Hey all, another routine match for Roger as he defeated Ivan Dodig 6-3, 6-1 to move easily into the fourth round. Not by any means his greatest performance and he was flattered a little bit by the scoreline but he was the better player over all and deserved to move into the last 16 where he will meet Stan Wawrinka. ... Read More »
Stunning start to his title defence from Roger as he dominated Denis Istomin 6-2 6-2 to make serene progress into the next round in just 58 minutes. No doubt if you were anything like me you weren’t quite sure what to expect after the disappointing loss in Dubai, of course I knew Roger wasn’t losing to Istomin but I wasn’t ... Read More »
The draw for Indian Wells is out with Roger on a collision course to meet his long time nemesis Rafael Nadal in the Quarter Final. I knew as soon as Nadal confirmed his place in the draw this tie would happen so I was hardly surprised. On paper it looks like a pretty tough draw for Federer especially after his ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
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