almost relinquished his serve he played far more solidly to ... Read More »
We’re underway in Dubai albeit not in spectacular fashion as Federer had to shake off a slow start to beat Tunisian Wild Card Malek Jazir 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. It was Roger’s first match back since his loss to Benneteau in Rotterdam so I expected some elements of rust but never in a million years thought he’d lose the first set. ... Read More »
Hey all, I’m back from a weekend in Rotterdam where as most of you know I didn’t get to see Federer play after he clowned up against Benneteau in the Quarter Finals. A little disappointing that he couldn’t make the Semi’s but what can you do? I didn’t see any of the match live as I arrived quite late and ... Read More »
Another routine win for Roger as he cruised past Thiemo De Bakker 6-3 6-4 to make serene progress to the Quarter Finals in Rotterdam. As I predicted this was a routine match right from the word go; Federer served first and held to love and that’s always a good way to start a match. At 1-1 De Bakker made deuce ... Read More »
We’re underway in Rotterdam and Federer got off to a routine start dispatching Grega Zemlja 6-3 6-1 in just 58 minutes to setup a second round tie with Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker. It’s the first time Roger has stepped on court since his loss to Murray at the Australian Open back in January so I was obviously expecting a little ... Read More »
The Rotterdam draw is out! And Roger faces Grega Žemlja in his first match at the Ahoy which I’m guessing will be on Tuesday or Wednesday. It’s a nice start to the tournament for Federer as Žemlja is unlikely to cause too many problems. They have only met once before and that was in Doha in 2012 where Roger cruised ... Read More »
Well Rotterdam might be over a month away (starts on the 11th February) but I thought I’d post Federer’s outfit for it early so you guys can check it out. It’s the exact same design as his Australian Open 2013 polo just in a much nicer blue colour or as Nike have called it ‘Neo Turq’ which I’m guessing is ... Read More »
Wahhhhhh, enjoyable final with a disappointing result as Fed failed to win his 6th Basel title losing in 3 close sets to Juan Martin Del Potro. Despite writing off Fed’s chances earlier in the week I went into the final with a degree of optimism as he’d improved quite significantly in his last two matches against Paire and Mathieu, I ... Read More »
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