I love watching Federer play but these words are a far cry from those of the man who declared that he "saw it natural to get better with age" and that he "would continue playing into his late 30s for sheer love of the game" - not exact quotes but they are the essence of things he has previously said. He'd lose a lot of my respect if he begins to withdraw from the game through a sheer fear of his reputation being tarnished by suffering losses in GS tournaments.

Lindt-all trying to make something out of nothing. Fed was disappointed immediately after a hard loss.

#Normal
#MuchAdoAboutNothing

Fed's matches in the first three rounds were boring in the extreme. The 4th round was a walkover. Those who bought tickets to see good tennis must have felt cheated.
Anyway they saw good tennis yesterday and today. Thanks to Berdie who they thought would fold up but did not. And Vika and Sam. Ferrer and Tipsa. Nole and Delpo. Awesome tennis. Fed did contribute a bit.
Hope the riggers try to give Fed a bit more challenge in the early rounds in the rest of the season.
Darling Fed wants to end the year at no. 1 to equal the last remaining record of Sampras i.e. 6 year-end no. 1s.
So it is too much to expect the riggers to think of the tennis viewer's interest.
They are going to heavily rig at least one Masters and the WTF.
If Djoko wins USO, it would be hard for Fed to be no. 1. But if Murray wins, it will be a race between the three for year end no. 1.
With the Fed rose backed by riggers and indoor court being his favorite surface, Fed stands a good chance. Sigh!
Anyway Fed fans had better hope for a Muzza victory at USO, otherwise it might be be too difficult for the fake GOAT to beat Sampras' record. I respect Sampras because he did not get rigged draws or schedules and even had to play in the outer courts.

He wasn't looking so smug now, was he? In fact, never seen Fed look so disconsolate after a loss. Hopefully the "re-assessment" will include adoption of a little humility, I am not holding my breath.

Like Nadal Fed is always bitter after his losses but that is understandable as the GOAT. If you look back nobody ever made a bigger show than Nadal after Soderling and Rosol losses. I hope he at least stops picking his bu11.

Didn't take long for the old "butt" comment to be flung out. Not surprised really. You lot are more comfortable "there"

Bitter and Rafa do not belong in the same sentence. Only a bitter Fedfan makes that association, again, no surprises.

Sorry Fed, you're never going to own a Slam tournament like Rafa owns RG. Never mind, you're still the GOAT.

Well, honestly, I think Nole takes his losses much better than both Rafa and Fed. Even on court Nole shows great sportsmanship even when he is losing !! Nobody has the guts to applaud opponent's shots with backs to the well . But Nole does it.

Last 2 years we have seen Nole develop into a great tennis player and even greater sportsman.

rafaisthebest, 9/7/12 7:01 AM,

You make a really good point! They do seem to like "going there"! LOL!

Every time Fed loses he says he's lookingforward to the next surface. When he loses on grass he says he is looking forward to the h/c season, when he loses on h/c he says he is looking forward to the clay season and when he loses on clay he says he is looking forward to he grass season.

Federer never usually admits that a loss was a setback. This shows he is wanting to deliver some more goods, hungry for more. Good sign for anyone who likes tennis.

vmm, what show are you talking about? Rafa was level headed when he lost to Sod and Rosol. He mentioned that they played better than him so they won. He did not feel down and out but continue to work hard at his game, if not we won't see his fantastic 2010 season. I'll expect Rafa to do well in 2013 when he's fully fit. He's already playing so well with pain and less than perfect fitness; he'll be more scary when he's playing without pain.

I don't see why people are picking at Rafa about his OCDs. Just leave him alone to do whatever he needs, as long as he can give us mesmerizing tennis. If you don't like him, then don't watch his matches. He doesn't always play against some people's favorite player here, ao I don't think it's difficult avoiding his matches.

vmm...that is ridiculous...
I am Nole fan but Rafa is my second favorite. Mental strength of that guy is unbelievable. After that historical AO finale, after SEVEN losses... he said: "I am getting closer..." Everyone else would be devastated... but not Rafa!
...and ofc. Rafa ALWAYS gives credit to opponent, not like someone else...
What was Fed's comment about Berdy ? "He played good on my few last services"...
LOL...that is maximum Fed was able to squeeze out...

Don't forget Fed's famous (one of many) comment after losing Nole at USO SF (the first time) when Fed was on match point - "he (nole) got lucky".

Err.....well, what else can one expect? I hope he at least stops crying because he's never gonna quit the excuses!

Looks like Fed is hungry for more. I have never heard him saying a loss to be a 'setback'.

What's "lucky" to Fed is, in reality, tennis being raised to a new level which is natural progression.

From Fed's definition, there were many "lucky" shots from both Nole and Delps in last night's QF.

(BTW, vmm, don't worry, indoor season will be here soon, lol)

#Skill
#Evolution

If you take all of Roger's interview comments together since the days he became ultra successfull you have to conclude that there has rarely been a tennis player who was among the best of the best and at the same time has been marring his reputation with his thinly disguised lack of grace and humility. The man is such a mixture of some real grace and a lot of lack of grace... this is the truly regrettable side of his fantastic career... over the years more and more people have been seeing this clearly. A role model of how NOT to behave when super famous and super popular.

chlorostama, that's so beautifully summed up and what many feel. When on song Fed's astonishing movement and his beautiful forehand, variety etc, are just marvellous to watch. Not so gr8 when he's playing like that against Andy of course lol.
Unfortunately, over the years his snidey comments and other stuff, have made me, well kind of sad actually. Real feet of clay stuff.

chlorostoma, 9/7/12 3:23 PM,

I have to agree with deuce here. Beautifully said! You haven't been here for a while and it's so nice to see you posting again! You said it without any spite or meanness at all. It was an observation of a great player who seems to be incapable of giving credit where credit is due.

I have always said that you find out what a player is about not in victory, but in defeat. It's easy to be gracious when you win, but it's how you act and what you said in defeat that reveals the true measure of who you are.

Federer is naturally graceless. He says himself that his parents were ashamed of him when he was young because of his behaviour on court when he was losing. He's tried to mask it and of course it was easy for him when he dominated in the weak era to appear to be a gentleman.

As soon as Rafa came along and started beating him his cover was blown apart, then along came Murray and Nole and he can't stop himself having a swipe at anyone who threatens him.

Deep down he is a bad loser.

can someone explain how federer was to meet murray (when ranked 1 and murray 3 with nadal's absence); and djoker ranked 2 to meet ferrer (ranked 5 advanced to 4 with nadal's absence); should it not have been djoker vs murray and fed vs ferrer? how was the draw done?

MJ, the "draw" is theoretically "random" to avoid the same players from meeting each other tournament after tournament. The third and fourth seed are supposed to be randomly drawn into each half such that there should be a 50% chance of either playing the top seed and the other playing the second seed.

Without a random draw for example, one might see say Nole and Federer in the same half of the draw in 13 straight non-clay slams!!!

#AreYouHavinALaugh

MJ, you can go to the ATP website and see the rules about the draws are to be done. Seeds 3 and 4 can be in either half, one in each half.

MJ, that's not how it works. Nos 3 and 4 are drawn they are not just placed against Nos 1 & 2.

lol. arrogant gamesmanship Nadal fan is arrogant as usual

Nadal unsportsmansalike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FnBi__R4Fs

bump Nadal into Rosol at Wimbledon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klQnRrkl-S8&feature

arrogant sore loser





Nadal bump purposely from frustration. It is clear.


Many of tennis fans know that Nadal is a player of dirty gamesmanship. fake time-out cheater.
too annoying always. excuse. bump to player. ugly protest. push of ego two-year-ranking.
looks down on Sampras era. etc.

can go to see. Nadal wear the shirt of "history 7" Nadal and his fan perform a chat. And that video was exhibited all over the world.


selfish arrogant smug

^^^^

#CookieCutter
#CutAndPaste
#LightsAreOnButTheresNobodyAtHome

why cant this tennisnba bullshit be banned...he is soo annoying..repeats this crap everywhere

C'mon tennisnba overestimationNadal whatever, give us more! Always good for a laugh. I remember last year you were calling feddy old and now you've jumped back on his bandwagon again. Couldn't make the semis so I guess you'll fall of the Fed wagon again, yes?

Don't stop taking your medication though!!!

So transparent same as all the Fedbots. 10-18.

Cut and paste more of your pearls of wisdom, please???

#Punc____
#FillInTheBlank

Harry Potter brat.

arrogant sore loser

Nadal bump purposely from frustration. It is clear.


Many of tennis fans know that Nadal is a player of dirty gamesmanship. fake time-out cheater.
too annoying always. excuse. bump to player. ugly protest. push of ego two-year-ranking.
looks down on Sampras era. etc.

can go to see. Nadal wear the shirt of "history 7" Nadal and his fan perform a chat. And that video was exhibited all over the world.


selfish arrogant smug cheater

"Harry Potter brat."

tennisnba, are you sure that you are on the right forum? Or better yet, the right planet?

Methinks you're not muggle born.

#Confused

Oh, sorry. lol. Conspirator. I understand well of my carrying out. You are a Sampras's fanatic fan.

There is no perfect player in all. You also understand.

Sampras's play of clay or slow surface is too bad.
GS of the hard court did not exist in the Rod Lebor era.
Borg's play in a hard court is too bad. players of other legend also.

old Roger Federer. Nadal. Djokovic. Murray, etc.
They are still continuing the play in the present time. Still evaluation is too early.


I understand that Nadal is advantageous to Roger. But, it is never reason for losing other faults of Nadal.

never successive victories except clay. Even the time when the present grass and a hard court are slow.
The custom of dirty gamesmanship. annoying noisy style as usual. selfish which resigns from an ATP players' association suddenly, etc.

as fact.

federer is winning uso according to the poll, although it is down to 40% now.

Awww, tennisnba, don't break from character!!! Keep the illusion alive! Please, go back to the photocopied propaganda regurgitation! It's more funny. That last post is so boring.

Fed wouldn't do anything on clay if it was old school slow like it was in Sampras' day before Nike and IMG sped it up for the ballerina. You should know better! I'm disappointed in you.

"I understand that Nadal is advantageous to Roger. But, it is never reason for losing other faults of Nadal. "

Oh, come on now, tennisnba, be honest with yourself.

#ItsTheONLYReason
#HonestyIsTheBestPolicy
#StepOne:Admi ttingYouHaveAProblem
#GOAT

^^^not that speeding up the clay helped him much, haha.

I'm not greatest player - Roger Federer

"I don't feel better than anyone, because we need past champions to pave the way for our generation and we have become very professional," he said.

"They have led the way and inspired myself and other players to chase the big records out there.

"Back in the day they weren't doing that, they were just playing to play tennis. Things have changed dramatically with the press reminding us 'you should do this and win that and you'll be considered the greatest of all time'.

"And anyway I don't think you can compare different eras in tennis."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18764325

Thaaaat's better, see? Don't you feel relaxed when you just cut'n'paste several times like that? Are you feeling ok now my little alien nutbar?

#BrokenRecord

Q. Both McEnroe and Agassi said that tennis right now at the top, mens tennis is the toughest ever. Do you think you four guys are the toughest maybe in history in terms of competing against each other and winning events?


ROGER FEDERER: I say no, but I don?t know. Just because you look back maybe 15 years, then you have Sampras, Edberg, Becker, and Agassi, I don?t know who else. Those guys weren?t good or what? Do you know what I mean?

You look back, further back, 20 years, and you have the Connors and the Lendls. Those weren?t good either? I mean, I don?t know. So for me I think that?s respectful.


It is just different times and definitely more athletic, there?s no doubt about that. But then again we don?t play doubles. We don?t play mixed. Maybe we play less matches today because it?s more taxing, but we do play less best?of?five set tennis than they used to play. You can?t compare really.


but we have somewhat of a golden era right now. I feel that truly. It?s nice to see Andy making his move at the Olympics, nice to see Novak having an absolutely ridiculous year last year, and then Rafa and myself still being around. It?s definitely good times. Past that you still have great champions as well. It?s very interesting at the top right now, and the depth I think has never been greater than right now. There?s no doubt about that.

But then best ever? The four of us? Thats a really difficult call.

http://richtweets.com/2sloc

Conspirator. I am not so interested in the argument on GOAT. Probably, Labor may be sufficient as GOAT.

Roger Federer = The favorite player whom a tennis fan chooses. The 1st place of nine-year continuation.

also, The sportsmanship prize which ATP players choose. Seven awards.

Both? recorded. in ATP.com.

#BrokenRecord
#GetWell

Nadal believes previous tennis eras cannot match the excitement generated by the current stars of the sport.

"Sampras versus Goran Ivanisevic match, or one between those kind of players, is not enjoyable, It's not really tennis, it is a few swings of the racquet.


It was less eye-catching than what we do now. Everyone enjoys the tennis we play much more. I am not saying we are playing better tennis, just more enjoyable tennis. For me, in the past it was just serve, serve, serve."


http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/06/25/Wimbledon-Dia ry-Day -Five.aspx

nadal has NEVER won except clay successively. Even when the grass and hard court are slow now.
smug arrogant.

Most Dislike Player od all times.

2009. Murray. 2010. Nadal. 2011. Nadal. in Mens Tennis Forum.

arrogant gamesmanship excuse cheater.

Yes little spam troll. Let it all out. Smug arrogant repeat rinse.

Say it some more. You'll feel much better.

Don't worry little spambot, indoor season is almost here. When's the last time your hero defended a slam? 2008 maybe?

#AncientHistory
#10-18
#ItsKILLINGme

Conspirator.

ever reason for losing other faults of Nadal.

never successive victories except clay. Even the time when the present grass and a hard court are slow.
The custom of dirty gamesmanship. annoying noisy style as usual. selfish which resigns from an ATP players' association suddenly,

fake time-out cheater.
too annoying always. excuse. bump to player. ugly protest. push of ego two-year-ranking. etc.

dislike nadal. that almost. lol

Uhm, you said that already. Check out the movie Memento. You'll identify with the lead character.

Now your ballerina fed is the King of Excuses. Too windy, too cold, my back hurts, I would never play that way, too lucky, my tears got in my eyes, I'm allergic to my goat hair, mirka's texting is too loud, it's too dark, etc.

Smug arrogant haha

#DontCryLittleSpambot

Watch this video, Federer clearly said:

"If you follow me the whole time it depends on the conditions and who I play. Recently I've done that quite often to PICK the side and worked it well for me. [sic]Did work well for me in the beginning, I was up a break so it was the right decision. I don't regret that one."

So there it is from man himself, it depends on who he plays, and he PICKS the side!!!!!!!!! Evidence of RIGGED DRAWS!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch the video for yourself:

http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2012-09-06/10632.php

The side he referred to was on the court not the draw, I couldn't hear the question from the journalist. Phew! I thought I got something here.

Fed was admitting his rigged draws while seemingly talking about the side of the court.