Wimbledon 2012

by **PerfectAce** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:35

Good 1st set for Fed. Serving very well at the moment.

by **VillaJ100** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:04

to be fair most players these days are pushers. they continue the rally until the opponent is so far out of position a winner comes easy, or such a poor return they MIGHT come to the net for the world's easiest volley. in this sense, "winners" statistics are pretty flawed. how many of those winners from Djokovic Nadal etc come from a neutral phase in the rally? 2 a set, maximum. it's only a few top guys like Federer, Tsonga who sometimes decides to just smack it. rosol hit crazy winners against Nadal cos he just hit everything as hard as possible, didn't mess about with spins and slices and trying to hit to Nadal forehand to open the backhand etc no, he just seen half an opening and bashed it.
don't get me wrong this isn't smart tennis, but the percentage play all the time gets boring as hell

by **Corbon** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:04

Nole equalized.

18 games in 54 minutes, the game is oddly fast.

by **Marco_Theo_81** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:08

very fast this game between the two

Roger has to avoid long rallies.

Cmon Roger!!

by **PerfectAce** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:11

Really fast games in the match. And Nole received much better in the 2nd set. A very close match until now.

by **VillaJ100** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:14

I think shots like that forehand on break point for fed will cost him this match.

by **Marco_Theo_81** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:16

without inspiration yes, tried a winner, but not with certainty. Anyway it will be a long match, let's see.

40-0 cmon!!

by **Corbon** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:19

62% 1st serve is still way too low for Fed but Nole is hitting more UE's.

Fed seems to have a lot of trouble with Nole's kick serve.

by **Marco_Theo_81** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:19

VillaJ100 wrote:to be fair most players these days are pushers. they continue the rally until the opponent is so far out of position a winner comes easy, or such a poor return they MIGHT come to the net for the world's easiest volley. in this sense, "winners" statistics are pretty flawed. how many of those winners from Djokovic Nadal etc come from a neutral phase in the rally? 2 a set, maximum. it's only a few top guys like Federer, Tsonga who sometimes decides to just smack it. rosol hit crazy winners against Nadal cos he just hit everything as hard as possible, didn't mess about with spins and slices and trying to hit to Nadal forehand to open the backhand etc no, he just seen half an opening and bashed it.
don't get me wrong this isn't smart tennis, but the percentage play all the time gets boring as hell

But I think in a semifinal and in the situation, that Novak maybe can loose the Nr. 1 ranking, and Federer can break two records of Sampras, they both play very prudent. I think.

by **Marco_Theo_81** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:21

Corbon wrote:62% 1st serve is still way too low for Fed but Nole is hitting more UE's.

If he just would serves like against Michail Juschni....

by **VillaJ100** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:23

Corbon wrote:62% 1st serve is still way too low for Fed but Nole is hitting more UE's.

Fed seems to have a lot of trouble with Nole's kick serve.

he is, some of these serves are pretty slow and short too.

by **Marco_Theo_81** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:35

what a game, this game 6. Hope Federer keeps the focus

by **PerfectAce** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:39

Marco_Theo_81 wrote:what a game, this game 6. Hope Federer keeps the focus

He kept. I was really worried about this one. BTW, They are playing really prudent indeed. The pressure of this match is very big.

by **Corbon** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:43

Huge point

by **PerfectAce** » Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:46

Does anybody else have the feeling that the match just started in this 3rd set?

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