Roger Federer is on full alert, and as ready as can be to win this years US Open. He is in great shape, and knows more than anyone what it will take to win this years Flushing Meadows. With Annacone coaching him we can expect less mental lapses, and many more focused aggressive plays. Many of us have seen, and commented on the signs of change with Roger in Toronto, and Cincinnati. I am expecting a Roger Federer who is at the top of his new found confidence (or very near it). A Roger Federer who will display great war like tennis tactics on the court with speed and grace. A Roger who appears once again more fully comfortable with the energy that champions are made of, a resurrection of Roger (of sorts) into the present (within reason lol) :). Playing like a champ and being a champ in Flushing Meadows. A Roger who is in control of his finer skills at the US Open. I believe Roger will do the afore mentioned better than anybody else, and will reap the rewards. Let the games begin... :)

I will be surprised if it takes him 90 minutes! An hour maximum, if that.

Rog.. A tough match continues. Lleyton of Halle. Robin of RG. You were defeated by them. You must beat them. They will have confidence toward a match with you. I am not convinced of your victory. However, I pray for your victory. Roger

ed-dont worry. we have a 4 hour 5 set marathon in the making. afterall,brian dabul is the best non seeded player in the draw..-.-

oh, really! Might stay up to watch it then.

And when Fed win in straight sets, all the Fed Fans will be proclaiming his greatness, cant wait! "His back!", they will yell "RG and Wimbledon losses were an aberration"

lolz Rafans,

No dobut, we are very familiar with fedfans behaviour, so predictable, that we can even speak for them and can tell as well what they do infront of lifeszied photo of Roger pinned at their walls haha.

"....Rog.. A tough match continues..."
LOL... and BTW Who the f..k is Dabul??? Another great victory for ExFed???
Nadal has his ATR...now Fed got his Tennisnba...

Don't blink...you'll miss this one. :D

haha... the biggest threat to Mr Arrogant... Hewitt is gone... in first round... Sod is playing 5 sets ... even my grandma would reach SF like this.
Shame on you...USO organisators!!!

Federer came up with another magic moment. In the ninth game of the 2nd set,he conjured from between his legs and his back to the court. Simply amazing.

you got that right tj600! the FED is simply AMAZING!!! C'MON!!! :)

How come Federer opened the proceedings?Isn't Nadal the top seed?

tj600. sky. The video is here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZnC6jcRQRg&feature=player_embedded

wonderful. I was not seen. There is a time difference and is work, too. I am glad to know Roger's good news.

vij - because Nadal's half plays second every round

If that is the case it will be the Friday people who'll be at risk of rain delays.

Ricky,
Last year Roger was top seed and Murray second.Roger opened the proceedings.
This year Roger is not the top seed,he is second.Still he opens the proceedings.
We all know how the scheduling,especially at US open, effects one's freshness for the finals.
So ,whether Roger is no 1 seed or no 2 seed,he opens the proceedings ,does that mean something?

...and all his matches will be in the nice evening breeze... you can bet it!!!

@vij , 8/31/10 8:40 PM


There are a few constants at G.Slams

Rafa & Murray Federer & Djokovic in the same half

Federer gets a dream draw

Federer opens the proceedings

Federer gets the pick of the schedules

Federer always plays on centre court

Federer is

not the defending champion,
he is not world No 1
he is not the No 1 seed

but still enjoys all the privileges as if he was all of the above.

Nadline(Carrie)
I did a little bit more research on who opens proceedings at US open.I went back to 2007.In all the years 2007,2008,2009,2010 Roger opened the proceedings although in 2008 and 2010 Rafa was the top seed.I did not notice the anomaly in 2008 because I suppose I did not expect the organizers to blatantly favor Federer .
I however noticed it at AO 2009.Nadal played a gruelling 5 setter semi final against Verdasco on Friday whereas Federer had his semifinal on Thursday.It suddenly struck me,how come Federer played before Nadal?Nadal was the top seed.

....And at AO open 2009,not only was Nadal top seed,Djokovic was the defending champion.So how come Federer played first.The glaring anomaly alerted me.

Is it any wonder Federer has 16 gs titles, who wouldn't if the path is always made smooth for them. Just think who is 1st round opponent is and who the others in the top 4 have to play? The bias is so blatant.

vij, we will soon be called bitter and twisted by some people.

Sorry, I'll say that again:

Just think who HIS 1st round opponent is and who the others in the top 4 have to play? The bias is so blatant.

Nadline aka Carrie,
Yes,if we just crib we will be called bitter and twisted or paranoid.
Is there any way,we can voice our protest to the Grand Slam Committee or whatever body is responsible for Grand Slams?
If Nadal wins,it will be a slap in the face for all these manipulative guys just like what happenned at the AO open 2009 where it was a 'tragedy for every body'.
But as we have seen ,it did not dampen the enthusiasm of these guys to continue to load the dice against other players.
So I think we fans need to do our bit by protesting.

vij, who were you in your previous life on TT? If you know me as carrie, you must have been posting here a long time.

Nadline,I don't have a previous life.I discovered tennistalk about a month ago.I am new to this site.I know you are Carrie because Cheryl in one of her posts said you preferred to be called Carrie.

One thing for sure awaits them (including Roger): KARMA.