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, we’re finally edging closer to seeing Federer back in action again as the draw for the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships came out today with wild card Malek Jaziri getting a dream draw against Roger in the first round. There’s quite a few big names in the draw with Djokovic, Berdych, Del Potro and Tsonga all turning ... Read More »
Who da man? Federer! Another top drawer performance as he secured his 72nd career title seeing off Andy Murray 7-5 6-4 in Dubai. It wasn’t the prettiest match but it was Federer who played better on the bigger points, played more aggressive and ultimately created more chances to take the match. I thought Fed executed a great gameplan and didn’t ... Read More »
In a repeat of the final in Rotterdam 2 weeks ago Roger once again saw off Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets – 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). As predicted this was a much tougher encounter than in Holland and Roger played much of the match on the defensive. Both sets were exceptionally close with neither player managing to break ... Read More »
Another total cruise match for Roger here against Mikhail Youzhny, as I predicted it was a straight sets victory and he extended the H2H to 12-0. Youzhny caused little trouble and the match was done and dusted in 69 minutes. Fed broke early in both sets and never looked like letting his advantage slip. There was a brief period towards ... Read More »
A very slick performance from Roger today against Feliciano Lopez, the Spaniard can be tricky because he serves big but Fed came through 7-5 6-3 in just under 90 minutes. Many fans were worried about Roger’s first serve percentage in yesterdays match against Llodra but he turned that on it’s head today firing down 12 aces, keeping 79 per cent ... Read More »
Hola! First match since Roger’s win in Rotterdam last week and it was a pretty comfortable victory against Frenchman Michael Llodra. Fed has won the tournament in Dubai 4 times so he clearly feels pretty comfortable out there, true to form he started the match in peRFect style. He won the first 11 points of the match and lost only ... Read More »
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