Without a shadow of a doubt the best match of the season so far, I’d always been optimistic that Federer could win this match and he did just that! From the very first game right through to the Ace down the T in the 4th set tiebreak that sealed the win, the level was unbelievably high. As I discussed previously, ... Read More »
Although my set score prediction wasn’t accurate, my straight sets one was and Roger ended up coming through pretty comfortably in the end. Despite a few moments where he lost concentration and dropped serve, this was a solid match from Federer. We might not have seen the ‘Federer Magic’ moments like we’ve come to expect, but in difficult windy conditions ... Read More »
So Monfils scraped through to a quarter final meeting with Federer. After Gael wasted a couple of match points I actually thought Ferrer was going to pull the match out of the bag. Read More »
I've seen alot of Federer fans and tennis fans in general on twitter claiming that that Fogninis withdrawls makes Djokovics French Open> tournament a hell of a lot easier. I happen to disagree, and if you're a Federer fan like me, then you should be quite pleased! Read More »
So, this match panned out pretty much as I expected, a straight sets victory and with it a new open era record of 28 consecutive Grand Slam Quarter Finals. Roger went into the match with an 8-1 advantage in the head to head so even if you don't follow Fed, you'd still be picking him as the winner and that's exactly what happened. Read More »
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